I Love You To Death: Black Lesbian Diaries
By Kuono • Oct 29th, 2007 • Category: Books & Videos, POC, Sex PositivityA good friend just passed this call for submissions to me. It’s an 2009 anthology of Black Lesbian Erotica, edited by Shonia L. Brown and brought to us by Nghosi Books. Please note the submission specifications; they’re looking for erotica that doesn’t focus necessarily on sex. “Be as sexy, sensual, even explicit as you like, but no porn.” Please contact the Nghosi Books for more information (if I were submitting, I would… the “explicit as you like, but no porn” part is a little confusing to me). Their email address: nghosi (at) bellsouth (dot) net.
Shonia’s work appears in Ma-Ka Diasporic Juks: Contemporary Writing by Queers of African Descent. I’m a big fan of anthologies; I love reading works by a group of authors who are all coming together under a commonality. Another book that I like which focuses on race and sexuality is Queer Papi Porn: Gay Asian Erotica edited by Joel Tan. If you’ve got a recommended reading, add it to the comments for this post.
CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS
BLACK LESBIAN EROTIC ANTHOLOGY
I Love You To Death: Black Lesbian Diaries
Edited by Shonia L. Brown
Nghosi Books (nghosibooks.com) brings you its deadliest and most tantalizing tales of black lesbian erotica in the form of diaries from lesbians who won’t take no for an answer. Have you ever had a one night stand that you wished you hadn’t? Or what about the woman that you know loves you…if she would just give into her hidden desires? Do you find yourself looking over your shoulders after inhaling a scent of her hypnotic perfume? And try as you might, because you know you shouldn’t, you fantasize and might just a little, desire this strange but sexy lesbian whose favorite lyrics are, “If loving you is wrong, I don’t wanna be right!”
Do you have a tale of obsessive passion and/or borderline stalker story in you, written as if it were from a page of your very own private diary? Then join the talented new writers from Nghosi Books with our second edition from the New Voices Series of our small print press with the upcoming release of “I Love You to Death: Black Lesbian Diaries”. This anthology will be published in late 2009, but we are currently accepting submissions starting on
Specifications:
Stories should be no more than 4,000 words. Be as sexy, sensual, even explicit as you like, but no porn. No underage or non-consensual encounters, no animals, etc. Previously unpublished material is preferred, but excerpts from published work are also acceptable. In the case of previously published work, you must have the reprint rights. (Indicate where and when published, plus rights status. This means full disclosure of publishing history.)
Submission requirements:
Submit stories in typewritten hard copy only, double-spaced. Manuscripts not chosen will be discarded, so do not send your only copy. Include with your submission a brief author bio and your e-mail address. No e-mail submissions, please. For additional information, contact:
Nghosi Books at nghosi (at) bellsouth (dot) net with the Subject heading of: Nghosi Books Anthology 2009.
Mail submissions to:
Nghosi Books
Attn: NBANTHOLOGY2009
Stone Mountain
Submission deadline:
Compensation: Two copies of the published anthology.
Nghosi Books is a small print press of African-American LGBT writers. This area of the company celebrated its first publication of a bi-annual anthology of new African-American lesbian writers; and serves as the sole publisher of the founder’s future novels.
Check out our 2007 Anthology: Longing, Lust, and Love: Black Lesbian Stories.
Kuono >> Magazine Editor, Web Producer at GoodVibes.com and manager of the Good Vibrations Affiliate Program (GVAffiliates.com). Okay, back to work.
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