An Anthology I Might Not Be Able To Resist

[lydamorehouse]

I was printing out my electronic copy of Gila Queen's Guide To Markets today, and I came across this gem:

Superqueeroes (tentative title)—PO Box 199032, Indianapolis IN 46219. Editor: Ellen Tevault. To be published by Haworth Press. "Superheroes are everywhere. Are they among the queer/lgbt community?

I want to read about original superheroes from all aspects of the queer community—drag king/queen, MTF, FTM, transgender, lesbian, gay, bisexual, butch, femme, bear, twink, genderqueer, intersex, etc.

Does your superhero receive superpowers when dressed in drag or because of the transitioning process? Does your lesbian character use her powers to fight rapists? Does your femme get her powers from her nail polish? Does your twink get his powers from surviving a gay bashing? Does your bear grow bigger and stronger to fight crime? Is your heroine a MTF superhero fighting the wimmin-only community for acceptance? Give me humor, give me grit, give me dark—I’m open to differing moods. (I’m a femme. LOL.) They can fight against the ex-gay movement (superhero rescues a gay forced into therapy), the Christian right wing anti-gay movement, gay marriage backlash, rapists, or the evil villain ridding the world of nail polish. Don’t be afraid to be humorous or get political, but please do so within a well-developed superhero story.

Heroes can be any race, nationality, alien, mutant, etc., but the superhero MUST be from some aspect of the queer/lgbt community. I DO NOT WANT FAN FICTION. No blatant use of trademarked characters or veiled use of them either. Original characters and plots are necessary.

Stories should have fully developed characters and plots. Stories can be erotic if necessary to the plot, but this is not an erotica collection. 1500–6000 words; pays $50 + 1 copy. E-mail me if your story is longer or shorter.

Name, pseudonym if used, address, phone number, word count, and E-mail should appear on first page. Each page should double-spaced and include your name, title, and page number. Include short bio (50 words) with story. For previously published stories, you must include publication history with the story.

E-mail me at with any questions. DO NOT E-mail stories to the [below] address unless requested." [E-mail: Questions: superqueeroes@yahoo.com]. Deadline: February 1, 2007.

I'm not sure I can resist writing for this, even though I have a million other things I should be doing. I mean, the title alone is precious.

Comments

[sbarret.livejournal.com]

I've seen this submission request before, but I STILL haven't come up with a viable story for it. But it'll be a great read when it comes out!

[jenwrites.livejournal.com]

Oh dear. I may need to write something for this.

Writing to Market

[seanmmurphy.livejournal.com]

Okay, Lyda, I know you've said about four and a half bajillion times that we shouldn't write to a specific market, but this looks fantastic and I'm definitely going to write something for it--even if I have to look upon it as a writing exercise. Too much fun to pass up, and that's what writing ought to be more often.