Publisher: MLR Press<\/a><\/p>\n (m\/m Olympic-themed romance stories 5-10k) It\u2019s been over a year since I\u2019ve put together an anthology and I\u2019m excited to announce I\u2019ll be doing a new series of m\/m anthologies starting with GOING FOR GOLD.<\/p>\n The theme this time around is the Olympics, with a target release in late August or early September.\u00a0I\u2019m in the process of finalizing which publisher will be taking this volume, so until then I can\u2019t offer specifics on royalty rates, just a general guide.<\/p>\n I\u2019m looking for anything that can be tied into the Olympic Games. It can be contemporary, historical, even paranormal if you have a great idea for the Vampire Olympics. I\u2019d love to read something different, like the guy who wants to be on the Badminton team or the BMX rider who lusts after the captain of the Equestrian team. There are 36 different sports<\/a>\u00a0 in the 2012 London Games, so you have plenty of inspiration. What about a non-sportsman: a spectator who is seduced by a gold-medal winner (or vice versa!) Or a guy on the staff at Olympic Village who sees lots of action off the playing fields. Does your main character dream of carrying the torch or dancing in the opening ceremony? Tell me about him!<\/p>\n The key factor I\u2019m looking for is chemistry between the partners beyond the sexual attraction. I\u2019d like to see the makings of a romance.<\/p>\n Since some sports are more popular than others, I’d strongly suggest sending me an email letting me know what you’re interested in writing (paragraph or two) so I can make sure we don’t get too many stories about the same sports or are too similar.<\/strong><\/p>\n Email me if you have questions: Lynley.editor@gmail.com<\/a><\/p>\n DEADLINE<\/span>: July 10, 2012. Rolling acceptances, so earlier is better.\u00a0 If you can\u2019t make the deadline contact me to discuss.<\/p>\n LENGTH<\/span>: 5k-10k. I\u2019m looking for full stories with engaging characters and containing beginnings, middles and ends. It\u2019s hard to do that well under 5k. I\u2019m more flexible on the upper end of the range. Please polish your story before sending!<\/p>\n PAYMENT<\/span>:\u00a0 Royalty split between authors. Since I prefer longer stories, rather than many short ones, chances are you won\u2019t have that many other authors to share with.<\/p>\n EM Lynley writes for Dreamspinner Press, Silver Publishing and Torquere, and edits for Silver. Lynley\u2019s previous anthologies include: BEDKNOBS\u00a0 & BEANSTALKS (m\/m fairy tales), WICKED GOOD (m\/m angels and demons), and\u00a0 RUMPLED SILK SHEETS (f\/f fairy tales).\u00a0 Contact her online:<\/p>\n
\nEdited by EM Lynley<\/p>\n