Sunday, March 01, 2009

Hype!

Y'all have a HUGE update tonight courtesy of P&P. Words are provided by Bedazzled Ink....
Hi, all--

I'm at it again, this time with a new colleague-in-crime, R. G. Emanuelle. We're looking for a few good women pirates for an anthology to be published with Mindancer Books (Bedazzled Ink Publishing). Here's the scoop, and hope y'all consider playing with us:

Call for Submissions: Skulls and Crossbones

A collection of short stories that features women pirates in any setting, any time period.

Editors: Andi Marquette and R. G. Emanuelle.

Publisher: Mindancer Press (Bedazzled Ink), print and ebook editions

Stipulations:
No longer than 7000 words; no shorter than 4000 words Will consider original and previously published stories. $35 per story, paid after contract is signed. Story rights revert back to authors 18 months after date of publication. Each contributor will receive one print copy as well as one ebook copy of the anthology.

GLBTQ/heterosexual characters are welcome BUT EACH STORY MUST FEATURE A WOMAN PIRATE, either as the main character or the focus of the story (e.g. another sailor on the ship who hates the woman pirate and through his/her eyes, we observe the woman pirate). Again, the main character or the focus of the story MUST BE A WOMAN PIRATE. We will consider main characters that identify as transgendered (male to female), but that identity must figure prominently in the story as a driving force and/or something that speaks to the character's experience as a woman pirate.

Extra caveat: The focus of the story cannot be a romantic hook-up/sex/erotica. Sex, eroticism, and romance may be part of the story (as long as they fit within the story's overall plot), but they cannot be the reason for the story or the driving force of the story. We want stories that feature adventure, intrigue, antiheroines/heroines, battles (epic, personal, or small-scale), something to be accomplished/overcome, vengeance, trickery, thievery, and/or assorted banditry and outlaw behavior.

Absolutely NO stories that feature acts of pedophilia, incest, bestiality, or rape.

Deadline for submissions is September 1, 2009

Final selections will be made by October 1, 2009, with publication tentatively slated for January 2010

To submit your story, send as an email attachment in RTF format, double-spaced to pirateanthology@gmail.com. Please include your name, pen name (if applicable), mailing address, email address, story title, and word count on the first page of your submission.

For more information, go to mindancerpress.wordpress.com/books/skulls-and-crossbones/. If you have questions, drop us a line at pirateanthology@gmail.com.

--Andi Marquette

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Hi!
We're happy to announce our latest book and eBook by Sandra Barret called In Keisha's Shadow.

Thanks for reading!

In Keisha’s Shadow
Sandra Barret
204 pp., 5.06×7.81
$13.95 paperback
978-1-934452-09-7

Dumped by her high school sweetheart for not being out and proud, bi-racial Tori Kahl struggles with college life, her demanding mother, and the legacy of her dead sister Keisha. Her only escapes are riding her horse, drinking, and cutting herself. Then Ashley, the brash and flirty new boarder, shows up at the stables and not only challenges Tori's top rider status, but shakes her world of self-pity as they cope with the pains of growing up.

More information for ordering can be found at: nuancebooks.wordpress.com/books/in-keishas-shadow/

The eBook version is available at: bedazzledink.com/bookshop/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=2&products_id=11

We're offering a Coupon for 10% off all your eBook purchases at the Bedazzled Book Peddler Bookshop (www.bedazzledink.com/bookshop) through March 15, 2009. Just enter IDESOFMARCH where it says "Redemption Code" on the checkout page. *g*

--Claudia Wilde
www.bedazzledink.com


Enjoy 'em!

Tamara

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