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Update! Beastly Babes deadline extended!
Tuesday, July 26th, 2011

I swiped this pic from SlavFolklore’s weblog! Love it!

Because so many of you have said you need just a little more time to wrap up your stories, I’m extending the deadline for submissions for Beastly Babes. Here’s a refresher for the guidelines:

Beastly Babes
Editor: Delilah Devlin
Publisher: Cleis Press
Deadline: July 29, 2011 August 15, 2011

Beastly Babes is open to all authors.

Editor Delilah Devlin is looking for lesbian shapeshifter stories for a romantic erotica anthology entitled Beastly Babes.

The concept of shapeshifters—beings both human and animal—ignites our imaginations with visions of primal passions and insatiable hungers. Most commonly seen as dark, masculine demons, shapeshifters are in need of a metaphysical overhaul—a new feminine/Sapphic blending of physical power and inescapable desires.

Beastly Babes will re-envision common and not-so-common myths and deliver a fresh perspective from the storytellers. Traditional lycanthropes and feline familiars are welcome, if told with a fresh twist, but writers are encouraged to imagine greater, and perhaps explore more obscure, lesser-known mythologies from around the world to create inventive tales celebrating feminine power, lust, and erotic love. Concentration primarily focuses on the lesbian relationship, although ménage and secondary m/f depictions will be permitted. Published authors with an established shapeshifter world may use that setting for their original short story.

The stories may be as kinky or vanilla as the writer wants—but a deep sensuality should linger in every word. Exotic locations and scenarios are welcome. Keep in mind there must be a romantic element with a happy-for-now or happy-ever-after ending. Strong plots, engaging characters and unique twists are the ultimate goal. Please no reprints. We are seeking original stories.

How to submit: Prepare your 1,500 to 4,500 words story in a double-spaced, Arial, 12 point, black font Word document with pages numbered (.doc, NOT.docx) OR rich text format. Indent the first line of each paragraph half an inch and double space (regular double spacing, do not add extra lines between paragraphs or do any other irregular spacing). US grammar (double quotation marks around dialogue, etc.) is required.

In your document at the top left of th epage, include your legal name (and pseudonym if applicable), mailing address, and 50 word or less bio in the third person to cleisbeastlybabe@gmail.com. If you are using a pseudonym, please provide your real name and pseudonym and make it clear which one you’d like to be credited as. Authors may submit up to 2 stories. Delilah will respond to you in October 2011. The publisher has final approval over the manuscript.

Payment will be $50.00 USD and two copies of the published book upon publication.

Direct any questions you have regarding your story or the submission process to Delilah at cleisbeastlybabe@gmail.com.

7 comments to “Update! Beastly Babes deadline extended!”

  1. Nichelle Scott-Williams
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    · July 26th, 2011 at 10:19 am · Link

    Delilah..the bio..is that up in the header or a separate page?



  2. Delilah
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    · July 26th, 2011 at 11:32 am · Link

    Nichelle! Put the bio on the page at the top. Can’t wait to read your story!



  3. Nichelle Scott-Williams
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    · July 26th, 2011 at 11:41 am · Link

    K thanks Delilah and working on it! 🙂



  4. Brandy W
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    · July 26th, 2011 at 12:22 pm · Link

    Hey! I busted my butt to get mine done. I’m going to pout for a minute or two now.



  5. S K Whiteside
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    · July 26th, 2011 at 12:35 pm · Link

    which means……..

    we have to wait even longer to hear who got in! lol



  6. Delilah
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    · July 26th, 2011 at 1:21 pm · Link

    Brandy! But hey, you don’t have it hanging over you now! 🙂

    SK! I sincerely hope not. I have to edit both Beastly Babes and The Cowboy at the same time though…



  7. S K Whiteside
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    · July 26th, 2011 at 7:05 pm · Link

    SN: Whats up with the pic on my post????? lol I did NOT put that there



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