Submission Guidelines
The best gay fiction contains an
element of the erotic, the adventure of sexual conquest, and
the mystery of unexplored territory. Velvet Mafia seeks alternative
gay literary fiction, poetry and erotica for future quarterly
issues and planned anthologies. We want work that dares to step
over
the
line,
fiction with teeth. It can be sensual, dark, sexy, indecent,
experimental, hard or raw, so long as the story makes us sit
up and pay attention.
Our best piece of advice, read
the current issue and know your audience. This holds true
for any publishing venture so it is a good thing to remember.
Stats:
- Keep it under 4,000 words, longer work will be
accepted, but it better grab our attention. We prefer short
and riveting.
- For poetry we prefer a series of short and intense works,
submit up to six poems.
- Work must be gay male focused. Does this mean
that all the characters must be gay men? No. Does this mean
that the author must be a gay man? No. Does this mean we will
publish fiction by women? Yes, as long as the story is focused
on a gay man.
- We are now accepting work that has previously
been published. If the piece has been published, indicate when
and where.
- We request First Electronic Serial Rights, which
allows you to republish your work after the three month run
of the issue. We will maintain your work in our archive for
the run of the site.
- Compensation? Not yet, but we're working on it.
Right now we can offer banner space to advertise your site
and offer global exposure for your work. Many of the stories
published here have been picked up for republication in print
anthologies; check here for a list of them.
- How many can I send? Please send just one story you think
is right for us... if we want more, we'll ask for it.
Deadlines:
- Velvet Mafia publishes one or more pieces online every Friday.
- Submissions will be responded to within two to
three months, inquiries will be responded to immediately.
Send work as the body of an email
or as a Microsoft Word or Rich Text File (RTF) attachment. Make
sure to include your name, an email address where you can be contacted,
your mailing address and a short bio.
NEW Book Reviews: Velvet Mafia is looking
for book reviews of queer/bent literature and erotica. Contact
the editor if you want to have your book reviewed, or if you want
to post a review.
Email Submissions to:
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