Samhain isn't the only publisher out there that takes 'slash' fiction, there are actually lots of them.
Coyote Moon Publications, http://www.coyotemoonpublications.com, one of my publishers takes GLBT fiction and actively looks for stories with openly gay characters. They accept stories and novels in most genres (contemporary romance is one thing I know they don't accept) and they don't require erotic content or that the story even be a romance. All of my stories and novels with them are GLBT, as is their first erotica release. They take works from about 5000 words up. Coyote Moon also takes books directly to print that are over a certain word count with ebook and print released pretty much simultaneously. They also have one of the best author friendly contracts out there, it's based on the EPIC model contract, and they have some of the best cover art in small press, IMO.
I have friends with both Samhain and Loose-id http://loose-id.net and I hear good things about both publishers.
One of the bigger names in GLBT is Torquere Press but I don't know much about them really though people I've chatted with have books with them.
I like epublishing because in many of cases the author has a lot more input on things like book covers and some places pay monthly royalties, rather than quarterly to semi-annual as most publishers do.
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Coyote Moon Publications, http://www.coyotemoonpublications.com, one of my publishers takes GLBT fiction and actively looks for stories with openly gay characters. They accept stories and novels in most genres (contemporary romance is one thing I know they don't accept) and they don't require erotic content or that the story even be a romance. All of my stories and novels with them are GLBT, as is their first erotica release. They take works from about 5000 words up. Coyote Moon also takes books directly to print that are over a certain word count with ebook and print released pretty much simultaneously. They also have one of the best author friendly contracts out there, it's based on the EPIC model contract, and they have some of the best cover art in small press, IMO.
I have friends with both Samhain and Loose-id http://loose-id.net and I hear good things about both publishers.
One of the bigger names in GLBT is Torquere Press but I don't know much about them really though people I've chatted with have books with them.
I like epublishing because in many of cases the author has a lot more input on things like book covers and some places pay monthly royalties, rather than quarterly to semi-annual as most publishers do.