Red Velvet and Absinthe: Gothic Tales of Erotic Romance (anthology)Author
and anthology editor Mitzi Szereto is currently seeking original stories for an exciting new anthology of Gothic Erotic Romance entitled RED VELVET AND ABSINTHE: GOTHIC TALES OF EROTIC ROMANCE (for autumn 2011 by Cleis Press, USA.)
Full details and submission requirements:
http://mitziszereto.com/blog/call-for-submissions/The deadline for story submissions is January 1, 2011, though earlier submissions are strongly advised
. Open to both female and male writers. Original material only; no reprints.
About Mitzi Szereto:
Mitzi Szereto is an author of erotic and multi-genre fiction and non-fiction, an anthology editor, blogger for her own blog “Errant Ramblings” (
http://mitziszereto.com/blog), and creator/presenter for the web TV channel Mitzi TV (
http://mitziszereto.com/tv), which offers a quirky take on London. Her published titles include
Pride and Prejudice: Hidden Lusts (spring 2011);
In Sleeping Beauty’s Bed: Erotic Fairy Tales;
Getting Even: Revenge Stories;
Dying For It: Tales Of Sex & Death;
Wicked: Sexy Tales Of Legendary Lovers;
The New Black Lace Book Of Women’s Sexual Fantasies; the
Erotic Travel Tales anthology series;
The World’s Best Sex Writing 2005; and the M. S. Valentine erotic novels. Her short fiction and erotic novels have been translated into Russian, Italian, and German. Mitzi is a pioneer of the erotic writing workshop in the UK and Europe, teaching them from the Cheltenham Festival of Literature to the Greek islands. She’s been featured in publications ranging from the
Sunday Telegraph,
Independent,
Times,
Observer,
Toronto Star,
The London Paper,
Love It magazine,
Company Magazine,
Dare Magazine,
Family Circle,
Writing Magazine,
Scarlet Magazine, and
Forum,
to Bravo UK Television, Telecinco TV 5 (Madrid), BBC Radio, Newstalk Ireland, and FM4 ORF (Vienna). She’s performed readings of her work from Los Angeles to London, Vienna, and the Scottish Shetland Islands, and has given talks on such subjects as erotic writing, women’s publishing, and social media. She also travels in academic circles, having lectured in creative writing at a number of British universities as well as presenting papers on erotic literature at conferences. Her work as an anthology editor has earned her the American Society of Authors and Writers’ Meritorious Achievement Award. Her anthology
Erotic Travel Tales 2 is the first anthology of erotica to feature a Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature.