Porn/Erotica Magazine Resource List for Writers

Maiden Voyage: An Anthology of New Erotica Writers

Guides to Writing Erotica/Porn

Elements of Arousal: How to Write and Sell Gay Men's Erotica (W) - by Lars Eighner

A reader comments: "Wonderful book. Not just for erotica, not just for gay writers. He's expanded it to include information on other disciplines. He puts you through lots of logical thought exercises and includes a long section on how to format your manuscript for publication. A very good all-around book. I've read it three times now, and published some gay erotica."

"Writing Erotica for Fun and Profit"; Dennis J Lubrano (sundad@kcii.com)

This package on how to sell porn ($49.95 for the complete package, $29.95 for the video only) may be helpful to those who want a step-by-step guided tour of the entire process. The full package includes a 75-page manual, a list of magazines that publish erotica, a 70-minute video, and an offer to critique your first manuscript. The video is of the author reading aloud the manual, with visual examples. It's a fairly basic approach, but reasonably complete, especially regarding the business end of the process. The manual covers: Stationery, Handwritten vs. Typed, Query Letters, Writer's Guidelines, Margin Guidelines, Synopsis, Examples, Research, Reference Material, Creating a Story Line, Description and Mood, Writer's Block, Pseudonyms, Payment, Reference Guide to Adult Publishers, Sample Letter and Logs, and Sexciting Words that Sizzle. It is oriented towards the adult porn magazine market, rather than the erotic anthology market, although there is some information that is helpful to both, regarding mechanics of submitting stories. Certainly, much of this information is available on-line, but this packet does organize it and delineate the process.
1/99 update: There's a $10 version now - contact sundad@kcii.com for details.

Katy Terrega's Free Newsletter for Writers of Porn and Erotica

A resource for writers, Katy's newsletter features advice and information on all aspects of the porn genre. Short story contests, updated paying markets, how-to's, articles and book excerpts; appropriate for both amateur and professional porn writers. Take a look at the most recent issue here or send any email here to sign up for Katy's interactive newsletter.

Other Resources

Guild of Erotic Writers

Exists to support and advise writers of erotica, including poetry, films, novels and short stories. It has been in existence since 1995, when it was founded in conjunction with Erotic Stories magazine. Since 1997, the Guild has been run by the independent partnership CTCK. For various reasons things have been a bit quiet for about a year, but the Guild is now relaunching. For more details, contact Zak@missdemeanour.idps.co.uk.
-- "not had any response from the email address given" (3/01)
-- "I received all my correspondence back from the Royal mail returned letter centre. It appears that the payment for their PO Box has run out and all the contents had to be returned as they hadn't collected their mail for some time." (3/03)

Legal advice: Brad Bunnin (bradbunnin@attbi.com)

a lawyer who states that "Working with sex-positive, creative people is a special pleasure." If you're looking for contract help, you might want to drop him a line.

The Markets

Adam Film World (articles)
Knight Publishing Corporation
8060 Melrose Avenue
Los Angeles, CA 90046

Alyson Press

• short stories sold into anthologies paid $100
• "my previously published stories made it into Friction 5, 6, 7 and Best of Friction. They paid $50 per story." -- 4/04
• "sold a story for $75. The editor said payment was the same whether for an original or previously published story." -- 6/04

Amatory Ink -- "My gay erotic novel "Jock Slave" is to be e-published by Amatory Ink in April or May this year. Roy Larkin is the editor. I enjoy working with him. He's upfront and will gladly answer all questions. He's looking for new material and is eager to publish new writers. Roy's e-mail is: Roy@amatory-ink.demon.co.uk . He accepts submissions by e-mail. Check out Authors Guidelines page for details." -- 4/01
-- "I haven't seen a penny from them in four years for my novel which was published on their website in 2001. The owner says you have to sell 25 English pounds worth of material before payment. He e-mails you monthly statements of what you've sold, along with an occasional newsletter of how the website is doing re sales, etc." -- 4/04
-- "Roy took my novella off his website due to poor sales. He paid me for copies sold, but kept 2 of the 22 pounds he owed me. For postage and handling maybe?"

Ambience (magazine)
P.O. Box 12134
Berkeley, CA 94712

• Chiefly hetero but say in their 1996 Writer's Market listing that "we appreciate diversity."
• 11/97; address defunct

American Art Enterprises, Inc. (P)
P.O. 1368
Sun Valley, CA 91353-1368
Editor, Jack Packard

• AAE publishes Bazooms, Big Tops, Rear View, Exotic Girls, Swap, Swing, Slick, Leg Parade, and Flash - Person who contributed this listing gets paid $100/story, response time 3-4 weeks
  
• Backed up -- six months behind in getting checks out - 1/23/96
• 4/99 update: writer reports that he's received no response to stories sent 12 months ago

Asian Beauties
WBC Publishing Inc.
55 Avenue of the Americas
Suite 309
New York, NY 10013
Sui Wing, Managing Editor

• has one other magazine with an Asian slant; both magazines feature Asian women. $50 for 1000-word fantasies. $100 for 2,500-word stories. Six month response time.
• 12/98 update - no reply in nine months

AUSTRALIAN WOMEN'S FORUM

8/01 update - folding.

Badboy (E/P)
801 Second Avenue
New York, NY 10017

• gay male, short fiction, 1700-4000 words, letters, video reviews, artwork, photographs
• 5/28/98 update - Dead and gone for quite a while, apparently

Barely Legal (Hustler publication) (P)
LFP, Inc.
8484 Wilshire Blvd, Suite 900
Beverly Hills, CA 90211
Managing Editor, Allan MacDonell

• their fiction seems to emphasize heterosexual porn with a barely legal female (18-19 yrs old)

Bazooms (see American Art Enterprises)

Bear (see Brush Creek Media)

Beau
Sportomatic, Ltd.
P.O. Box 470
Port Chester, NY 10573

• gay male, little threesomes. 2000-3000 first person, safe sex (no unprotected oral sex), unless pre-AIDS and must be clearly specified pre-AIDS. Bylline must match name of main character if mentioned. Automaticallly considered for Options. $100. Shorter length preferred. They do not give you bylines.

Bedtime Stories (see Penthouse)

Best American Erotica series (E)
Editor, Susie Bright
-for business inquiries, contact her agent at:
Worley Shoemaker Mgmt.
916 444 9996
JLWorley@aol.com

• the stories chosen from each year's anthology are selected from previously published stories from that same year. For example, only stories published in 1996 will be considered for inclusion in Best American Erotica 1996.
  
• the content and style of Best American Erotica is wide-ranging. The work may have been published any place, in any form. If you blieve you fit the criteria or would like to nominate someone whose work does, you are welcome to send a copy of the published story to us for consideration. You may suggest your own work, or others'.
  
• paid $150/250 for anthology rights for 2000 words

Bi-Curious (E/P)

• out of business, 3/97

Big Tops (see American Art Enterprises)

Bi-Sex (see First Hand)

Bitches with Whips (see Taste of Latex)

Black Book (see Porno Pen)

Black Fire (E)
(see Black Lace American for most of the info - same outfit)

• bimonthly, erotic images, experiences and fantasies of black gay men, erotic fiction can range from descriptions of idealized men having idealized sex, to depictions of them in plausible encounters, to unconsumated hints at sex - they are partial to latter two categories
• writer must be African-American male

Black Lace (U.K.) (see Virgin Publishing)

Black Lace (American) (E)
Blk Publishing Company
Box 83912
Los Angeles, CA 90083-0912
(310) 410-0808
Fax: (310) 410-9250
blk@netcom.com

• writer must be African-American female
  
• lifestyle magazine for African-American lesbians, quarterly, erotic imagery to political commentary, full-length erotic fiction of 2000-4000 words detailing the exploits of black lesbians, nostalgia and humor pieces if they are black, lesbian and erotic publishes several poems each issue, no minors, illegal drugs, bestiality, watersports or scat, no demeaning black lesbians or stereotypical situations, encourages IBM-compatible disk or Macintosh with hard copy, send queries for articles, secures first rights and right to anthologize, pays two copies, does not accept simultaneous subs

Blackmale (see In Touch)

Black Sheets (see Porno Pen)

Black Tears
Editor Adam Bradley
28 Treaty Street
Islington
London N1 0SY
ENGLAND

• small press, doesn't pay. Macabre and horror setting.

Blood Moon
http://eccentrica.org/bloodmoon/

• ezine, details on their web page

Blowfish (E)
2261 Market Street, #284
San Francisco, CA 94114
blowfish@blowfish.com

• triannual, circ 5000
• note: this is an erotic catalog that takes subs
• to 500 words
• "We buy short fiction or poetry. We cannot use larger works, or NF. All material must be on the subject of sex, sexuality, gender, or related matters. We are looking for material that is more than just erotic, but moving, insightful, or exceptionally poetic. If a work consists exclusively of a prose description of a sex scene, it is likely not right for us."
• Pays $25-75, on acceptance for 1-time and reprint rights. Simul. subs, reprints, electronic subs okay.
• Response time - 1 month on queries, 2 months on manuscripts.
• "A pleasure to work with." - Mary Anne

Blowfish Update
Just a reminder that the Blowfish Update is always looking for short erotic fiction. We encourage first-time authors to submit their work! Our requirements are:

• 1,500 words or less (we've increased to that, from 1,000 words).
• Original work only.
• Simultaneous submissions and prior publications are OK, as long as we and the other publication(s) are informed.
• Submit all work as plain text email messages: *no* attachments, *no* HTML. Really. We'll bounce them unread.
• We pay $50 in cash or $75 in product credit upon publication (and we've finally worked out all the kinks in our payment process). Send all submissions or inquiries to editor@blowfish.com.

Blue Food (E)
A Quarterly Literay Arts Journal
David Salcido
1529 W. Lynwood St.
Phoenix, AZ 85007
salcido@extremezone.com

• 3/30 update: sadly, they're folding. Closed to subs.

Blue Moon Books
bluoff@aol.com
61 Fourth Ave.
NY, NY 10003
800 535 0007

• Catalogs of their material are also available for those individuals interested in acquainting themselves with their stuff. Also, I've not had any luck getting a feel for the guidelines, it's kind of a touchee feelee sort of an explanation, but they are changing these guide- lines. -- Tanya
• "If you are interested in submitting your work to us, please send a synopsis of the manuscript plus some sample chapters MOST REPRESENTATIVE of the work -- for some, that might mean only two or three chapters, for others, it may mean a few more, but we recommend not sending the whole manuscript at this stage to save you initial effort and postage! Please be sure to enclose a self-addressed stamped envelope for a reply -- if you want your work returned, please enclose enough postage to cover the weight of the manuscript.
• Upon acceptance, we will issue you a contract for your book. We pay royalties of 7.5% on the retail sales of the books at their cover price $5.95; 4% if the books are sold to wholesalers and other high-discount jobbers. The advances vary according to the books."
• not accepting anything at the moment (11/97>
• 5/28/98 update - recently folded, and then bought by Publishers Group West. Everything currently in flux.

Brat Attack (the zine for leatherdykes and other bad girls) (E/P)
P.O. Box 40754
San Francisco CA 94140-0754
(415) 695-0418

• COOL MAG, non-fiction and fiction material by and for SM dykes. Desperately looking for non-fiction at the moment. Can be about sex or address any other aspect of dyke life (just make it nasty). Maximum fiction length around 3000 words, wants short bio, always type, include MSWord (Mac), McWrite, or ASCII disk if possible, pays up to 5 free copies (plus chunk of free advertising)
  
• Possibly out of print, 10/97

Brush Creek Media
2215 R Market Street, #148
San Francisco, CA 94114
Editor, Alec Wagner
800-234-3877
415-552-1506

• 1500-4000 words. Sex positive, gay erotica. Powerplay also buys 500-1000 word first person sexual encounters. Pays $75 for unsolicited, $100 for solicited fiction. $25 for first person sexual encounters.
  
• Brush Creek Media has been prompter than other gay male mags and sends author copies reasonably reliably. Writer reports that he likes working with them. They publish the following magazines:
  • Bear
    
  • Powerplay (Alec Wagner)
    
  • Round Up (Gay CW lifestyles)
    
  • Bunkhouse (Peter Millar)
    
  • Hombres Latinos
    
  • International Leather
    
  • Foreskin Quarterly
    
  • Home Team (gay sports and lifestyle)
• writer update 5/30/01: "I sent them a story a few years ago. No reply, and I kinda forgot about the story and/or got out of a porn-writing phase, or just too damned lazy to write and say what's up guys. Then a got a very nice email from an assistant editor, who said a previous editor had left my story unread in his desk, they just found it and loved it, he apologized profusely for the delay, and could they still publish the story in MACH (one of their mags)? I said of course, and it was published 4 months later (sometime later anyway) and I received a sample copy. Got payment ($100) another 4 months later. Their guidelines said not to expect payment right away, so I didn't bug them at all about payment. Lo and behold, the check bounced, and my bank charges me $15 bounced check fee. I Emailed Brush Creek about it, but no reply. Emailed them again, no reply. Called them, left message on their accountant's voice mail. No reply. Emailed again. No reply. Emailing YOU this time, in hopes you'll spread the word to other writers to stay the hell away from Brush Creek, who cost THIS writer $15 to be published in their magazine! Vengeance shall be mine!"
• writer update 10/01: "I read the comments about Brush Creek Media. I'm not surprised. Last year, I sent them a story, waited six months and no reponse. When I called them, they apologized, said my story had gotten "lost", that they received so many stories, and would look for it. About a month later, they sent me a letter apologizing again, said something about new editors and that they found the story but couldn't use it but that they would keep it on file for possible future use. I told them no thanks, that I was submitting the story elsewhere. I did and sold it, too."
• 2003 update: defunct (all titles) as of 2002

Bust Out (see Leg Show)

Candidly Yours (see Gent)

Candy (see JLJ Comm)

Canyon Publishing (see Vanity Publishing)

C.F. Publications (P) but must be well-written
Box 706
East Setauket, NY 11733
1-516-689-6743
cfpub@ix.netcom.com

• Spanking stories only. No character under 18 if the story contains sex. Pays 1 1/2 cents per word promptly upon acceptance.

Caress Newsletter
Editor, David Weldon

• 1/98 update: With regret, I must tell you that Caress newsletter is no longer being published, as its editor, David Weldon, died in November of 1997. From everything I've heard, it was an excellent resource for those interested in the erotica field, and I'm very sorry to have to pass on this news.

Carroll & Graf
19 W. 21st Street
New York, NY 10010
212-627-8590

• publishes erotic novels, but only accepts agented submissions

Cavalier (articles and fiction) (P)
2355 Salzedo Street
Coral Gables, FL 33134

• 8/16/98 update -- address no longer valid. Anyone know if they have a new address?
  
• 5/19/200 update -- apparently ceased publication a while ago

The Cherotic Revolutionary (E)
P.O. Box 11445
Berkeley, CA 94712
ed. Frank Moore
Fax: (510) 524-2053
f.moore7@genie.geis.com

• THINKS IT'S COOL MAG, journal of the edge; offensive movement or measure, offering alternatives to the fragmentation, isolation, personal helplessness which is actively promoted by the combine of power systems... publishes erotica and poetry, pays 1 comp copy
  
• e-mail bounced (11/97)

Chic Letters and Magazine
Doug Oliver, Exec. Editor

• good pay, $750 or so, but tough market to crack.
• *FORWARDING ORDER EXPIRED

Chiron Rising Magazine (E)
P.O. Box 2589
Victorville, CA 92393
pub. Patrick H. Colley
(619) 868-6371

• magazine for older gay men and admirers, publish very little poetry

Circlet Press (E)
Editor, Cecelia Tan
http://www.circlet.com/circlet/home.html

• erotic sf/fantasy anthologies, extremely slow to respond
  
• "In April 1997, I submitted an erotic/fantasy story to Circlet Press (I keep a log of all my submissions). They say on their web page that they may take a year to respond, so I wasn't expecting a quick response, but two years went by and I didn't hear a peep from them. May 24, 1999, I sent an email to editor Cecilia Tan asking about the status of my story. I got an autoresponse, saying she was backlogged in her email reading and she'd respond in a few weeks. Nothing, not a few weeks later, not another year later. Finally, June 10, 2000, I sent another email withdrawing the story from consideration. I never got any response to that either."

Clean Sheets (E)
Editor-in-chief, Susannah Indigo
Fiction Editors: Jaie Helier, Bill Noble

• detailed guidelines on-site

Cleis Press

• short stories sold into anthologies; paid $100

Club (P)

Creation Books
83 Clerkenwell Road
London, EC1M 5RJ, U.K.
+44 (171) 430 9878

• publisher: horror, SF, erotic, surreal and cult fiction

Cul d'Or Magazine
Editor Anthony Berne
P.O. Box 81
Southampton S09 7RH
ENGLAND

• corporal punishment magazine. Will send guidelines with SASE.

Cupido
Editor, Tuppy Owens
P.O. Box 4ZB
London W1A 4ZB
ENGLAND

• Norwegian magazine; 2000/3000 words in English; sex fantasy.
• 12/19/03 note: writer notes, lockbox closed, no forwarding address

Custom Erotica Source

• see page for details

Diversity Magazine (E)
P.O. Box 47558, 1-1020 Austin Ave.
Coquitlam, BC
V3K 6T3
(604) 937-7447
fx (604) 937-7555

• pansexual fetish/fantasy magazine; publishes stories (2k words max), poetry, letters, art, photographs; no racism, sexism, homophobia
• contact them for detailed submission guidelines
• pays in subscription or $5-$20 Canadian; willing to dicker

Drummer
Mach Magazine
Desmodus Inc.
24 Sotwell Street
San Francisco, CA 94103
415-252-1195
ATTN: Wicki Stamps, Assoc. Editor

• Drummer is the king of gay SM, but they take a year or better to answer mail. Still, they're the grandaddy of all gay SM. Nice credit to have.
• 5/28/98 update - Wickie Stamps is no longer at Drummer.
• 2002 update - defunct as of 1999

DSD Enterprises (P) but must be well-written
c/o Desiree LeMoyne
341-11 S. College Road, Suite 164
Wilmington, NC 28403

• Run by Desiree LeMoyne. Spanking stories only. No character under 18 if the story contains sex. Pays on a sliding scale.
• 12/98 update - no reply in nine months

EIDOS (Everyone Is Doing Outrageous Sex) (E)
Brush Hill Press, Inc.
P.O. Box 96
Boston, MA 02137

• prose and poetry, response time two months, pays copies, listed in more detail in Novel & Short Story Writer's Market

Eros (P)
351 West 54th Street
New York NY 10019

• *FORWARDING ORDER EXPIRED

Eros Noir (E)

• guidelines at http://www.eros-noir.com/contact/submissions.htm
• pays $50-150 for first exclusive internet publication rights for 90 days

Erotic Book Society

• "Hi. I received a contract from the Erotic Book Society to e-publish my novel. Terms were 30% of cover price (which they did not specify), all worldwide rights for an indefinite period of time, including movies, TV, stage, etc. You have to copyright your own work ($30). No ISBNs."

Erotic Fiction Quarterly (P)
P.O. Box 4953
San Francisco, CA 94101

• out of business - 7/96

Erotic Stories Magazine
Editor Joanna Payne
P.O. Box 381
4 Selsdon Way
London E14 9GL
ENGLAND

• pays 125 pounds for 3000 words
  
• 8/3/97 update: no longer being published

"Erotique! A Magazine of Erotic Diversions" (www.erotiquemag.com) is an e-zine dedicated to open, honest, informative presentation of sexuality and the erotic. News informs on topics including sexual health, legislation, current events, discussion and reviews. Erotique offers a showcase for quality erotic art, photography, fiction and non-fiction, and poetry, including contests like "Erotique's Top 10 Erotic Songs Contest" and poetry's "Secret Drawer Challenge." Contest, chat, discussion, letters, quizzes and erotic arts submissions draw readers in to discover a friendly forum to enjoy erotica.

Exotic Girls (see American Art Enterprises)

Family Affairs (see JLJ Comm)

Family Letters (see JLJ Comm)

Family Touch (see Vanity Publications)

Firestone Publishing (see Gent)

-- appears defunct - 12/6

Firsthand Magazine (P)
P.O. Box 1314
Teaneck, NJ 07666
Email: firsthand3@aol.com with subject REQUEST WRITERS GUIDELINES

• only gay male erotica and nonfiction
  
• publishes Manscape, First Hand, Guys, Uniform Tales, plus the following newsletters: Watersports, Tearoom Sex (publlic sex), Rainbow Sex (colored men), Jock Sex, Uniform Sex, Bi-Sex.
  
• First Hand, Manscape, Guys: digest-sized, shoulld be written in the first person and should deal explicitly with homosexual experiences. All stories must have graphic sex and narrative line that give the work literary merit. All mss must convey a positive attitude toward gay people and gay sex practices.
  
• Taboos: Everyone over 18, no scat, bestiality, double-fisting and insertion of foreign dangerous objects into anus. Rape is usually to be avoided. No drugs, except for alcohol and grass. Safe sex encouraged but not required. Long fiction preferred.
  
• First Hand: vanilla gay sex (first homosexual experiences, romantic same-sex relationships, one night stands, chance encounters) more common sexual practices, such as manual, oral and anal sex. Character, plot and explicit sexual description are of equal importance. Length: 12-15 pages double-spaced.
  
• Guys: 'younger brother of Frist Hand', runs same content, but also runs one short (7 pages) and one novella (30 pages) in each issue.
  
• Manscape: Kinky sex. Fetishes, uniforms, enemas, watersports, fisting, bondage, toe and foot worship, piercing, tattoos, S&M, and other less conventional turn-ons. Rougher male sexuality, often features: leather scene, prison life, anonymous sex (especially tearoom activity), bisexuality, group sex, transvestitism, cowboys, blue collar workers, biker gangs. Length: 14 or more pages. No excessive violence or bodily harm, no scat, bloodshed drugs, or foreign objects in anus.
  
• Writer notes that he has sold to several of their magazines, *NOT* always with his knowledge.

Flash (see American Art Enterprises)

Fling
Relim Publishing Co., Inc.
550 Miler Avenue
Mill Valley, CA 94941
Editor, Arv Miller

• $125 for a short story; always seems to be heavily overstocked
• 12/98 update - not accepting submissions
• 5/19/00 update - apparently ceased publication a while ago

Forum (articles, letters and humor)
1965 Broadway
New York, NY 10023

• paid $400-$500/story
  
• 8/16/98 update - address returning mail. Anyone know if there's a new address?

For Women (E)
(forum@nasnet.co.uk - queries only! no e-mail subs)
Portland Publishing Ltd
PO Box 381
4 Selsdon Way
London, E14 9GL
Fiction Editor: Elizabeth Coldwell

• This is a woman's sex magazine that prefers erotic literature over out and out porn. Usual taboos apply.
• "Thank you for your query regarding our fiction slot. Whilst we hope that your story will be as individual and original as possible we would like t offer the following points as a framework in which you should attempt to work.
• "We are looking for pieces of between 2,000-3,000 words. We are allowed to be explicit in the language we use, but the erotic content should be sensual, rather than crude.
• "We are not allowed to print stories which deal with anything illegal, including under-age sex, anal sex (unless those taking part are over 18 and in private - i.e. no threesomes!) incest, bestiality, anything which features extreme violence or appears to glorify rape or the use of force in a sexual encounter, or plots involving characters having sex while under the influence of hypnosis, as this is classed by our distributors as a non-consensual act. References to recreational drug taking are not permitted.
• "Stories with a gay/lesbian theme, or those which deal with mild bondage/SM, are acceptable, as long as it is made clear that both partners are willing participants.
• "Some attempt should be made to incorporate a plot. Detailed descriptions of sexual encounters are often very erotic, but our readers also like believable characters and an imaginative setting for the action. Try hard to avoid 'The Norm', wherein the narrator, who typically 'never used to believe those stories in magazines' suddenly and implausibly encounters their dream sexual partner at the door saying they have come to borrow a cup of sugar/mend the video/ask directions; and promptly bonks their lights out. As For Women's readership is overwhelmingly female, they are not interested in cartoon nymphomaniacs or men's magazine-style exaggerated descriptions of bodily parts.
• "Please also try to avoid the following plot twists, which we receive more frequently than any other, and which have become increasingly hard to render in an original or surprising way:
  • Woman has sexual encounter with a 'stranger' who turns out to be her husband/regular partner
  • Woman has sexual encounter with a stranger who turns out to be a ghost/vampire
  • Man has sexual encounter with a 'woman' who turns out to be a man.
  • Woman has sexual encounter which appears to be a dream but, on waking, discovers some piece of evidence which leads her to believe this is not the case...
• "As the magazine deals primarily with the enjoyment of sex, we are not looking for stories in which a character's motivation is to extract revenge for a previous sexual wrong, or in which a character is punished in some way for expressing their sexuality. With vary rare exceptions, we do not use stories which feature the death of a character.
• "If stories are being written in the first person, they should be narrated from a woman's point of view. Generally, they should have a female character as the protagonist.
• "Use your imagination in terms of situation as well as sexual acrobatics. For those wishing only to describe a particularly enjoyable or unusual position/practice/person, we suggest the 'Write Sexy' pages of the magazine as a suitable alternative medium for publication.
• "We prefer that contributions be typed, on one side of the paper only. Double spacing is unnecessary. If you have access to a word processor that will allow you to send in copy on Apple Mac compatible floppy disks, please mention this on your manuscript (but do not send in unsolicited work on disk please). Please note also that we do not look at material submitted via e-mail in the first instance.
• "You are advised to keep a copy of your work. If you include an SAE we will attempt to return your work to you but our turnover of manuscripts is vast and we are not able to guarantee this. Obviously it is in your own interest to retain the original MS yourself.
• "Our standard fee for each piece published is £150.00.
• "Good Luck! We look forward to receiving your contributions."

Foreskin Quarterly (see Brush Creek Media)

Fox (see Gallery)

Frighten the Horses (a document of the sexual revolution) (E)

• has ceased publication, updated 3/97

Gallery (P)
Montcalm Publishing Corporation
401 Park Avenue South
New York, NY 10016-8802
Managing Editor, Rich Friedman

• one writer says, for Gallery and Fox, "I used to place material with them, but I don't submit to them anymore, mainly because Barry Janoff is a jerk. Rose Rubin Rivera, the fiction editor, might be okay, however. I've never dealt with her. Still, it would have to be listed as a good market: $400 for stories for 2000-2500."
  
• another writer says "they paid either $400 or $500 a story. Neither one of them is very dedicated to the integrity of the story (meaning, they changed a *lot*)"
  
• 4/18/98 update; Rose Rubin Rivera is no longer working at Gallery
  
• 12/98 update - no reply in nine months

Genesis (P)

• "pays an arbitrary scale, usually in the neighborhood of$350 for a story of less than 2000 words, although I've been paid as llittle as $300 and as much as $400 for a story or article. Receive check about 60 days after acceptance. Wants 'realistic fiction', whatever the hell that is. Very arbitrary about returning submissions. Usually, if I don't hear from them in 90 days, I drop them a short note, saying I'm submitting the story elsewhere. If they want it, that generally gets them off the stick. If they don't want it, you're free to submit elsewhere. _Genesis_ has half a dozen other magazines, but they don't seem to have any stability, so it is hard to deterine requirements. I just send things to _Genesis_, and if it goes in another magazine, they tell me."
  
• writer talked with Mike McPadden, new Managing Editor (7/96). He said "they aren't publishing much fiction anymore. However he *did* commission me to write two non-fiction pieces for them, for $400 each. The "On the Couch" section he tells me, is now written in-house. I suspect that means they commission someone to do it. The magazine has more of a cutting edge feel to it, rather than the young professional image they were cultivating a few years ago. Video is playing a large part in their reportage....He tells me they need quite a few short pieces for the front section on entertainment."
  
• 6/00 update - Genesis bought by Swank around '98; correct address, see SWANK.

Genesis Cycle Guide Publications (P)
770 Lexington Ave
New York, NY 10021

Gent (bust-oriented articles/fiction)(P)
Firestone Publishing
14411 Commerce Way, Suite 420
Miami Lakes, FL 33016-1598
Jack Lisa, Editor-in-chief
305-557-0071

• pays one writer $250/story, plus 50% for subsequent reprints.
  
• new address, 7/96; length about 2500 words. They also publish several other mags, _Sugah_ has African American models, _Plumpers_ and _Big Women_ ($200-$300, 3000+) feature Rubenesque models, _Candidly Yours_ features "amateurs" and _Nugget_ ($200-$250, 2000-3000) has a fetish slant, _Petite_ ($200-$250, 2000-3000) aims for "small, slim and sexy", _Dude_ ($150-$250) focuses on gay males, and they also publish _Leg Scene_.
  
• "Steve Dorfman is a nice guy, very friendly on the phone, but they're slow -- I gave him a rewrite on one story for Leg Scene three months ago, and they expressed interest in a story for Oriental Women back in April, but I've heard nil since. They have multiple editors, btw; I know Steve doesn't handle Oriental Women."
  
• 1/99 update: They've announced that they're no longer publishing Oriental Women. They list their magazines as Gent, Nugget, Plumpers & Big Women, Dude, and Petite. Sugah and Leg Scene may also be closed. A writer also notes that they still hadn't paid him for a story in the October Gent, and that they haven't responded to his e-mails.
  
• 3/99 update: Firestone Publishing has declared bankruptcy and gone out of business, so no more "Gent", etc.
  
• 6/00 update: Magazine has been sold back to Dugent Corporation, and while they're not paying Firestone's debts, they are buying more fiction, paying $250 on publication for about 2500 words; they're overstocked and buying sparingly. Nugget has also been revived. Not sure about other magazines in this set.
• -- still alive? Firestone appears defunct 12/6

Gentleman's Companion
Hudson Comm.
155 Avenue of the Americas
New York, NY 10013

• 11/97; address defunct

Girls of Outlaw Biker

• printed writer's story without telling him, gave excuse that editor had left, and after many complaints, paid him $50. Ick. The sort of market we probably want to avoid.

Guild of Erotic Writers
Cherry TCK
P.O. Box 8431
Deptford
London
SE8 4BP
ENGLAND
0973 7667 086 (phone)

• "a good way to stay up to date with the UK scene. Memeberhip costs about UKP10 a year, for which you get a regular newsletter, an updated list of publishers, tip sheets on writing erotic fiction, updated market information, the opportunity to attend occasional functions and a lapel badge which can produce interesting results: "What's that badge?" "It's the Guild of Erotic Writers". "Right. Yes. I see. Good Lord, is that the time? I really must be off."
  
• "The Guild has a board of consultants who are largely well known in the UK erotica business, including both writers and editors. The Spring newsletter gave me the opportunity to attend a preview screening of the new Kama Sutra film, on which I passed, and advance notice of a party, yet to be held."

Guys (see First Hand)

Hard (see JLJ Comm)

Headline Delta (E publisher)
The Editor,
Headline Delta,
338, Euston Road,
London,
NW1 3BH,
(Engand).

• "Headline Delta is a unique list of erotic fiction, covering many different styles and periods and appealing to a broad readership.
  
• "We are always looking for new authors. If you'd like to try your hand at writing a book for possible inclusion in the Delta list, here are our basic guidelines: we are looking for novels of approximately 75,000 words whose purpose is to inspire the sexual imagination of the reader. The erotic content should not describe illegal sexual activity (pedophilia for example). The novel should contain sympathetic and interesting characters, pace, atmosphere and an intriguing storyline.
  
• "If you would like to have a go please submit to the Editor a sample of at least 10,000 words, clearly typed in double-lined spacing on one side of the paper only, together with a short outline of the plot. Should you wish your material returned to you, please include a stamped addressed envelope. If we like it sufficiently, we will offer you a contract for publication."
  
• "We are launching a gay men's erotica list (MAN2MAN) in May of 1998, featuring British/Commonwealth novels"
  
• 12/98 update: Headline and Hodder have cut their erotica output entirely and editors have been given notice. This means no more Delta, Liaison or New English Library lines after 2000.

High Society
801 Second Avenue
New York NY 10017

• 12/98 update - no reply in nine months

Hodder Headline
338 Euston Road
London NW1 3BH U.K.
+44 (171) 873 6000

• publisher: Delta imprint (general erotica); Headline Delta imprint (general erotica); Headline Liaison imprint (erotica for both genders)
  
• 8/16/98 update: author sadly notes that: "Hodder Headline Delta returned my sample MS unread with a polite note saying their list was "well subscribed at present... not in a position to take on new authors for the foreseeable future" and wished me better luck elsewhere (letter dated August 6 1998)"

Hombres Latinos (see Brush Creek Media)

Home Team (see Brush Creek Media)

Honcho (see Mavety)

Hot Family Letters (see JLJ Comm)

Hot Male Review (gay male) (P)
MagCorp Publishing Co.
8467 Beverly Boulevard, Ste 200
Los Angeles, CA 90048

Hustler (P)
9171 Wilshire Blvd.
Suite 300
Beverly Hills, CA 90211

• fairly easy to place letters in their various letter digest mags. 3 pages is a good length, for which they pay about $20 or so. Like the mother magazine, they have a rather nasty edge about them.
  
• pays $1000 for a story no longer than 3,500 words. Don't ask me why the discrepancy -- I dunno.
  
• *FORWARDING ORDER EXPIRED
  
• 12/98 update - possibly at: 8484 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 900, Beverly Hills, CA 90211; 213-651-5400. They add that they don't want stories about the usual taboos (incest, minors, bestiality) or blasphemy.

Hustler Busty Beauties
HG Publications, Inc.
8484 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 900
Beverly Hills, CA 90211
N. Morgen Hagen, Editor

• pays $100-$200 for short stories of less than 2000 words
  
• Writer says: "I just sold a story to Hustler Busty Beauties, $75 for about 1000 words; no firm info on how much they pay for longer stories or what length they want. They pay on publication now, not acceptance (damn); address is unchanged; response time about 3 weeks.
• 12/03 update -- will be ceasing publication in 2/04.

Impetus (E)
Implosion Press, Inc.
Cheryl A. Townsend
4975 Comanche Trail
Stow, Ohio 44224-1217
(216) 688-5210 Phone/Fax
impetus@aol.com

• IMPETUS is a somewhat quarterly magazine of poetry, artwork, reviews, interviews, news & stuff. Submissions are taken in perpetually and must be accompanied by a S.A.S.E. Payment is one copy upon publication.
• Poetry that is driven. Poetry that impels the reader to feel. Poetry that is gusty, hard-hitting, raw, blatant, arrogant, lascivious, not ready for prime time, lewd, orgasmic, brash, insolent, moody, bluesy, impish, severe, flaunting, profane, volcanic, controversial, retroactive, impudent, explicit, alarming, traumatic, just plain REAL.
• Artwork should be B&W reproducible. The more abstract, the better.
• Name and address on each poem; appropriate sized SASE for return of poems or response.

Indulge (see In Touch)

International Leather (see Brush Creek Media)

Intimacy (see Lexington Library)

In Touch
Alan W. Mills, Editor
13122 Saticoy Street
North Hollywood, CA 91605

Jive (see Lexington Library)

JLJ Communications, Ltd. (P)
310 Cedar Lane
Teaneck, NJ 07666
lettersmag@aol.com

• LJ Comm publishes Letters, X Family Letters, Hot Family Letters, Family Letters, and Family Affairs - $15 for 3-5 pages; also publishes Mid-Night, Kinky, TPA, Hard and Candy - pays $100 for 10-25 pg letters. No bestiality, coercion, rape, minors, violence.
• Backed up -- six months response time
• July '96 update -- pays $125 for 10-12 pages; devours gargantuan amounts of material with little or no literary merit. Writer says, "I can't recall them ever rejecting a letter of mine."
• Jan '97 update -- writer reports that it took six months to get her money.
• Jun '99 update -- writer reports: "In July of 1998 I sent them a short letter which was promptly accepted by their editor. Within two months I had also sold them another two letters, both with the pay rate of $20.00 apiece. While their response time for acceptance is excellent (2 weeks max, and sometimes 1 week) their payment schedule is quite delinquent. As of today (May 18, 1999) I still haven't heard from them, nor have I received any payment for my letters. I know they pay on publication, but this is ridiculous. About a month ago I mailed them copies of the letters of acceptance I had originally received and asked for the matter to be looked into. They have yet to respond. You may want to update your list and discourage writers from this market. 10 months waiting for a $20.00 payment is unacceptable."

Jock Sex (see First Hand)

Juggs (P) (see Leg Show)
462 Broadway 4th Floor
New York, NY 10013

Kinky (see JLJ Comm)

Kinky People Places and Things (see Taste of Latex)

Leg Action (see Swank)

Leg Glamour, Inc. (P>
462 Broadway, 4th Fl
New York NY 1001
Editor, Dian Hanson

• A sample of their fiction leans toward hard femdom, humiliation, and denial.
• 12/98 update: "Dian Hanson sent me writer's guidelines for Leg Show magazine; I expect they've changed the title. She's at 212-966-8400, or slutsrus@echonyc.com. Besides LS and Juggs, Far East Publications also publishes Tight; I sold a 3000-word story to Tight for $400, $100 over their listed price, and found them speedy and professional -- they replied in 16 days and paid 48 days after that."
• 4/00 update: "Dian Hanson at Far East Pubications is indeed very, very nice to work with, and extremely swift and professional. The whole experience was, generally, more quick and professional (and lucrative) than 99% of my dealings with "literary" publishers."

Leg Parade (see American Art Enterprises)

Leg Scene (P)
Paradise Magazine
Suite 2208
350 Fifth avenue
New York, NY 10118
Editor, Linda E. Jacobs

Leg Sex (P) (see Score)

Leg Show (P)
155 Avenue of the Americas
New York, NY 10013

• pay rate: $300 for 2000-3000 words; takes 60 days; buys first-serial rights, payment on publication; submit on Mac-compatible disc, with typed, double-spaced hard copy; SASE with sufficient postage for return of ms. or reply; average reporting time one month; NO minors, incest or bestiality
• addressed as having come from MMG Services, INC.; 462 Broadway Suite 4000; New York, NY 10013-2697. This address and these guidelines would be appropriate for submissions for Leg Show, Juggs and Bust Out.

Leg Tease
REMI-MER LTD
P.O. Box 584
Amityville, NY 11701
Editor, Victoria Reeves

• 12/98 update - no reply in nine months

Letters (see JLJ Comm)

Letters Magazine (fiction and letters)
P.O. Box 1314
Teaneck, NJ 07666

• 12/98 update: "They publish 9 incest titles and a couple others, and pay $20 for 4-6 page letters and (occasionally, but not now) $125 for 10-14 page letters."

Lexington Library
355 Lexington Avenue
New York NY 10017
212-949-6850

• confession stories, publishers of Jive and Intimacy
• 12/98 update - address defunct

Liaison
Headline Book Publishing Ltd.
338 Euston Road
London NW1 3BH ENGLAND

Libido (E)
P.O. Box 146721
Chicago, I 60614
(or) 5318 N. Paulina Street
Chicago, IL 60640
ed. Marianna Beck and Jack Hafferkamp

• journal of the erotic arts and uses fiction, wordplay, photography, poetry, fine arts, essays, interviews and reviews dealing in sex and sensibility. Classy, quarterly, all orientations welcome, no exploitative or violent sex, stories 1000 - 3000 words, max 5000, poetry (all styles, but they use VERY LITTLE poetry), essays should be 1000 - 2000 words, reviews of current books, films, music should be 400 - 800 words, pays 2 copies, sample issue $7, one yr sub., $26
• -- 2/02 - closed to subs

• Email stories to: literoticaffeine@yahoo.com only
• Include both email and snail mail address on submission
• Send submissions in standard ASCII format (no HTML) as part of the message body -- no attachments or alternate word processor formats will be accepted.
• LC pays a small honorarium of $10 - $25 generally 2 weeks after publication
• Print out and sign the release (see below) and send to: LC, c/o Digital Enterprises, Box 1074, Laguna Beach, CA 92652-1074 (no stories will be published without a release)
• Spell check and Grammar check is a must
• Proofread, proofread, proofread -- catch all the mistakes that spell check and grammar check don't catch. We are not a high-paying market and, yes, we are a lazy bunch of scoundrel editors, so the more we have to work on your stories, the less you get paid!
• Length of stories accepted are 750 words to 5000 words
• Submit only 1 story at a time
• Writers who have their work accepted for publication grant LC / Digital Enterprises First North American Serial Rights, a one time, non-exclusive use of Electronic Rights, and first anthology rights. All other rights revert to you, where they belong.
• If you reprint the piece elsewhere, we do ask that you cite LC as the first place of publication--also, as a courtesy, please wait at least 3 months before reprinting it.
• We are also interested in work that has been previously published, but please notify us in advance of the story^? publishing history.
• All published works are archived online at the LC / Digital Enterprise^? site/s. The archives will not be updated if you edit your piece after publication.
• A brief bio is optional but appreciated
• We respond promptly, but do not offer comments or suggestions.
• We do not read simultaneous submissions, that is, material submitted at the same time to other editors so please do not send such submissions.
• You must be the original author and own the copyright to your submission
• No bestiality, underage, violence, or gross stories will be accepted
• We are looking for fairly classy, literary short erotic stories that conform to all of the literary rules as other short stories.

Little, Brown and Company
Brettenham House, Lancaster Place
London WC2E 7EN U.K.
+44 (171) 911 8000

• publisher: X Libris imprint (erotica)

Mandate
A Mavety title
155 Avenue of the Americas
New York, NY

Mandate Stallion (see Mavety)

Manscape (see First Hand)

Masquerade Books
801 Second Avenue
New York, NY 10017
Ph: (212) 986-5100
Fx: (212) 986-7355

• 2/00 update -- notes that they are no longer accepting new material, and points you to http://www.eroticbooksociety.com/; we must consider them dead in the water.

Mavety Magazine Group
462 Broadway, Suite 4000
New York City, NY 10013
New Editor in Chief: Doug McClemont
212-966-8400

• they publish Playguy, Honcho, Mandate, Juggs, Tight, etc...and someone there has a clue and they aren't afraid of sf/fantasy. You must invoice them for payment (ditto Puritan). Also, they count by pages and want stories 12-20 pages long.
• 12/98 update - "Heat and Stallion no longer exist. In regard to the five gay mags, they shortened the length to 6-13 pages, but they still sometimes accept unusual stuff. Romance-oriented submissions seem to get rejected a lot. They like it kinky and unsentimental!"
• 4/01 update - "To date, I've sold six gay erotic stories to them. They've been consistent in paying upon publication. Check is mailed 2-4 weeks after you receive a complimentary copy of the magazine your story is featured in. Story length is 10-13 double-spaced pages. New editor is Gordon Wallace. Managing editor is Scott Harrah. They accept submissions by e-mail at TorsoMag@aol.com . Very good to work with."
• 4/04 update - "Scott Harrah is no longer there, Jerry Rosco replaced him. I'm selling stories to them. They pay $150 per story."

Mayfair (P)
2 Archer Street
London
W1V 8JJ
Editor: Steve Shields

• "I am not so sure if it takes porn stories but there are a lot of stories in the mag and a lot of letters that are pretty obviously not written by readers. It may be worth enquiring. Its tastes are for pretty regular hetero men, no fetishes, etc."
• "sent them an enquiry, and recieved a reply saying all their stories were supplied (free) by readers." (3/01)

Men Only (P)
2 Archer Street
London
W1V 8JJ
Editor: Mike Collier

• "This is a men's magazine that looks for explicit sex stories, no erotic literature. It likes straight sex, lots of emphasis on penetrative intercourse. None of the usual taboos subjects (rape, bestiality, pedophilia etc.)"

Mid-Night (see JLJ Comm)

Mr. Male Review (P)

Museum of Sex (E)
The Position.com
The Museum of Sex, a work-in-progress in New York City, will launch an online full-service sex magazine in January 2000. The Position.com seeks quality gay, straight and bi erotic fiction by men and women. Send unpublished stories only of 1500-2000 words double spaced hard copy with disk to Editor Marcy Sheiner, 337 17th Street, Suite 101, Oakland, CA 94612. No deadline, ongoing. Payment will be around $250 per story.

Naughty Neighbors (P) (see Score)

Nerve Magazine ("Literate Smut") (E)
www.nervemag.com

• "having spent some time perusing their offerings, I have to say that it is one of the best sites on the Web that I've seen for such things. They have managed to attract a number of prominent authors and photographers and reviewers, (Norman Mailer, Jocelyn Elders, and Barbara Vaughn come to mind). As I understand it, it is currently a "free" site being paid for by venture capital and advertising, but I believe that the contributors are actually being paid. Even if not, if you have the time I might consider it something that would be worth some of my time to support."

Nexus (see Virgin Publishing)

Nugget (see Gent)

Obelesk Books/Triangle Titles (E)
POB 1118
Elkton, MD,21922-1118
http://www.netgsi.com/users/obelesk

• OBELESK BOOKS "... has a well-deserved reputation for publishing controversial but worthy stories on the cutting edge of speculative fiction."--Barrett
• Obelesk often publishes erotic stories in its small-press anthologies, pays a little

Olympia Publishing (P)
Josephine Scott, Commissioning Editor
36 Union Street
Ryde
Isle of Wight
PO33 2LE U.K.

• Bondage/SM/CP genre fiction: bias toward male-dom, but some fem-dom and tv. Usual taboos: no minors, incest, bestiality, extreme violence, etc.
• Publishes novels (30,000 words) and anthologies (stories of 4000-6000 words packaged in book form).
• Pays 25 pounds (approx $40) per story; for novelettes and novels, pays on a royalty basis (typically 80 p - 1UKP per mail order sale). Send on IBM PC disk, saved to text or ASCII.
• currently (7/96) beset by financial difficulties due to law enforcement agencies coming in and seizing their stock and charging them with obscenity. One writer reports that 'I have not been impressed by Josephine Scott, the editor, who charges 33% commission for repping your work to British houses. I have yet to see a copy of or receive payment on an illustrated novella I sold them that was due out last wall).
• Another writer notes: Currently (August 97) they seem to be recovering from last year's setbacks, and are particularly looking for fem-dom novels to start a thematic line. There's still a long delay between acceptance and publication, but they've always been up-front about this. I've no complaints about my dealings with Josephine, and have never heard of this 33% commission.

On Our Backs (E)
Editor: Athena Dourie
Publisher: HAF Enterprises (publishers of "Girlfriends")

• 10/97 - definitely dead. :(
• 2/98 update -- resurrected! Expected to be out again around May of this year...

Open Forum (P)
P.O. Box 8343
Athens (Omonia)
GR-10010, GREECE

Options
ARA Publishing Corporation
P.O. Box 470
Port Chester, NY 10573
Editor, Diana Sheridan

• bisexual, mostly m/m, some f/f, lllittle threesomes, no m/f. 2000-3000 first person, safe sex (no unprotected oral sex), unless pre-AIDS and must be clearly specified pre-AIDS. Byline must match name of main character if mentioned. $100. Shorter length preferred.

Oui (articles, fiction and letters) (P)
Jack Lisa 305-557-0071
Editor
Oui Magazine
Firestone Publishing
1411 Commerce Way
Suite 420
Miami Lakes FL 33016

• updated 8/18/98

Oui Letters (see above)

The Outbound Press, Inc.
231 W. 29th Street, Rm 905
New York, NY 10001-52099

• interested in bondage, domination and sadomasochism

Paramour Magazine (E)
P.O. Box 949
Cambridge, MA 02140-0008
617-499-0069
paramour@paramour.com
Publisher/Editor: Amelia Copeland

• July '96, editor says that Paramour is loooking for more writing and photo/art submissions of non-hetero, non-vanilla subject matter. Are also looking for more explicit photos, including those that show interaction.
• pays in copies, looks classy
• 1/99 update: "Paramour responds with "No longer publishing, Sorry." when asked for submission guidelines."

Penthouse (P)
11 Penn Plaza
12th Floor
New York, NY 10001
Penthouse, Editor -- Peter Bloch
Penthouse Special Publications, Editor -- Don Myrus (this includes Penthouse Forum, Best of Forum, Penthouse Letters (up to 3000 words), Hot Talk (up to 3000 words) and a few other mainly pictorial books)
Penthouse Variations, Editor -- Barbara Pizio

• address updated 3/97
• under 3,000, *only* 1st person, pays up to $400, do not buy letters, only stories, various mags; very definite tastes
• write for guidelines
• Penthouse Bedtime Stories, pays $1000 for 2000 words (12/98 update: no longer printing fiction, but may be going on-line)
• address updated 12/98
• 1298 update: One writer notes that: "Victoria McCarty is kinda harsh. :)= They want fiction that doesn't feel like fiction -- 'we don't really use fictionalized style, or even erotic short stories per se, but rather a kind of piece which is similar, but wouldn't have as much created dialogue, and sounds much more intentionally focused on the variation from beginning to end.' Very narrow."
• 3/01 update: Barbara Pizio has taken over from V. McCarty

Permeable Press
# 4, 47 Noe St.
San Francisco, CA 94114-1017.
(415) 255-9765.
Publisher: Brian Clark.

• Publishes trade paperback originals. "Permeable publishes 'high risk' fiction that other publishers cannot stomach, but which is too good to go unpublished."
• 9/18/97 update: reported as defunct. :(
• 4/18/98 update: not defunct, but rather quiet; moved to Idaho.

picturerotica.com (E)
Contact: Celeste Alessandro
Media Arts Ltd.
Frejgatan 13
114 79 Stockholm
Sweden
celeste@picturerotica.com
fax: +44.870.132.4011

• actively seeking works from published or unpublished authors of high quality erotica for publication as erotic e-books; all of the books that we produce will be fully accompanied throughout with high quality photography that illustrates the novels; we are looking for well-written steamy novellas of between 30,000 and 35,000 words
• pays $300 for the first year minimum, with an addition of $300 annually until the title is deleted
• full guidelines on-site at http://www.picturerotica.com

Pink Flamingo Publications
-- pay royalties only 20% of retail $9.95 or 40% of wholesale $5 "We are always looking for quality erotica writers. If you would like to submit work for consideration, please write or email Lizbeth for our writer's guidelines BEFORE sending us your submissions. We are interested in manuscripts of 45,000-58,000 words. We do not accept individual short stories.
lisbeth@pinkflamingo.com"

Playboy (a little hard to define, but they do print erotica)
919 North Michigan Avenue
Chicago, IL 60611

• $2000 to $5000 per story. Don't go swamping them with submissions. Playboy is one of the top fiction markets, and are very very picky. No poetry, plays, fairy tales, extremely experimental stories, outright porn. 1,000 to 6,000 words. Brief cover with publishing credits. Response time 6-8 weeks.

Players Magazine (P)
8060 Melrose Avenue
Los Angeles, CA 90046

• black-oriented articles/fiction

Playgirl
Managing Editor
Playgirl
801 Second Avenue
New York, NY 10017

• erotic fiction 1500-2000 words sizzling sex scenes related to female sexual self-expressions to managing editor.
• Playgirl Fantasy Forum Editor - Kristine Garcia (5/21/98)
• Fantasy Forum is our erotic fiction department, written solely by our readers. Each month, we choose four fantasies to be published. One of the four will be chosen as Fantasy of the Month.
• The Fantasy of the Month author will receive $100, all others, $25. It is the perfect forum for unpublished writers to get their work read.
• This section is devoted to female fantasies and pleasures of the flesh. Be createive, wild, and uninhibitied in your writings. Write what turns you on, not what you think turns other people on. All submissions considered must be sexually explorative fantasies that empower, enlighten, and entertain.
• Any fantasies that involve pain, degredation, or extreme negativity will not be published.
• Fantasies need to be in the first person, and form the female perspective using "I"
• Please mark evelopes with "Fantasy Forum." All submissions become property of Playgirl and will not be returned. We regret that not all submissions will be acknowledged.
• All entries MUST include your name, address and telephone number. E-mail is optional.
• Send fantasies to: Playgirl, Fantasy Forum, 9th Floor, 801 Second Avenue, New York, NY 10017
• 12/19/03: writer notes, insufficient address, no forwarding address

Playguy (see Mavety)

Plumpers (see Gent)

Pleasure Bound Forum (see Olympia Publishing)

Porno Pen
Editor, Bill Brent (publisher of Black Book and Black Sheets)
Mailing address: (please don't mention Porno Pen on mailing material)
Black Books
P.O. Box 31155
San Francisco, CA 94131

• newsletter for erotic writers, poets, illustrators...with the initial focus to list current and ongoing calls for submissions from anthologies, magazines, etc. He hopes to eventually expand to include industry news, classifieds, and some showcase writing, all in aid of providing a networking resource for 'the growing erotic publishing community.'
• second issue is six xeroxed pages, both sides; lists calls for writing by Gerry Gomez (DogStarGirl), Flying Cowboy Anthologies, Queer View Mirror II, Blue Blood, Leatherwomen III, Bending the Landscape, the Susie Bright projects, X2C, Anything that Moves, Voudoir Noir, and Cuir Underground. In each instance he gives a thumbnail of the publication, describes what type of submission(s) they are accepting, and discusses their terms. He has comments on submission etiquette and format rules.
• planning a bimonthly publication schedule. Six issues - $14. Sample - $3. Checks or money orders payable to Black Books.

The Position.com (see Museum of Sex)

Powerplay (see Brush Creek Media)

Puritan Magazine (P)
Index Publishing
Editor, Jeff Chudyk
jchudyk@fast.net

• pays well, bimonthly, doesn't accept much freelance work. $950/9000 word novella, erotic; $300 for short stories, porn; $125 for letters written in their format. Also interested in articles for tech column and others. Pitch to editor before submitting anything.

Rainbow Sex (see First Hand)

Rear View (see American Art Enterprises)

Round Up (see Brush Creek Media)

Sassy Ladies (P)
@ DS Enterprises
Box 4516
Lexington, KY 40544
Spanking stories only, by female authors only. No character under 18 if the story contains sex. Pays 1 cent per word. - apparently no longer in print (6/3/02)

The Score Group (P)
Editor: John Fox
1629, NW 84th Avenue
Miami, Florida 33126
Phone: (305) 662-5959
Fax: (305) 662-5952

• publishes four men's magazines: Score, Voluptuous, Naughty Neighbors (all three 13 times a year), and Leg Sex (bimonthly, Editor, Joe Monks).
  • SCORE/VOLUPTUOUS/NAUGHTY NEIGHBORS/LEG SEX: We recommend studying sample copies (available on the newsstand or send $7, which includes shipping & handling, to this office) of the magazines. Fiction pieces should be written in a first-or third-person-style narrative. Fiction stories should be written in a professional manner and contain at least two sex scenes, the first scene beginning within the first four pages. Send manuscripts by mail to our editorial offices for consideration. Please provide SASE. We report in four weeks. Send hard copy of fiction submissions. We especially need non-fiction subject matter about male sexual interests such as male sexual health subjects or traditional male entertainment (i.e., gambling). We suggest querying first on non-fiction submissions, but unsolicited manuscripts are welcome.
  • SUBJECT NEEDS FOR SCORE/VOLUPTUOUS: Both magazines showcase big-breasted nude models. The main female character should have huge breasts, and the story should focus on detailed descriptions of her breasts with lots of tit-play. The readers should be able to easily identify with the main male character. The female characters in Voluptuous have to be naturally endowed (no augmentation) and can be somewhat on the plump side. Subject matter for SCORE's non-fiction pieces include on-location reports for porn shoots, reviews of strip clubs (major, international cities only please), etc. As mentioned above, please query first regarding non-fiction topics.
  • SUBJECT NEEDS FOR NAUGHTY NEIGHBORS: Naughty Neighbors showcases only unpublished amateur models of all ages and all types, usually in at-home, girl-next-door situations. Stories should stress exhibitionism, voyeurism, swinging, encounters (i.e., bored housewife's tryst with a mailman), and other similar themes. As mentioned above, please query first regarding non-fiction topics.
  • SUBJECT NEEDS FOR LEG SEX: Leg Sex is a kinky fetish magazine that focuses on hips, heels and all points in-between. Fiction stories should focus on fetishes (author should have a strong understanding of leg or foot fetishes) and/or light female domination. Non-fiction stories can focus on such topics as leg/foot fashion, foot-binding, performance art, etc. Word Count: 2500-4000 (double-spaced). Pay Scale: $350-$500 (payment upon publication, which buys one-time rights).
• Note: With the exception of Leg Sex, Canadian censorship restrictions apply. Taboo subject matter includes degradation, pain, bondage, and pregnancy. (!)
• 12/98 update: A writer notes: "I usually deal with [name deleted by request], sometimes with Manuel Pila. Professional and speedy; I sold them two stories, and everything went smoothly -- not a word of editing on the second. They seem to have acquired some new titles, Babyface (teens) and 30Something ("older" women), but I don't know their fiction needs. My guidelines say Leg Sex is monthly, btw."

Screw (articles/letters)
43 West 24th Street
New York, NY 10010

Sensual Aspirations (E)
Domn8me189@aol.com or SensualAspirations@juno.com or visit theæwebsite

• Fiction between 500 and 5000 words. Subject matter pertaining mainly to bondage type scenarios. Includes Dom/sub, mind control, non-consensual/rape, FemDom, fantasy, M/M, F/F. Anything well written will be considered, but the main focus is bondage, and "the not so accepted" fantasies.
• Poetry must be erotic in nature, b&d oriented a major plus, no depressing prose will be considered. Short, to the point, sexual, sensual, not necessarily "graphic". We are in need of more stories than poetry at the moment, so send no more than 5 at a time.
• Payment. As this is brand "spankin" new and funded totally by me, (funds? What are THOSE!?), payment at this time consists of contributor copies, and my sincere gratitude.
• Email submissions are accepted, (within the body of the e-mail, no file submissions) however, no submission will be published withOUT a signed consent.

S.H.E. (Scarlett Hill Enterprises) (P)
P.O. Box 369
Somerset, NJ 08875
Attn: Mike Constantine

• Two different folks run the same enterprise. Spanking and bondage/dominance stories only. No character under 18 if the story contains sex. Pays on sliding scale.
• 12/98 address update.
• 12/98 update: pays in copies or 1.25 cents per word; 'If the story is truly exceptional, we can talk.'
• Editor Barb Brat writes: "Most of the spanking stories are owards discipline, but we are looking for a variety of spanking stories dealing in fun spankings, foreplay spankings leading to some sexual content, etc. We are not, however, looking for sexual stories with some spanking. And all of our stories are for adults only and no spanking of children or juveniles is accepted unless it is a remembrance." 2000 to 6000 words.

Signet (this includes erotica)

• Signet is a mass market commerical paperback list which was begun by Penguin in 1992. It is an extremely broad and varied list and Luigi...
• 12/98 update - this series has died. :(

Silver Moon Books
Editor, Pentland Hick
P.O. Box CR25
Leeds LS7 3TN
ENGLAND
0532 623391

• S/M novels

Skin

Slick (see American Art Enterprises)

Slippery When Wet
Sorel H.
P.O. Box 348
New York, NY 10009

• bisexual/pansexual
• 9/18 update: if this exists at all, it's on-line only now

Small Tops Magazine
MAGCORP
9015 Glen Oaks Road
Sun Valley, CA 91352
818-504-2452
Supervising Manager, Park K. Danielson
Fiction editor, A.J. Cohen

• fiction seems to be 2000 words or so, heterosexual porn, with a bit of story. Small tops refers to smaller breasted women.
• 12/98 update. A writer notes: "Magcorp publishes Amateur Hours as well as ST, both of which "feature stories which relate to 'real' people." They take 3000-4000 word stories and pay $150; I sold a story to Amateur Hours and got paid within weeks of sending my invoice. A.J. seems to be a sweet guy -- he told me, "Thanks very much for the wonderful story -- we love it!" It was a lesbian story, btw, so they don't just accept het porn."

SM Stories (see Olympia Publishing)

Stag
888 Seventh Avenue
New York, NY 10106

Steam, A Quarterly Journal for Men
Scott O'Hara, Editor/Publisher
STEAM
PDA Press Inc., Route 2
Box 1215
Cazenovia, I 53924
Steam.roller@studs.com (unclear if this is Scott or PDA)

• Administers Porn Press Awards intended for gay or bisexual men interested in sex in public places (i.e., beaches, bathhouses, tearooms, etc. Interested in fiction, articles, and memoirs about the same. Especially uses articles with exhaustive reviews of the various hot spots in a particular geographic area, eg., New Orleans, Antwerp, Moscoww, Guadalajara and Washington D.C. were reviewed in a recent issue.
• 9/18 update: if this exists at all, it's on-line only now
• 5/28/98 update: I'm informed that it's been dead for years.
• 2003 update - defunct as of 1997

Sugah (see Gent)

Swank (P)
210 Route 4 East
Suite 401
Paramus, NJ 07652
201-843-4004

• fiction seems to run about 6-10 pages, pays $300, poor response time; address updated 7/96; publishes Leg Action
• 12/98 update; currently overstocked on fiction.

Swap (see American Art Enterprises)

Swing (see American Art Enterprises)

Taste of Latex
PO Box 35010
Phoenix, AZ 85069-5010
Editor: Deena Moore.

• This address is for Taste of Latex, Bitches with Whips, and Kinky People Places and Things. The managing editor, Mavis, has remained in Seattle, so I think their Seattle PO Box may have also remained open. Taste of Latex does not pay handsomely, but they are one of the few pansexual almost-anything goes kind of markets that pays anything. Bitches with WHips and KPPT do not generally pay anything, though they do trade ads.
• 3/97, Taste of Latex is "on hiatus", although the other three magazines are still being published regularly. Bitches With Whips takes (preferably long, suitable for serialization) fiction, and wants experience-based nonfiction and fiction from mistresses ad subs. Their fourth magazine, TV Connection, is looking for a makeup columnist. (Probably little or no $$$, but would be fun if you're into it.)
• 10/97, they also publish a cross-dressing magazine

Tearoom Sex (see First Hand)

Titan Books
4244 Dolbern Street
London, SE1 0UP
+44 (171) 620 0200

• publisher: Eros Plus imprint (general erotica)
• 12/98 update: no longer publishing their EROS series

TPA (see JLJ Comm)

Turn-Ons
313 West 53rd Street
New York, NY 10019

• 11/97; address defunct

Uncommon Desires Newsletter (E)
Ophelia Editions
P.O. Box 2377
New York NY 10185
(212) 505-6985

• magazine about desire for underage females (same or different gender), looking for fiction and poetry which is intelligently written, sensitive in approach, and non-coercive in spirit and about the sexuality/sensuality/eroticism of young girls; no portrayals of girls as in pornography or universalizing one's own fear or dislike of sex to all girls/women

Uniform Sex (see First Hand)

Uniform Tales (see First Hand)

Vanity Publications (Canyon Publishing?)
476 P.A.S.
New York, NY

• publishes Vibrations, Family Touch, and a number of different titles. Don't buy a lot, pay well, looking for standard 'personal experience letters', they like stories with some watersports, and they are the very devil to get the checks from -- be prepared for long waits and fights. As of a few years ago, paying $125-150/article.
• 11/97, writer notes that "They fucked me out of several thousand after using over forty of my stories. After many phone calls, I finally gave up. I'm not sure, but I think they are going by the name of Canyon Publishing now. Writers BEWARE!"

Velvet-Rose Press
Postfach 1107
D-27314 Hoya
Germany

Vibrations (see Vanity Publications)

Video View
P.O. Box 15608
North Hollywood, CA 91615

Virgin Publishing
Editor, Kerri Sharp
Black Lace Editor
Virgin Publishing Ltd.
Thames Wharf Studios
Rainville Road
London W6 9HT
U.K.
+44 (181) 968 7554
-- U.S. Distribution Company
London Bridge
General Distribution Services Inc.
854 River Dock Drive
Suite 202
Buffalo, NY 14207

• publisher: Black Lace imprint (erotic fiction for (and by) women); Nexus imprint (general erotica); Idol Line
• From a personal letter "We usually pay 1000 pounds for world rights, set against a royalty of 7.5% with an escalator and 25,000 copies. A typical book will sell c. 10,000 copies in its first year and three or four thousand copies a year after that. We quite often sell foreign righs, particularly to the US and to Eastern Europe."
• 12/98 update: Black Lace are the only mainstream outlet in the U.K. still publishing lots of erotica. They are launching a newseries for lesbians called Sapphire in Spring '99. New address.

Voluptuous (see Score)

Watersports (see First Hand)

WHAP! Magazine: Women Who Administer Punishment Ms. Keri Pentauk RETRO SYSTEMS PO Box 69491 Los Angeles, CA 90069 whap@hooked.net

• WHAT TO DO FIRST
  "If you're interested in submitting a piece of writing to WHAP! Magazine, we must first insist that you familiarize yourself with our unique style. You can do so by reading all of the story selections posted at our website or by purchasing the magazine. If you are then inspired to write for us - or think you have something in your files that might appeal to us - we encourage you to either query us or send us your submission. If you are not familiar with the style of the magazine, please do not submit to us.
• THE KIND OF WRITING WE WANT TO BUY (HINT, HINT)
  We are most interested in writing that has the flavor of a 1940s-50s women's magazine, such as Good Housekeeping or Women's Home Companion. Keep in mind that 90% of what we publish is written from a woman's perspective for a female audience. This can include things like...
  • "How to" articles on any method of maternal discipline
  • "How to" articles on housework, cooking and other forms of hubbywork
  • Profiles of maternal disciplinarians (photos are a big plus)
  • Interviews with maternal disciplinarians (your local dominatrix? Include photos)
  • Short stories with a maternal discipline theme (especially from the perspective of a female first-person narrator)
  • Practical, imaginative punishment assignments for naughty hubbies to complete
  • Disciplinary dilemmas (especially domestic scenarios that evoke the "Can This Marriage Be Saved"/Ladies Home Journal style)
• TECHNICAL REQUIREMENTS
  Unlike some women, size does not matter to us. We'll buy your novella if it inspires us and we might also buy your advice tidbit or top ten list. Your submission must only be typewritten and heartfelt. Send it to us via e-mail, snail mail, or on a floppy disk. Submissions accompanied by photos or illustrations will be given special consideration - and command a higher fee. Please include an appropriately sized SASE if you would like your manuscript returned.
• WHEN YOU CAN EXPECT TO HEAR BACK FROM US
  Give us 90 days to contact you, though you may hear from us well before then. Please don't nag us.
• PAYMENT AND RIGHTS
  Generally speaking, we pay $100 upon acceptance for submissions over 500 words. For submissions less than 500 words (top ten lists, punishment assignments) we pay $50 upon acceptance. We pay double these amounts for submissions accompanied by good quality artwork or photographs. Our writers also receive two complimentary copies of the issue in which their submission appears.
• Once we purchase your submission, we own all rights to it."

X Family Letters (see JLJ Comm)

-X Libris
Editor Helen Goodwin
Brettenham House
Lancaster Place
WC2E 7EN

• massmarket erotic imprint called X Libris, looking for non-sexist erotica
• 6/97 update; "bought up for more than the next year and aren't reading new subs at the moment (I hear from a friend that they aren't even sending out authors' guidelines)"
• 12/98 update: has been re-named X Rated. It is now aimed at men and they will be taking on no new authors. They have reduced output to 4 new novels and 2 omnibus editions per year, but using existing authors only.

Yellow Silk (E)
Editor, Lily Pond
Journal of Erotic Arts
verygraphics
Box 6374
Albany, CA 94706

• No limit to length. Erotica, including ethnic, experimental, fantasy, humorous, mainstream novel excerpts, and science fiction. Pays $10 minimum, up to $500, and 3 copies. Looking for fresh and insightful, with character. One writer notes that she finds their stories rather dull.
• 1/97 - Yellow Silk has recently ceased being a magazing and is now an annual book published by HarperCollins, with the first one scheduled to come out in June 97.

Again, all emendations, additions appreciated. -- Mary Anne

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