Call for Submissions

Queer: Four Decades After Stonewall
Editor: Maria Angeline (that would be me)
Deadline: November 1, 2005 (*has been extended)

Merge Press is currently seeking original and unpublished novellas and short stories of Queer Culture. This is a long form anthology; recommended length is 7,000 to 25,000 words.

Guidelines:

  • Submit short stories, novellas, essays and other prose via the entry form found on the submissions page or email your submissions as RTF or DOC files.
  • Unpublished authors will be considered.
  • Previously published material will also be considered, provided you have retained your rights; please submit previous publication information (and the terms of your copyright agreement) in these cases.
  • You may submit two (2) different pieces of writing.

Contributing writers will be paid $65 (per piece) at the time of publication and receive two free copies of the anthology.

About:

Where is queer culture as we approach four decades after Stonewall? What are the stories, ideas and theories, values and fantasies that presently shape your life? Queer: Four Decades After Stonewall seeks to represent the many facets of queer culture today and tie them together to present the world we live in now. Pieces on how those who identify as queer define the term are also welcome.

We are especially interested in pieces on the following topics (but will accept submissions outside of them):

  • Religion and Spirituality
  • Legal Marriage
  • Sex, Gender and Identity
  • Erotica

Please click here for some examples of the types of pieces we would love to see included in this anthology.