Physics Need Not Apply
Editor: Gabrielle Harbowy
Publisher: Circlet Press
Deadline: March 31, 2014
Payment: We purchase first rights for inclusion in the ebook anthology for $25
Here on Earth, gravity isn’t just a good idea it’s the law. But what if even the laws of physics were made to be broken…or even just suspended for a while?
If it’s your dream to experience sex in zero gravity someday, here’s your chance to write about what it might be like. And don’t stop with gravity! There’s something inherently sexy about two objects occupying the same place at the same time. What would sensation play be like if light were a solid, or a liquid?
Anything goes, as long as the world of the story makes it plausible. You can either build us a world with its own unique properties, or have a device create a temporary or permanent effect. Please do put a bit of research behind it, though mad science is hotter when it’s got a strong foundation and a sure, steady hand.
We’re looking for sexy, character-driven stories that celebrate the erotic, while taking us outside of the bounds of what’s actually possible in our reality. Please pick only ONE rule of physics to break per story, and show its effect on life, people, and sex. All sexualities and gender expressions are welcomed. Kink is welcome too. All characters must be consenting and of legal age.
This ebook anthology is being edited by Gabrielle Harbowy for Circlet Press. Gabrielle is a writer and editrix of science fiction and fantasy, including the recently released Jacked In: Transhumanist Erotica. She co-edited the award-nominated WHEN THE HERO COMES HOME anthology series with Ed Greenwood (Dragon Moon Press), and copyedits for publishers including Pyr Books and Lambda Literary Review.
More details:
Length: Preferred length for this book is approximately 3000 to 6000 words, but we will consider the range from 2000 to 8,000 words. Query if you have something outside those ranges that seems otherwise fitting.
Genre: Science fiction, secondary-world fantasy, alternate history, as long as the theme can be plausibly met.
Send to: All submissions must be made via email to Gabrielle Harbowy, editor, at the following email address: gabrielle.circlet@gmail.com
*IMPORTANT SUBMISSION DETAILS FOR ALL ANTHOLOGIES LISTED:
Only email submissions are accepted. Submissions sent to other addresses/other editors at Circlet Press will not be considered. Standard manuscript formatting rules apply even though sending as an attachment (MS Word .doc preferred). Please note that this means your name, address, and email contact must appear on the manuscript itself and not simply in your email message. (If you’re not sure what a standard short story submission format should look like, Google is your friend.)
No simultaneous submissions (that is, don’t also send your story elsewhere at the same time, and don’t send it to multiple Circlet editors, either), and no multiple submissions – wait to hear back on the first story before sending a second.
All stories must include explicit sexuality and erotic focus. Romantic content is welcome, but in a short story remember to keep the details on the action and its effects on the main character’s internal point of view. We favor a strong, singular narrative voice (no ‘head hopping’ or swapping between different character’s points of view within a scene). For more details on our editorial preferences, see the general submission guidelines on circlet.com. We highly recommend reading the guidelines, especially the “do not send” list, to increase your chances of sending us something we’ll love. Try to avoid cliches. Fresh and direct language is preferred to overly euphemistic. Sex-positive, please, no rape/nonconsensuality/necrophilia or other purposefully gross topics. We do not publish horror.
Originals only, no reprints. We purchase first rights for inclusion in the ebook anthology at $25, with the additional rights to a print edition later for an additional payment of the same amount if a print edition happens. Authors retain the rights to the individual stories; Circlet exercises rights to the anthology as a whole.
