CENTER FOR SEX AND CULTURE

At CSC, new address at 1349 Mission between 9th and 10th
$5 suggested donation

Come share new or old work with us! We listen non-judgmentally and share our responses with any writer/reader who feels s/he/ze can benefit from peers' feedback. And it's great practice if you've been thinking about doing any public readings. We welcome writers of any experience level and every orientation. A Best of the Bay award-winning event! 4th Wednesdays.

Facilitated by Jen Cross (of Writing Ourselves Whole) and Carol Queen

Call For Submissions
Sex Still Spoken Here: More from the Erotic Reading Circle
Editors: Carol Queen, Jen Cross, Amy Butcher
Publisher: tbd
Deadline: Nov 1, 2011 (earlier submissions preferred)
Compensation: TBD (at minimum, each author receives a copy of the finished collection and we
will be sharing profits with contributors)

Editors Carol Queen, Jen Cross and Amy Butcher are collecting submissions for a second
anthology of hot writings from the latest incarnation of the Erotic Reading Circle. Have you
attended the Reading Circle in the last five years? We want your stories, poems, novel or
memoir excerpts. All sexual orientation, sexualities, and gender orientations welcome: we want
to showcase the diversity and power of writing that has been shared at the Circle. That being
said, please do not submit stories featuring sex with children. Submissions welcome and invited
from anyone who has shared their work at the ERC since 2006; we will read and consider all
submission, though we will prioritize work that has been read/shared at the Circle. Reprints will
be considered as long as you retain the rights to the work.

This follow-up to Sex Spoken Here (Down There Press, 1998) will consist of three parts: an
introduction to the Erotic Reading Circle (a conversation with the editors); an anthology of erotic
writing shared at the Circle in its latest incarnation; and a how-to manual for those wishing
to start an Erotic Reading Circle in their communities. We expect to release the book in both
electronic and print formats.

Keep in mind that there are three chances to attend the Erotic Reading Circle before the
deadline: August 24, September 28, October 26.

Payment: Because we don’t yet have a publisher confirmed, payment is still being determined;
we will share profits with contributors, and all contributors will receive at least one author’s copy
of the anthology on publication. Contract is for one-time rights.

How to submit: Include story title, byline, and the date when the piece (in any form) was shared
at the ERC (if it was) at top of first page. Send double spaced Times or Times New Roman 12
point black font Word document (.doc only, NOT .docx) OR RTF of 1,000-4,000 word story.
Indent the first line of each paragraph half an inch and double space (regular double spacing,
do not add extra lines between paragraphs or do any other irregular spacing). US grammar
(double quotation marks around dialogue, etc.) required. In the body of the email, please include
your legal name (and pseudonym if applicable), mailing address, and 50 word or less bio in the
third person to This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it . If you are using a pseudonym, please provide your real
name and pseudonym and make it clear which one you'd like to be credited as.