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So, just a reminder to those folks who write gay fiction or YA fiction or some combination thereof:
I'm still reading submissions for Boys of Summer, which releases from Bold Strokes Books next May.
Here's the marketing copy:
Walt Whitman referred to a "Mad, naked, Summer Night!" In the pages of Boys of Summer, acclaimed editor Steve Berman's latest anthology, talented authors and fresh voices reveal the allure and excitement of the season for gay teens. June always promises romance. July entices with its raw heat, and August offers a languid fire that will burn out before autumn's approach. These are stories of young love and adventure, when the sky's ceiling is a bright blue marvel, when another boy's laughter at the beach can distract from dull summer jobs.
More details:
All the stories have to involve gay teenage boys. Such boys need to be openly gay and not torn by their sexual identity.
All the stories need to have summertime as an important theme of the book. We're already covered such pursuits as sailing and graduation and camp. So, please come up with creative alternatives.
The stories could be romantic. Could be adventurous. Mystery. Inspirational. Please, nothing spec fic at this point unless it's friggin brilliant and is contemporary. I already have three magic realism stories and I think that's pretty much enough.
Stories should be sent to me as rtf files. Send it to my Yahoo account.
No story less than 1,000 words. No story more than 10,000 words. I stated earlier that pay would be $200. Obviously for stories that are slim (1k) or long (10k), I will make adjustments to this.
So far I've accepted stories from: L. Lark, Alex Jeffers, and Shawn Syms.
Any questions?
Deadline is November 1st.
I'm still reading submissions for Boys of Summer, which releases from Bold Strokes Books next May.
Here's the marketing copy:
Walt Whitman referred to a "Mad, naked, Summer Night!" In the pages of Boys of Summer, acclaimed editor Steve Berman's latest anthology, talented authors and fresh voices reveal the allure and excitement of the season for gay teens. June always promises romance. July entices with its raw heat, and August offers a languid fire that will burn out before autumn's approach. These are stories of young love and adventure, when the sky's ceiling is a bright blue marvel, when another boy's laughter at the beach can distract from dull summer jobs.
More details:
All the stories have to involve gay teenage boys. Such boys need to be openly gay and not torn by their sexual identity.
All the stories need to have summertime as an important theme of the book. We're already covered such pursuits as sailing and graduation and camp. So, please come up with creative alternatives.
The stories could be romantic. Could be adventurous. Mystery. Inspirational. Please, nothing spec fic at this point unless it's friggin brilliant and is contemporary. I already have three magic realism stories and I think that's pretty much enough.
Stories should be sent to me as rtf files. Send it to my Yahoo account.
No story less than 1,000 words. No story more than 10,000 words. I stated earlier that pay would be $200. Obviously for stories that are slim (1k) or long (10k), I will make adjustments to this.
So far I've accepted stories from: L. Lark, Alex Jeffers, and Shawn Syms.
Any questions?
Deadline is November 1st.