Circlet Press Wants YOU!
Mar. 30th, 2009 10:48 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
ellenkushnerI'm on the Circlet Press author mailing list. No, I've never written hot genre erotica under another name (darn!), so don't get all excited - I think it's because I wrote the introduction when Circlet's glorious UltraViolet Library of reprints of queer-themed fiction reprinted ![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
deliasherman's first novel, Through a Brazen Mirror (which I still think is the Worst Title Ever - she was going to call it The Famous Flower of Servingmen, which is, of course, the ballad it was based on - but for some reason, Ace Books thought that wasn't a crowd pleaser . . . . It's actually how we met. Did I ever tell you that story?)
ANYHOW, editor Cecilia Tan's latest e-blast said:
I am in dire need of a few more gay male and lesbian vampire stories for my Ravenous anthologies, plus the lesbian book just got bought for reprint by Alyson Books. Meanwhile, all five of the anthologies Circlet is reading for are closing in the next 30 days, so if you have erotic stories themed with steampunk, classical mythology, superheroes/supervillians, sex magick & erotic ritual, and good old BDSM, we're eager and awaiting your submissions.
And I asked her if it would be OK if I blogged this. Her answer, for those who are shy:
Ooooh, thanks a bunch! I'm sure that will be useful. [....] Thanks for helping to spread the word. You never know where that one really brilliant story is going to come from.
So do an old pal a favor, and crank out something sweet for her - and get published & paid for it! I've got a lot of time for Cecilia. When she was just a sprout, I remember her announcing she was founding her own business, to publish sf/f erotica, mainly by and for women, and she's made a real go of it over the years as a publisher & businesswoman, against all odds. She's hardworking, and you should be, too.
If you want to keep up with Circlet's needs & offerings,ceciliatan also pointed out that Circlet Press has its own LJ community page, with specs for the 5 books they're reading for right now: http://community.livejournal.com/circletpress/11639.htm
I am actually working on a vampire story, but it's not really up to Circlet's standards. It's about history.
deliasherman's first novel, Through a Brazen Mirror (which I still think is the Worst Title Ever - she was going to call it The Famous Flower of Servingmen, which is, of course, the ballad it was based on - but for some reason, Ace Books thought that wasn't a crowd pleaser . . . . It's actually how we met. Did I ever tell you that story?)ANYHOW, editor Cecilia Tan's latest e-blast said:
I am in dire need of a few more gay male and lesbian vampire stories for my Ravenous anthologies, plus the lesbian book just got bought for reprint by Alyson Books. Meanwhile, all five of the anthologies Circlet is reading for are closing in the next 30 days, so if you have erotic stories themed with steampunk, classical mythology, superheroes/supervillians, sex magick & erotic ritual, and good old BDSM, we're eager and awaiting your submissions.
And I asked her if it would be OK if I blogged this. Her answer, for those who are shy:
Ooooh, thanks a bunch! I'm sure that will be useful. [....] Thanks for helping to spread the word. You never know where that one really brilliant story is going to come from.
So do an old pal a favor, and crank out something sweet for her - and get published & paid for it! I've got a lot of time for Cecilia. When she was just a sprout, I remember her announcing she was founding her own business, to publish sf/f erotica, mainly by and for women, and she's made a real go of it over the years as a publisher & businesswoman, against all odds. She's hardworking, and you should be, too.
If you want to keep up with Circlet's needs & offerings,
ceciliatan also pointed out that Circlet Press has its own LJ community page, with specs for the 5 books they're reading for right now: http://community.livejournal.com/circletpress/11639.htmI am actually working on a vampire story, but it's not really up to Circlet's standards. It's about history.