OUTCAST PRESS SUBMISSIONS ARE CURRENTLY CLOSED
We will open in a few months for Slut Vomit II: An Anthology of Sex Work
If you want to start brainstorming for that, we want diverse stories
2-7K words long
with unusual fetishes
a strong, realistic, non-cliche first person voice
memoir-esque, humorous, violent, and/or heartfelt pieces welcome
Here are some themes we're wish-listing:
feeder fetish
amputee/transabled fetish
period fetish
car pedal pumping fetish
sneeze fetish
necrophiles
chem sex addicts
bimbofication (looking like a Real Doll)
looners a.k.a. balloonatics, helium heads
gigolos
foot hooker
food fetishist (ex. cake squashing)
lingerie or bikini model/ring girl life
non-American, non-straight characters
especially male and trans POVs
masseuse who gives happy endings
gay for pay workers
sex toy salesperson
phone sex operator
sexpert talk show host/columnist
lady boy culture
burlesque entertainer
WWI-1950s style pin-ups
host club/maid cafe workers
porn set cam crew
go-go/topless dancer
naked sushi girl/guy
paid companions (perhaps for disabled)
drink girl/oppai pub hostess
escort’s escort (their driver to hotels, parties, etc)
mud or jell-o wrestlers
virtual girlfriends/boyfriends
professional swingers
lot lizard
juice girls/scammers
OF manager/outsourced sexter
pimps/madames
porn reality show house competitions
AVN award hotel orgy escorts
Epstein Island-ish/cult setting
ping pong/donkey show setting
unconventional brothels
found footage/cannibal/snuff
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General Guidelines:
Outcast Press publishes prose that explores raw, dark, honest, shocking themes with original characters who have a flair for language. Broadly, we seek books that fall under the transgressive fiction and dirty realism genres, that which pushes boundaries with unpredictability. Thus, we don't believe in trigger warnings or the like.
Novels, Novellas, Memoirs (Roughly 30K—70K words),
180-250 6x9" single-spaced pages is the usual aim
Since we operate in a niche space, we want you to take chances, stories that take no prisoners and make no apologies. Yes, go there. If you think you go too far, then we’d love to consider your work. *We greatly prefer previously unpublished pieces*
Please email a detailed synopsis including what happens at the end and first three chapters. We will request a full manuscript if interested.
Short Story Collections (Roughly 40K-70K)
If you have a strong transgressive strain running through your collection, with a cohesive theme, we’d love to consider you.
Please send a synopsis of each story (explain the theme and how it links to the other pieces), and a sample of three stories. We will request the full collection if interested.
Poetry Collections
We seek poetry books we (or you) can illustrate that run about 70 pages long. We prefer a semi-modern, accessible, but not too simple style.
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Before submitting, we ask that you peruse our works to familiarize yourself with the themes and styles of writing we cherish. If you think we’d be a good home for your words, please submit:
a single-spaced,
12-pt Times New Roman font,
Word document (.docx or .doc)
via email to OutcastPressSubmissions@gmail.com
Email subject line: SUBMISSION TYPE - TITLE - YOUR NAME
In the body of the e-mail, please include:
- A third-person bio (50-150 words) about where you're from, what you normally write about, where you've been published, upcoming projects, and a fun fact about you or two.
- A photo of a book/magazine you were in so we can promote it
- Your social media handles and author websites
- No need to send personal info like your address or phone number.
IF ACCEPTED:
You agree to work w/ the editor on reasonable changes (i.e. adding details like the color of things, explaining vague phrases, etc.).
We ask that you credit Outcast Press as the original publisher should your work be re-published elsewhere.
You will always receive an authors' copy. If not directly, then digitally or sent credit to purchase a book in your home country.
As an author, you bring enormous value to the table. We're honored you’re considering us as a publisher. While we’re not in a financial position to extend advances, we offer a 50/50 royalty split. Operating on the traditional publishing model, we provide editing, cover design, formatting, illustration, and promotion at our expense. We live by the motto: money flows to the author.
As a small team, we can only do justice to around 4-6 manuscripts a year on top of our 2-3 yearly anthologies. If we reject your manuscript, it’s likely not because of quality. We’re open for subs until our 2025 calendar is full.
