Taking Submissions: Romancing the Rainbow

Deadline: December 1st, 2023 Payment: Royalties Theme: All ages to PG-13 romance on the LBGTQ+ spectrum in any genre There are tons of boy meets girl stories that we see, all the time, from the moment we can start paying attention. From famous novels and movies to TV shows and commercials. And for the people those stories are applicable to, they are “lessons” or templates for those kinds of interactions, for how the boy and girl can or should or could interact, even when fictitious and obviously untrue. But for the rest of us who do not fall easily into the boy/girl combination, there are very few examples of “How do I meet them?” “What do I say?” “How can I tell if they like me, or even if they are like me?” “How do I deal with…?” And those are tough questions for anyone, let alone people who don’t have good examples to learn from, who don’t have easy guidelines to follow, who don’t have any experience to build upon. I would like to put together an anthology of those kinds of stories: first time meetings, of people who fall somewhere on the all-inclusive LBGTQ+ spectrum, that lead to healthy relationships. I would prefer these were romantic stories of meeting and falling in love, though I recognize that may not apply to everyone, or may not apply in the same way. And that’s part of the issue. Not everything does apply to everyone. And for those trying to find their way, a good story about that particular path may mean everything to them. And I hope we can help provide that. I realize we are talking about representation here, but I want to normalize it. I want stories, that show a reader they are “not alone” in who they...
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