Open Submisson Calls from Manlove Romance Press

Leaving on… …a jet plane? a train? a car? a ship? a camel? on foot? We all have our ULTIMATE trip of a lifetime. What could be more magical than visiting Rome? Or the city of love Paris? What if your trip is to hike Machu Picchu? See the Pyramids at Giza? The midnight sun in Alaska? The Great Barrier Reef? Everyone has a trip they want to make some time. The destinations are as endless and varied as the men that want to take them. Submissions should: All stories should have a theme of trip of a lifetime Suggestions: a bookish travel agent that wishes he were the one going on the trip; a flight attendant that wants to be traveling for pleasure with the one he loves; a son that has been watching over his parents that is now free to go somewhere; a couple planning their honeymoon Be a minimum of 10k, maximum of 40k Any subgenre is welcome and all prohibitive guidelines are observed Submissions should be sent to special_submissions@mlrpress.com SUBMISSION DEADLINE: March 1, 2016

OPEN CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS: Build Me…something What is it about a man and his tools? Whether those tools are a hammer and nails, ingredients and knives, cake and icing, paint and a canvas, grease and a wrench…seeing a man confident in his skills to create something can turn on even the most reluctant person. Submissions should: All stories should have a theme of building something Suggestions: a contract working on the renovations of a house he’s flipping and the real estate agent helping him; a pastry chef making cakes for weddings hoping for one day to make his own; a mechanic refurbishing a classic car on his time off Be a minimum of 10k, maximum of 40k Any subgenre is welcome and all prohibitive guidelines are observed Submissions should be sent to special_submissions@mlrpress.com SUBMISSION DEADLINE: March 15, 2016 Take a Pause Mental illness, suicide, depression, addiction and self-injury – topics that are hard for a lot. Whether they’ve been diagnosed themselves or have someone close that has, the effects are felt for years. Every day someone gets a tattoo of asemi colon to help keep the conversation going. A story can help the conversation too. The hope that can be written into a story can mean the difference to someone you don’t know. Give someone that hope.   - Submissions should be sent to special_submissions@mlrpress.com - SUBMISSION DEADLINE: January 8, 2016 Any questions can be sent to Kris Jacen at KrisJacen@mlrpress.com