OUTCAST PRESS SUBMISSIONS ARE CURRENTLY CLOSED
We are currently editing for
Slut Vomit II: An Anthology of Sex Work
coming out around October 15, 2024
Payment is $40 via PayPal + an author copy
We want diverse, unique stories
about 2-7K words long
with unusual fetishes
a strong, realistic voice.
Romantic, happy, silly, humorous, sexy or success stories are welcome
since we're pretty full with horror/sad crime escort/porn star stuff.
So here are
some themes to help you stand out:
feeder fetish
amputee/transabled fetish
period fetish
car pedal pumping fetish
sneeze fetish
necrophiles
chem sex addicts
bimbofication (looking like a Real Doll)
gigolos
food fetishist (ex. cake squashing)
lingerie or bikini model/ring girl life
non-US/UK, 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 boys
burlesque dancer
WWI-1950s style pin-ups
host(ess) club/maid cafe workers
porn set/cam crew
go-go/topless dancer
soapland/bathhouse encounters
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
groupies/star-fuckers
lot lizards
juice girls/scammers
OnlyFans 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/themed brothels
found footage/cannibal
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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.
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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 to non-anthology authors. 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.
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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.
