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Title: Surfing the Aether
Editor: S.L. Armstrong
Publisher: Storm Moon Press
Deadline: June 30, 2014
Payment: $0.0075/word
Type: Bisexual
HEA or HFN Ending Required? Yes
Word count: 10k-20k
Advanced technology is essential in good cyberpunk, but what really sets it apart is the way it showcases that technological achievement while also exposing the seedy underbelly of society. Has technology polarized society, created an underground counter-culture? There is infinite potential for adventure, especially when you have a bisexual hero/heroine in the cyberpunk setting. Are they jacked into virtual reality to express themselves, or do they have some other way of blazing a trail through high society or the downtrodden?
For our “Surfing the Aether” anthology, we want to see what makes your bisexual characters stand out from the world they inhabit. Cyberpunk protagonists are often misfits and anti-heroes, so we’d love to see where your characters fit in the hierarchy. How do they use the technology at their fingertips rather than letting the technology use them? Have the advanced tools changed the sexual climate, and if so, how does it impact your hero/heroine’s identity and expression as a bisexual? We want to discover the darker consequences of the time’s industrial successes through your characters’ eyes.
Show us your best, most interesting, hottest bisexual main characters and how they navigate not only the complex world around them but their relationships as well. Just be sure to emphasize the dark, urbanized, film noir aspects that make this sub-genre truly shine.
