Call For Submissions
Who Thrilled Cock Robin?
Edited by Sallyanne Rogers
Publisher: House of Erotica
Deadline: Feb 28th 2015
Payment details: 50% of royalties split equally among the contributors and editor. Royalty threshold is £50.
Word count: 2000 – 6000
Theme: Stories inspired by or based on traditional folk songs
Genre: Any: contemporary, historical, fantasy, sci-fi, paranormal etc.
Pairing: any
Heat level: hot and hotter.
Submission limit: Two stories per author
Folk songs are absolutely rammed with sex, love, yearning, innuendo, bawdiness and darker passions. They often feature trickery, cross-dressing and lovers hiding sinful secrets, so they’re an excellent source of inspiration. I want stories that are either inspired by or based on traditional songs, but you can take the storyline or theme of your chosen song and let your imagination run riot.
It’s not necessary to feature folk traditions (or folk singers/dancers/musicians) in your story but it’s fine if you do.
No thank you: incest, underage sex, rape, necrophilia, bestiality, scat, golden showers. (However, vampires, zombies or werewolves are acceptable)
In terms of choosing your song, it must be traditional (basically, old enough to be out of copyright) so no Levellers or Billy Bragg please, great though their work may be.
Format of submission:
Times New Roman, 12 point black font.
Do not indent your paragraphs.
Do not hit return at the end of each line – only at the end of a paragraph.
Do not hit return multiple times at the end of a chapter, instead use a page break (ctrl and enter)
Please submit your final, complete and totally edited version of the story.
File format: .doc. Since this is a British publisher UK spelling and grammar is greatly preferred.
In your document at the top left of the page please include your legal name and mailing address. If you are using a pen-name please provide both and make it clear which one you wish to use. In your email, please provide a short bio and tell me briefly what the story is about, which pairing(s) you wrote about and the word count. Also please include the title of the folk song you were inspired by.
Authors must own their rights to the stories and not have had them published anywhere else. Please note the publisher has final approval over the stories included in the manuscript.
Email your submissions to sallyannerogers0112@gmail.com, with the subject line “Cock Robin submission – title of your story.” If you have any questions, or you’re not sure about something, email on the same email address, with the subject line “Cock Robin query”.
