Editor: Kathleen Warnock
Payment: Honorarium of $100
Deadline: April 1, 2010

Kathleen Warnock is now accepting submissions for Best Lesbian Erotica 2011, to be published by Cleis Press in Fall 2010.

Submission Guidelines:
- Submit short stories, self-contained novel excerpts, other prose
- Unpublished material will be considered
- Previously published material will also be considered, provided it was or will be published between 9/1/2009 and 12/31/2010
- Submit two hard copies of each submission
- Include a cover page with: Author's Name, Pen Name (if applicable) Title of Submission(s), Address, Phone, and Email Address
- All submissions must be typed and double-spaced; number the pages.
- Each submission should be a maximum of 5,000 words (list word count on title page). You may print double-sided.
- You may submit up to 2 different pieces of work
- No email submissions will be accepted, except in the circumstances detailed below; you can email queries to Kwarnockble (at) gmail.com
- Manuscripts will not be returned

- VERY IMPORTANT: Any submission that is being simultaneously submitted to another annual erotica anthology (for example, The Ultimate Lesbian Erotica, Best Women's Erotica, etc.) will not be accepted. We will consider stories that have been published in other themed anthologies.

E-mail submissions:
You may submit your story via email (as a Word document or PDF) under the following conditions:

• You live outside of North America or Europe
• The cost of postage would be prohibitive from your home country
• The content of your submission may be illegal to send via postal mail in your home country

Submission Deadline:

Submissions will be accepted throughout the year. The final (postmark) deadline is April 1, 2010. All submissions will be responded to by the end of September. Early submissions are encouraged.

Mailing Information:

Send all submissions to:

Kathleen Warnock
31-64 21st St., #319
Long Island City, NY 11106
Attn: BLE2011

If mailing from the US, First Class mail is fine. If you require a confirmation other than the USPS Delivery Confirmation, please included a self-addressed stamped postcard (not an envelope). If mailing from Canada, Airmail or XpressPost USA are recommended.

Please note: April 1, 2010 is a postmark date. You don't need to overnight it as long as it is postmarked by then. If you are unable to make the postmark date, please email Kathleen to discuss the possibility of an extension.

Abou the editor: Kathleen Warnock is the new editor of the Best Lesbian Erotica series. Her work has also appeared in Rockrgrl, Best Lesbian Erotica, and Harrington Lesbian Fiction Quarterly. She is also an accomplished playwright. Her plays include To the Top (winner, South Carolina Playwrights Festival); Grieving for Genevieve (Midtown International Theater Festival) and Rock the Line (Emerging Artists Theatre).  She is a member of TOSOS II, the Dramatists Guild, the Publishing Triangle, Emerging Artists Theater, and a founder of En Avant Playwrights.