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Storm Moon Press

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Call For Submissions

Storm Moon Press

GENERAL GUIDELINES

Storm Moon Press is a small press specializing in erotic fiction with an emphasis on romance involving GLBT and alternative lifestyle characters and themes. We publish all genres, including fantasy, paranormal, horror, urban fantasy, and science fiction, but submissions must have either a core romantic plot or a reasonable amount of erotic content. Romances must be fully realized, though happy endings are not required. Solid stories with mixed-feelings endings are welcome, as well as the happily-ever-after or happily-for-now. Alternative lifestyles include (but are not limited to) BDSM, ménage à trois, polyamory, and all flavors and variations thereof. If you submit a bisexual romance, the bisexuality must be clearly shown within the course of the story. We will also accept submissions for mainstream heterosexual romances, though we will only release a limited number of these each year.

We are currently accepting submissions for 2012 and 2013.

General submission guidelines, royalties and contracts, how to submit, and Open Lines at:
http://stormmoonpress.com/submissions.aspx

ANTHOLOGY SUBMISSIONS

Unless otherwise specified in the particular call, anthology submissions are subject to the following guidelines:

Submissions must be between 10,000 and 20,000 words. All submissions will be edited, but this is no excuse to send in a first draft. Stories should be as polished as possible before being submitted. Submissions must have either a core romantic plot or a reasonable amount of erotic content. Genre, pairing, and/or other restrictions may apply—read the anthology call closely before submitting!

All works submitted to Storm Moon Press must be unreleased works. We are only interested in acquiring exclusive first English language rights. This means if a work has been self-published, published by a subsidy press, on a website, journal, or other public forum, those rights have already been used and we cannot accept your submission.

Material that includes the following will be summarily rejected:

• Pedophilia (sex involving one or more persons under the age of 18)
• Necrophilia (sex with dead bodies—vampires, zombies, and the like don't count)
• Bestiality (sex with non-sentient animals or shifters in full animal form)
• Scat or golden showers (sex involving urine or feces play)
• Gratuitous violence (including splatterpunk, slasher, and torture-porn)
• Rape intended to arouse (though we will consider forced seduction or dubious consent if it is respectfully handled)
• Snuff (sex during which one or more persons are killed)

Royalties and Contracts

Initial contract length will be for exclusive print and electronic rights for three years. Six months after the release of the anthology, each author's submission will additionally be made available for purchase separately in electronic formats.

Authors will receive royalties as well as an initial payment of $50 for their story. This payment is not an advance and does not have to be earned out before royalties are paid. Royalties on individual e-book releases will be 50% of cover price on direct sales through Storm Moon Press' e-store, and 40% of cover price minus distribution costs for sales through third party vendors. In addition, authors will recieve the same percentage royalty on sales of the anthology e-book divided equally among the authors, as well as 25% of cover price on direct sales of the print anthology through Storm Moon Press' e-store, and 20% of cover price minus distribution costs for sales through third party vendors, also divided equally among all authors. All royalties will be paid quarterly.

Contributors will also be given 2 print copies of the anthology, one PDF copy of the anthology, and one PDF copy of their single release short story.

How to submit, 2011calls, 2012 calls, and 2013 calls at:
http://stormmoonpress.com/anthologies.aspx

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