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Location: Berkeley  California
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Writer's Guidelines for Cleis Press

An independent sexuality publishing company with a focus on LGBTQ, BDSM, romance, and erotic writing for all sexual preferences. Cleis Press books are consistently changing the way people read and think about sexual behavior, culture, and education. They are interested in submissions of:

  • LGBTQ+ nonfiction
  • Nonfiction on the topic of sex and sexuality (self-help, sexual guides, LGBTQ+ and/or women’s studies, feminism, dating and relationships, sexual health, memoir)
  • Erotic fiction (erotica/romance).
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This market was added to our database on August 17, 2011, and was last modified on June 9, 2023.

Filed under: LGBTQ, book publishers, erotica, fiction, relationships, women


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