anthology submission season

Decided I'd better Do Something about anthology submissions, seeing as I'd already missed the deadline for Best American Erotica. There are several anthologies with closing dates in March or April. Turns out that I seem to have missed the deadline for Ultimate Gay Erotica as well, or at least the guidelines aren't online any more. :-(

Anyway, sent off last year's two published shorts to the Mammoth Book of Best New Erotica this afternoon.

horace_hamster, sacchig... The Mammoth series has spawned progeny, in that there is a Mammoth Book of Lesbian Erotica as well this year. I have a story which would be utterly perfect for it, except for the minor issue of the story being only 2600 words and the editor saying she wants stories around 5000 words. I dither, I do. It's too damned short, but... I'll think about it overnight.

Must work out what I'm sending to Best Gay Erotica this year. *Before* they close.

Also of interest -- sacchig's Time Well Bent: Queer Alternate History. I have nothing suitable, even at concept stage, but must file away and see if anything pops out of the story generator in the next couple of weeks. Deadline's end June, so there might be time.

And Harlequin/Mills&Boon is looking for Teh Pr0n. Or at least is looking for 5000-15000 word erotic romance shorts for its new e-only Spice Briefs imprint. Pity I don't write het, but this is a good incentive to try.

And two gay romance anthologies, one from Alyson and one from Cleis. I have ideas in mind for each, but the Alyson one closes on the 15th, and I doubt I could get it done and edited in time.

Erotic Tales 2 will take reprints. Hmmm....

Bunch of other markets at ERA, for those of you looking for erotica markets:
http://erotica-readers.com/ERA/G/Best_New_Paranormal_Romance.htm