Assistant Editor Jennifer Williams sends Circlet Press‘ newest call for submissions, to an anthology entitled Like the Knave of Hearts:
What if Alice returned to Wonderland as an adult, and met up with the White Knight or the Red Queen again? What if there was more going on between the Queen of Hearts and the Knave than just those tarts? And what kind of adventures was Mary Ann, the White Rabbit’s maid, up to when she wasn’t at home? We’re looking for a darker, sexier view of Wonderland. Be creative, keep it legal, and don’t be afraid to explore your nightmares as well as your dreams.
The submission deadline is 1 December 2009. Email submissions only. Stories are best submitted as a word processor document (.doc, .rtf, .txt, etc.) attached to the email, but do not forget to include your complete contact information on the attached document. Manuscripts should be correctly/professionally formatted for submission. Send submissions to msjblackmore (at) gmail (dot) com.
Preferred word length is between 3000 and 7000 words. All stories must include explicit sexuality and erotic focus. (For more details on our editorial preferences, see the general submission guidelines on circlet.com. We highly recommend reading the guidelines, especially the “do not send” list, to increase your chances of sending us something we’ll love.) Try to avoid cliches. Fresh and direct language is preferred to overly euphemistic. Sex-positive, please, no rape/nonconsensuality/necrophilia or other purposefully gross topics. We do not publish horror.
Original stories only. Ebooks pay $25 per story, with an additional $25 if the book gets a print edition. Authors get one copy of each edition, as well. Author retains the reprint rights to individual story; we buy non-exclusive rights to inclusion in this anthology only.