Overall Note: Amber Allure will consider submissions only for the specific calls listed on this page, and only until each posted deadline. Moreover, all submissions should be emailed only to the specific address listed for each series. All submissions emailed to our general business or customer service addresses, all material that does not fit the actual series or is past the stated deadline, as well as all hard-copy submissions sent via snail-mail to our main office, will be deleted unread and unanswered. Sorry, there are no exceptions.

With your emailed submission, please attach your manuscript and synopsis to the email. You may include a separate file for a query letter, but we prefer to have your query letter within the body of the email itself.

Series Type: Gay (M/M) - Cowboys / Western

Novella Length: 18,000 to 39,999 words

Heat Level: 3+ (Love scenes should be extremely explicit and contain graphic language. Stories may also contain sexual situations or storylines that push the envelope—heavy bondage, spanking, as well as ménage, domination and submission, multiple sexual partners, etc.)

Note regarding sexual content: Although subplots featuring hetero (M/F) or ménage (M/M/F, M/F/M, etc.) pairings may be acceptable for secondary characters, they should not take up more than a small percentage of the overall story. The heroes (the main focus of each novella) must be strictly gay and not bisexual—they should have no sexual desire for females. For storyline purposes, your heroes may have a history of heterosexual or bisexual activity, but generally, they are now either fully out of the closet or will be fully out before the story concludes. Your heroes, however, may participate in gay ménage (M/M/M) or all-male group sex. Again, all "female" involvement within the story should be kept to a minimum, and when it comes to your heroes, all sexual content should be M/M only.

Specific Guidelines: Does the scent of leather, horses, and sweaty cowboys get one of your heroes all hot and bothered? Does the sight of a lasso-wielding stud wearing nothing but a cowboy hat and perhaps a bolo tie drive one of your heroes as wild with excitement as a bucking bronco? Does one of your heroes have an insatiable need to tear off the blue jeans and chaps of his handsome ranch foreman when the cowboy smiles with the promise of complete fulfillment during a steamy night in the bunkhouse? Got your own story to tell? That's what we want for this "picture/series." Each novella should have a western USA setting and feature at least one hero who either works as a cowboy, a rancher, or has a similar type of occupation. Although we prefer stories with a contemporary setting, historical westerns will also be considered. In general, stories may also be sub-categorized as romantic comedy, suspense or thriller, action and adventure, as well as BDSM. But once again, please keep in mind that at least one of your heroes must have an occupation where a cowboy hat is part of his regular attire, just the sort of hero depicted in the above photograph. Moreover, all stories should have a "happily ever after" ending, or at least what is considered a "happily for now" conclusion.

Important notes: Amber Allure will not consider any previously published stories, therefore each novella should include only new material. Additionally, the submission should not be part of a series published at another house. Only completed manuscripts will be accepted for consideration. Please also include a detailed synopsis of the manuscript as well as a query letter. And finally, no simultaneous submissions please.

Deadline for Submissions: August 1, 2010 (no exceptions)

Email Address: After preparing your documents according to the "General Submission/Formatting Info" listed above, please submit the full manuscript, synopsis, and query letter to: