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Hi guys and gals,

Just wanted to pass along the new submission calls that came out from EC:

HOT PINK

Step aside, alpha studs. This series celebrates the exhilarating and
unique beauty of lesbian love, featuring heroines who believe no one can
appreciate — or stimulate — the female body better than another
woman. Couples or ménage allowed, as long as they all share the same
gender — female!

~ Length: 20K – 45K words

~ Deadline for both internal/external submissions: 11/1/2013 (earlier is
preferred)
~ External submissions should be sent to submissions @ ellorascave .
com (minus spaces; include Hot Pink in the subject line)
~ Most stories will release under our Spectrum (GLBT) Line, but other
Lines considered *except* EC for Men

~ All sub-genres and themes welcome

~ Stories release in June 2014

MERRY MENAGE

Christmas crushes, Hanukkah hotties, Kwanzaa kinksters and New
Year's naughtiness — all winter holidays are welcome in this
series that's an homage to ménage. Threesomes, foursomes and
moresomes abound, in any gender combination that makes the season sexy!

~ Length: 20K – 45K words

~ Deadline for both internal/external submissions: 4/15/14 (earlier is
preferred)

~ External submissions should be sent to submissions @ ellorascave . com (minus
spaces; include Merry Menage in the subject line)

~ All time periods, Lines and sub-genres accepted

~ All stories must have a ménage as an integral part of the story

~ Stories must be set during a year-end holiday, and include elements
reflecting it

~ Stories release in December 2014

Thank you,
Raelene Gorlinsky, Publisher
 

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Is there an age limit for authors? I think I saw one before that wanted people to be either over 21 or over 25. Thanks
 

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The author age requirement for pretty much every publisher has to be 21 (and especially for erotica) because in most US states, a person under 21 can't enter into a legally binding contract. Anyone under 21 would need to have the contract signed by a parent or legal guardian. I think most erotica pubs would worry about lawsuits from family members of a minor. Sorry. :(
 

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And a new submission call:

Soliciting submissions for our VaVa Boomers special theme! Internal (existing EC
authors) and external subs welcome, so tell all your writer acquaintances.
[Permission given to re-post this message on appropriate writer online sites,
discussion loops, etc.]

VaVa Boomers

Sexy seniors. Mature heroines and heroes have the benefit of experience and
well-developed skills! These over-fifty heroines show that love and lust last a
lifetime.

~ Length: 10K – 70K words

~ Deadline for both internal/external submissions: 2/1/14 (earlier is preferred)

~ Heroines must be 50+ as "real" age—no immortal vampires, hundred-year-old
shapeshifters, or twenty-somethings who've been in an enchanted sleep for fifty
years, please! No older woman/younger man stories—heroes could be a few years
younger to many years older than heroine, but the story is not about their age
difference. (Could also be two heroines or two heroes. :)

~ Most EC Lines and subgenres welcome.

~ Stories release in September 2014.

Consult with your editor if you have any questions.

Sincerely,
Raelene Gorlinsky, Publisher
 

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Ah, in England it tends to be 18 from what I've seen, or simply not stated. I suppose America has different ages of majority for different states. My bad!
 

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The author age requirement for pretty much every publisher has to be 21 (and especially for erotica) because in most US states, a person under 21 can't enter into a legally binding contract. Anyone under 21 would need to have the contract signed by a parent or legal guardian. I think most erotica pubs would worry about lawsuits from family members of a minor. Sorry. :(

Are you absolutely sure about that? I was under the impression that you could now form a legally binding contract starting at 18. That impression seems to be confirmed here: Note the statement "a minor is now anyone under the age of 18."

I've certainly heard of published authors who were younger than 18. I would presume their parents or guardians needed to co-sign the contract in some way.

I have not heard of published erotica authors younger than 18, but I would think between 18 and 21 is OK.
 

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As I say, it's a state-by-state thing on what's considered an adult. If the publisher is okay with 18, that's fine. But there are some states where it wouldn't be acceptable. :Shrug:
 

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I'm not aware of any states where 18 isn't the age to enter into legal contracts (though emancipated minors may get exceptions to do it earlier). I think the problem is that in some states the age limit to view or participate in pornography is 21, though this is also 18 in my state and most others. The actual legality of an 18yo publishing erotica would probably depend on the state in which both they and the publisher were located, but I know 18yos do appear in pornographic videos, so it certainly isn't universally illegal.
 

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I know for a fact that under 18s can publish, and sometimes without consent. I just thought that erotica would be different, as some sites make it plain that they won't accept work from people below a certain age. I guess for the next couple of years I'll just have to check things before writing :( Cheers guys!
 

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I thought a guardian has to sign if you are under 18 and I am sure that no US publisher would be comfortable accepting an erotic work from someone under 18. In the UK, Canada, some of Australia and in New Zealand the legal age of consent is 16 so possibly a UK or Canadian erotica or erotic romance publisher would consider work from a 17 year old.
 
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