Call For Submissions
Raising the Curtain: an anthology of erotica inspired by the theatre
Editor: Ruby Kiddell
Publisher: Velvet Books
Deadline: 31st March 2014
Payment: £50 per accepted story
Rights: 5 years worldwide exclusive audio, ebook and print
What goes on behind the velvet curtains of the theatre?Is there more drama backstage than on-stage?Does the sexual tension between the stars of the show get x-rated once the curtain drops and the audience has left?
We’re looking for erotica stories inspired by the drama of the theatre both on and off-stage, from amateur dramatics to the high glamour of Broadway or the West End.
We have a strong preference for stories that have female characters and female pleasure as their focal point and have well developed characters and narratives. Although all work will be considered on merit.
Anthology submission guidelines:
Submissions must be 3,000 to 5,000 word erotica stories and be original and your own work. Submissions are open to all writers. Deadline is 31st March 2014 for publication in summer 2014. Payment will be £50 per accepted story.
The anthology will be edited by Ruby Kiddell, author of the BDSM novella Normal, editor of the Eroticon 2012 anthology Dirty Thoughts from the Back of the Room and the organiser of the Eroticon conferences for sex bloggers and erotica writers.
Please send your story as a word document formatted to 10pt Arial, double spaced to ruby@velvet-books.com
Please include “Raising the curtain” and the title of the story in the email subject line. Please include your legal name, your pseudonym, email address and any social media or website links on the first page of your submission.
The anthology will be published by Velvet Books, all sexual activity must be consensual and legal. Rights 5 years worldwide exclusive audio, ebook and print.
We will consider previously published work as long as it is out of contract, please indicate details in your cover note.
