Erotica Publishers

Tried your hand at a story and want to take things to the next level? Here's a list of publishers of erotica currently inviting submissions, with a word or two about what they're looking for. Click on the website links to see their guidelines and find out whether you've got what it takes - and good luck!!

Aphrodisia www.kensingtonbooks.com

An new American imprint from Kensington Books, the publishers of Brava, a romance imprint, bringing together traditional erotica and a touch of romance, both in print and as e-books.

Bareback Angels www.barebackangels.com

A new American imprint from Torquere Press, specialising in well-told romances and erotic romances, especially those with a Western twist or Southern flair, with a particular interest in m?nage titles.

Black Lace www.blacklace-books.co.uk - Black Lace books at LoveHoney

The original and best-known imprint of erotic fiction for women. Inaugurated in July 1993, this British company emerged as the leading imprint of erotic fiction for women, selling over four million books worldwide. The series continues to go from strength to strength, publishing full-length novels and anthologies, either general (Wicked Words 10) or themed (Sex in the Office). Look out for their anthologies of paranormal erotica, available soon.

Brown Skin Books www.brownskinbooks.co.uk

Erotic novels written by and aimed at women of colour. In their own words, "The aim of the series is to explore various aspects of black female sexuality in a way that our readers will find interesting, possibly informative, but, at the same time, entertaining." [UK]

Cheek www.cheek-books.co.uk

"Hot sexy romantic fiction for today's woman," from Virgin Books, the publishers of Black Lace. The tone is less strong than Black Lace, the settings principally American, and the stories should, in their words, "appeal to the indulgent side of the young female. In the way that women?s magazines are narcissistic (they allow women unashamed indulgence in luxuries and in themselves), so Cheek should be novel-length narratives about the 'gaining of female pleasure' ? through sex, but also through ampering, shopping, dressing up, travelling, having great times, enjoying all that young life has to offer."

Chimera www.chimera-online.co.uk

This British publisher specialises in strong SM/CP (corporal punishment) novels, with a mandatory central submissive female character, a 'Damsel in Distress' theme and plenty of caning and spanking.

Cleis Press http://www.cleispress.com - Cleis Press at LoveHoney

This well-established American company publishes both fiction and non-fiction, and is perhaps best known for its annual erotica anthologies (Best Lesbian Erotica, Best Gay Erotica, Best Women?s Erotica, Best Bondage Erotica, Best Fetish Erotica).

Juno Books www.juno-books.com

This American company specialises in "paranormal romance", with a dash of erotica. In their words, "We want stories with strong female protagonists or women who grow and become empowered - women discovering themselves and discovering new worlds. Fascinating characters interacting in plausible well-built worlds that can be contemporary, set in the past, completely fantastic, or an alternate reality similar to ours."

Nexus www.nexus-books.co.uk - Nexus at LoveHoney

The market leader in bondage/fetish/SM erotica in the UK, Nexus has recently branched out in two different directions as well as its stand-alone novels: Nexus Enthusiast, with novels focusing on specific areas of interest like Leg Lover (by L.G. Denier, a choice pseudonym given the topic!) and Derriere, and Nexus Confessions, a series that hopes to rekindle the illicit thrill some of you may have felt on first reading top-shelf letters pages.

Olympia Press www.olympia-press.co.uk

Olympia are one of the stronger bondage/SM publishers in the UK, selling directly to customers through mail order. The novellas are around 30,000 words in length and tend to involve male dom/female sub stories. Not for the faint-hearted!

Red Sage Publishing www.redsagepub.com

Red Sage is an American company publishing Secrets, an ongoing anthology series of romantic erotica billed by the publishers as 'Sensuous, bold, spicy, untamed, hot, and sometimes politically incorrect'. That doesn't mean you should send them your 'erotic' Englishman, Irishman and a Scotsman jokes, though...

Silver Moon Books www.adultbookshops.com

Silver Moon is a British company specialising in strong SM narratives unhindered by the guidelines more mainstream companies like Nexus and Black Lace follow. In practice this can mean mixing sex with violence and plenty of sex slavery/non-consensual material: as they say, Silver Moon is not "for those who dislike strong adult content", so approach with caution. Staying with their words, 'Silver Moon provides a place for storytellers to tell their story unhindered by mainstream requirements of what is appropriate. Mainstream considerations regarding what may be appropriate content for readers may sometimes result in some of the best stories never being told, or where mature adults cannot find content that satisfies them. Silver Moon seeks to provide an outlet for this sort of entertainment for both readers and creators."

Spice www.eharlequin.com

This Canadian imprint of Harlequin books is following in Black Lace's footsteps with contemporary, sparky erotic fiction for modern women. According to the publishers, 'stories in this line will range from highly sensual love stories to more contemplative, humorous tales to gritty, slice-of-life experiences of sex and the modern woman."

Xcite http://xcitebooks.com - Xcite at LoveHoney

Xcite books is a British imprint producing 'fresh, sassy books to excite today's readers'. Edited by a former Black Lace writer, this imprint specialises in themed anthologies such as Sex & Submission, Sex & Satisfaction and Sex & Seduction, as well as short story collections