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Hot Pledges: Gay Erotic Stories

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Hot Pledges: Gay Erotic Stories
Editor: Shane Allison
Publisher: Cleis Press
Deadline: April 16, 2012 May 28, 2012
Payment: $50/story, upon publication

I know what you're thinking. "Not another frat anthology?" Not exactly. This new book will be focused primarily on pledges that are willing to do whatever it takes for acceptance, but don't get it twisted. This will not be an anthology on just pledges getting the paddled, so the job I propose to you is turning such a stereotype on its ear. Think Animal House or Spike Lee's School Daze. Stories can be told from second or third person, as long as it's an erotic story focused on the topic. Whether it's big frat brother with a stiff one or a pledge looking to seduce the horny college president, I want it all.  Stories can be long- or short-term relationships or single encounters, or anything in between, as long as the characters and plot are believable and the story is hot. I don't want simple snapshots of scenes that don't tell us anything about the characters' motivation. Please see my anthologies College Boys and Frat Boys for an idea of the stories I prefer. No nonconsensual stories; all characters must be over 18. No scat or incest. No reprints.

I encourage you to think beyond clichéd scenarios. I am especially looking for stories where not all of the erotic action is centered around physical sensation. There can also be more than two people in a given story or scene (or even just one if they are following someone's orders), and bisexual scenarios are welcome as long as the bottom/top relationship is a homosexual one, as fitting the title. My biggest pet peeve with the submissions I've rejected in the past is lack of characterization/jumping into the sex scene too quickly. The more variety you can bring to the topic, the better your chances of your story being accepted.

Guidelines: Stories should be unpublished and not submitted elsewhere for publication. Stories should be 1,500 - 4,000 words, double spaced, Times New Roman 12 point font, in a Word document only. Please send as RTF format in the body of the email. You MUST include your bio (50 words MAX) and full contact info (mailing address, phone number, real name/pseudonym) on the FIRST page of your manuscript.

Payment will be $50/story and 1 copy of the book upon publication (late 2012 or early 2013). Contributors will retain the rights to their stories. You may submit up to two stories. Please note that the publisher has final approval over the manuscript.

Send your submission as a Word document to hotpledgesantho@gmail.com

Please make sure to follow ALL directions. I'm getting a lot of single-spaced, non-Word document submissions without bios or mailing addresses. Please also make sure you send your FINAL version of your story, not a first (and then second or third) draft. All of the pertinent information, including a polished version of the story and your bio/contact info should be included in a single email, not multiple ones. Thank you.

If you have any questions, please email hotpledgesantho@gmail.com

Deadline: March 23, 2012
Payment: $50/story, upon publication (early 2013)

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