Zombie stories are hot right now… and here at Torquere Press we think they could be even hotter! Get your delicious brains churning, and give us your unique, zombie-themed love stories! Is your hero a zombie-slayer — or is he in love with one? Maybe your hero is desperately searching for a cure to save an infected loved one. Maybe he’s the one making the zombies in the first place. Maybe he’s even a zombie himself!
These are the stories we want to showcase in “He Loves Me for My Brainsss”, a new anthology of sexy, romantic m/m stories about men finding love in the face of a zombie crisis. All settings and heat ratings are welcome, but we’re looking for strong characters in fully realized, happy-ending stories with a little more zing to them than the “survivors meet and fall in love” stock standard. Note: While it is true that the undead can be sexy, and it is also true that part of the fun of zombies is their gross-out factor, we ask that you avoid combining these two elements directly, in order to appeal to the widest possible audience.
Any word count from 5000 words and up is welcome, no stories shorter than the minimum please. Stories should be sent to the email address listed on submission page with Brainsss Anthology in the subject line. Deadline for submission is October 1, 2012 for a projected January 2013 publication. Stories will be contracted for first time print and electronic rights, and payment will be
$50.00 US plus contributor copies. Please see our general submission guidelines for how to format your submission.
