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rachelmanija Jun. 9th, 2020 04:25 pm)
rachelmanija Jun. 9th, 2020 04:25 pm)It's that time again! I'm putting together two anthologies to benefit OutRight Action International. Feel free to let your friends or f-list know.
Guidelines
Stories must feature two male-identifying or two female-identifying people in a romantic relationship, which can either be established or occur during the story. Sex, explicit or otherwise, is fine but not required. The romance must end happily.
The story must be urban, contemporary, or paranormal fantasy. That is, it must be set in some version of our world rather than a completely different one like Middle Earth.
The story must involve a pet. The pet can be magical (flying kitten, baaaaby griffin, dragon, etc) or real-world. If the pet is a normal pet, other elements of the story must involve fantasy, such as a magical amulet, wizards, shifters, etc.
The pet cannot die. There can be no animal harm in the story, with the following exceptions: it can be mentioned that baby animals were orphaned, and sick or injured animals can be rescued. No heavy focus on details of pet illness or injury. For instance, finding and adopting a flying kitten with an injured wing is fine, but no gory details of the injury.
No references to current politicians or coronavirus. No cops. (Civilians solving crimes is fine.) No heavy focus on depressing topics such as bigotry, climate change, sexual abuse, etc.
Stories must be a minimum of 3000 words. There is no maximum wordcount.
Deadline: October 1.
Publication date: October 15.
Terms: All profits from the anthology will be donated in perpetuity to OutRight Action International. Stories must be exclusive to the anthology for three months from the publication date. After that, you may reprint and/or resell them anywhere you like.
Contact: Rachel Manija Brown at Rphoenix2@gmail.com. Please contact me before you write the story with a brief outline (a few sentences is fine) so I can get an idea of who's writing for which one and how to contact you, and to let you know if your story proposal fits the guidelines.
Guidelines
Stories must feature two male-identifying or two female-identifying people in a romantic relationship, which can either be established or occur during the story. Sex, explicit or otherwise, is fine but not required. The romance must end happily.
The story must be urban, contemporary, or paranormal fantasy. That is, it must be set in some version of our world rather than a completely different one like Middle Earth.
The story must involve a pet. The pet can be magical (flying kitten, baaaaby griffin, dragon, etc) or real-world. If the pet is a normal pet, other elements of the story must involve fantasy, such as a magical amulet, wizards, shifters, etc.
The pet cannot die. There can be no animal harm in the story, with the following exceptions: it can be mentioned that baby animals were orphaned, and sick or injured animals can be rescued. No heavy focus on details of pet illness or injury. For instance, finding and adopting a flying kitten with an injured wing is fine, but no gory details of the injury.
No references to current politicians or coronavirus. No cops. (Civilians solving crimes is fine.) No heavy focus on depressing topics such as bigotry, climate change, sexual abuse, etc.
Stories must be a minimum of 3000 words. There is no maximum wordcount.
Deadline: October 1.
Publication date: October 15.
Terms: All profits from the anthology will be donated in perpetuity to OutRight Action International. Stories must be exclusive to the anthology for three months from the publication date. After that, you may reprint and/or resell them anywhere you like.
Contact: Rachel Manija Brown at Rphoenix2@gmail.com. Please contact me before you write the story with a brief outline (a few sentences is fine) so I can get an idea of who's writing for which one and how to contact you, and to let you know if your story proposal fits the guidelines.