NLA-I Writing Awards

Submissions are open again for the NLA- International Writing Awards so if you're a writer, editor or publisher please seriously consider submitting work for these very prestigious awards. Here is the official call for submissions. Feel free to repost this far and wide:

CALL FOR NOMINATIONS

Nominations may be sent to the contact email at awards@nla-international.com

(Columbus, OH) -- NLA-International, a leading organization for activists in the pansexual leather community, is now accepting nominations for its annual writing awards for excellence in SM/leather/fetish writing for books, articles, novels and short fiction, which were first published between 1 January 2014 and 31 December 2014. The deadline for nominations is 31 January 2014. The finalists will be announced in March 2015. The winners will be announced at the National Leather Association's Annual General Meeting. The five award categories are:

Non-Fiction Book (Geoff Mains Award)

Non-Fiction Article (Cynthia Slater Award)

Novel (Pauline Reage Award)

Short Fiction (John Preston Award)

Anthology (Samois Award)

Eligibility for all awards (short fiction, novel, non-fiction book, non-fiction article and anthology) requires first time publication of writing in the 2014 calendar year. If you or someone you know has published a book, article, or story dealing with any aspect of SM, leather, fetish, or kink sexuality please consider nominating it for one of the above awards. Authors and publishers are encouraged to nominate themselves by submitting copies of their work. Nominated works should foster education and promote awareness and a positive image of the leather/SM/fetish community. They should entertain and
educate, while building awareness and tolerance of the community and showcasing the talents of its members. There are no submission fees, but the judges will require either print copies of the nominated work or a digital copy (PDF).

NLA-I has convened a jury of readers whose number includes noted erotica writers, past award winners and leading community activists. The judges are rotated regularly and their names withheld until after judging is complete to prevent lobbying by nominees.

Now in their seventh year, the NLA-I's writing awards have received widespread appreciation and support. A "leather first", they have become the preeminent awards for SM, leather, and fetish writing. Past winners include Laura Antoniou, Gloria Brame, Jack Fritscher, Lee Harrington, Anneke Jacob, Jeff Mann, Jack Rinella, David Stein, Cecilia Tan, Tristan Taormino, Claire Thompson, Alyson Tyler, Rachel Kramer Bussel, Mollena Williams, Annie Cox and Elizabeth Coldwell.

Nominations may be sent to the contact email at awards@nla-international.com

CandiAnne
Awards Chair (Interim)

The Big Book of Domination

Had a great New York City launch party and reading for The Big Book of Domination on Saturday, November 15 at Purple Passion.

Laura Antoniou, Rachel Kramer Bussel, David Wraith (joining us all the way from St. Louis MO) and I read from the book to an appreciative crowd of erotica lovers. 

Maybe they were so appreciative because of the boozy cupcakes from my favorite place, Prohibition Bakery, and all the Prosecco we went through. But no, I think they had a good time because of the fun erotica readings--and the alcohol.

Right now, if you live in New York, you can get your own signed copy of The Big Book of Domination at Purple Passion (211 W. 20th Street, in Chelsea). These are very special copies as this book is not yet available anywhere else! Amazon won't even have it until November 24th and the book stores may not have it until December. So be one of the first to get your hands on a copy--a signed copy, no less!

And while you're at Purple Passion, check out all the cool stuff they have. You may need it when you're reading the book.  I just want you to be prepared...

Evan Mora About Slave Girls

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Slave Girls Blog Tour Kickoff!

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Current News and Appearances

I know it's short notice--really, really short notice--but I'll be at the Rainbow Book Fair tomorrow (March 29th, 2014).  The fair goes from noon to 6:00 and I'll be at the Cleis Press table, along with Laura Antoniou so please come by and say hi.  We have candy...  Oh, and we'll both be reading: me at 3:30 and Laura at 5:30.
I'll be reading from this:

And then there's April 14th.  See, that's plenty of time for you to plan.  I'll be reading from my brand new collection of fem dom short stories, Her Wish is Your Command: Twenty-One Erotic Stories of Female Domination at Between the Covers at An Beal Bocht.

  
Along with me will be Debra Hyde and Cassandra Park.  Here are the particulars: 

Between the Covers takes place the second Monday of every month at An Beal Bocht, a literary irish pub, at 445 W. 238 St. from 7-9 pm. You can take the No. 1 train and walk up the hill.

We have three readers (see below) and we also always have our signature dirty word raffle where patrons write their favorite dirty word on a slip of paper (and initial to, because dirty minds think alike) and are entered to win gifts from our sponsors which include a corset from Hips and Curves, as well as books and sex toys.

Debra Hyde pens the newly released The Charlotte Olmes mystery series, which re-imagines the famous cohorts as lesbian women set in 1880s New York City just as the Gilded Age and all its social and scientific advances take hold. Debra's lesbian BDSM novel, Story of L, won the 2011 Lambda Literary Award for lesbian erotica. A modern retelling of the classic Story of O, it updates the original tale to reflect the contemporary lesbian leather world and the women in it. She is a contributing author to the ground-breaking interactive erotic Entwined series, penning two lesbian novellas for it, Hers and Provenance. Her short fiction backlist spans over a decade of writing and will be re-released as mini-collection in ebook during 2014.  

D.L. King  is the editor of anthologies such as Carnal Machines (an IPPY gold medalist), Under Her Thumb and The Harder She Comes (Lambda Literary Award winner and also IPPY gold medalist). Her stories can be found in Best Bondage Erotica, Leather Ever After, and Luscious, among many others. Look for her collection, Her Will is Your Command, 21 Erotic Stories of Female Domination, just published by Riverdale Avenue Books.  

Cassandra Park is a writer and editor who's been in the BDSM lifestyle for over 20 years. Her writing has been published by The Eulenspiegel Society, Scarlett Hill, Logical Lust Publications, Instructing Eve and Ravenous Romance. Her book, "It's SUPPOSED to Hurt!" and My First Spanking are available on Amazon. She blogs about her journeys in the scene at www.mscassandrapark.com.  

Next month, 5/12, Between the Covers will feature a Lambda Literary Award Finalists reading featuring Tim Teeman reading from IN BED WITH GORE VIDAL, Donna Minkowitz reading from GROWING UP GOLEM, and Laura Antoniou reading from THE KILLER WORE LEATHER.

She Who Must Be Obeyed

Look at this shiny, new cover:

This is my new anthology, being released July 7 from Lethe Press,

She Who Must Be Obeyed: Femme Dominant Lesbian Erotica

I'm very excited about this book.  You're going to want this.  Really.  Check it out:

Noir by Valerie Alexander

The Nose Art Gal by Mary Tintagel

Uncharted Territory by Evan Mora

Grace: Under Pressure by D. L. King

The Bullwhip and the Bull Rider by Sacchi Green

Demo Model by Rachel Kramer Bussel

Too Old for This by Giselle Renarde

The Dame by Styx St. John

Triptych by Lula Lisbon

Angel on Fire by Jessica Lennox

Mares in Heat by Evey Brett

Tears from Heaven by Jean Roberta

Bleed by Teresa Noelle Roberts

Evelyn Gets Ready by Annabeth Leong

Anger Management by Beth Wylde

Garden Party by Karen Taylor

Prima by Katya Harris

The Ride by Kathleen Delaney-Adams

Stretch by Kathleen Tudor

Silvia by River Light

More later, but I wanted to show you this right away because it's so hot!

Her Wish is Your Command

Look what was released on February 5th, 2014

This is my newest book and it's just in time for Valentine's Day!

Her Wish is Your Command is a collection of my best fem dom stories.  While most of these stories have appeared in other anthologies, they've never been collected in one place before.  And there are a few that have never been published before.  I think these are perfect for reading aloud to your domme or your boy.  They're also perfect for giving you ideas.  Yeah, you know what I'm talking about.  

Here's the table of contents to get you excited:

Let’s Dance

A Different Kind of Reality Show

Hard Wet Silk

Pick a Color

Careful What You Wish For

Her Turn

Mr. Smith, Ms. Jones Will See You Now

Cute Boy Gets Squeezed

Private Viewing

Tao of Lust

If You Try Sometime

The Treatment

Hound and Hare

Punishment Befitting the Crime

Festival of Lights

Cuckold’s Nest

Big Night

Perhaps A Worthy Offering

Anal Submission… Or Not

Mistress of Carabas

In Training

I'm really proud of this book. As you might imagine, I'm pretty particular about my fem dom and, hey, I'd buy it! If you are a submissive man or a dominant woman or just intrigued by the idea, this is your book.

Her Wish is Your Command: brand new from Riverdale Avenue Books!

And I just discovered this goodreads giveaway.  Go to this link to put your name down for a free copy of Her Wish is Your Command!

Alison Tyler--Right Here, Right Now!

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