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[http://www.phaze.com Phaze] is the erotic romance arm of [http://www.mundania.com Mundania Press, LLC], launching in late 2004 with novel and novella length erotica in e-book and trade paperback formats. Phaze primarily publishes erotic romance and some women's erotica, specializing in all sub-genres, including paranormal, contemporary, BDSM, historical, and sci-fi.
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Phaze sells fiction in the following lengths. Stories of 35K and higher are eligible for print.
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[[Phaze]] is the [[Erotic Romance]] arm of [http://www.mundania.com Mundania Press, LLC], launching in late 2004 with novel and novella length erotica in [[electronic Publishers|e-book]] and trade paperback formats. Phaze primarily publishes [[Erotic Romance]] and some women's [[Erotica]], specializing in all sub-genres, including paranormal, contemporary, BDSM, historical, and sci-fi.
  
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* HeatSheets: 5,000 - 12,000 words (short stories)
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== Awards and Honors ==
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* Photon: 12,000 - 30,000 words (novella)
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Awards and honors bestowed on Phaze titles include:
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* Comet: 30,000 - 60,000 words (category)
 
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* Eclipse: 60,000 - 90,000 words (novel)
 
  
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Phaze classifies their erotic romance according to the following levels:
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* 2008 Romantic Times Top Pick (''Coming Together For the Cure'' by [[Alessia Brio]], ed.)
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* 2008 ARIANA Awards (''A Gamble Worth Taking'', ''Dead to the World'')
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* 2008 EPPIE Finalist, Best Erotica (''Coming Together For the Cure'' by [[Alessia Brio]], ed.)
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* 2008 EPPIE Finalist, Best GLBT (''Phaze Fantasies, Vol. III'')
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* 2008 EPPIE Finalist, Best Poetry (''Phaze in Verse'')
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* 2007 EPPIE Award, Best Erotica (''[[fine flickering hungers]]'' by [[Alessia Brio]])
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* 2007 ARIANA Award Best Mainstream/Single Title Cover Art (''[[Lipstick and Other Stories]]'' by [[Petula Caesar]], art by Stacey L. King)
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* 2006 Preditor and Editor's Award for Best Romance Short Story (''[[Twice the Cowboy]]'' by [[James Buchanan]])
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* 2006 Preditor and Editor's Award for Best Story (''[[Switch]]'' by [[Alessia Brio]] and Will Belegon)
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* 2006 Love Romances Golden Rose Award for Best Romance (''[[Twice The Cowboy]]'' by [[James Buchanan]])
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* 2005 Love Romances Golden Rose Award for Best Erotica (''[[Dare Me - Leigh Ellwood|Dare Me]]'' by [[Leigh Ellwood]])
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* 2005 [[Passionate Ink#Awards|Passionate Plume]] 2nd Place Award for Best Romance (''[[Waking Annabel]]'' by [[Jayelle Drewry]])
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* 2005 Lories Award 3rd Place (''[[The Arrangement - Emma Wildes|The Arrangement]]'' by [[Emma Wildes]])
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* 2005 ERWI Fruity Award 2nd Place Best Pansexual Romance (''[[Dare Me - Leigh Ellwood|Dare Me]]'' by [[Leigh Ellwood]])
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* 2005 Romantic Times Top Pick (''Fairy Godlover'' by Devi Sparks)
  
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* Pulsar — Milder language, standard sex and pairings.
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== HeatSheet Promotions ==
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* Nebula — Bold language, may contain toys, sensual bondage, mild D/s, anal play
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Since 2005, Phaze has offered special themed HeatSheet stories. Selection of these stories are limited to 6-12 titles per promotion and are selected through limited calls for manuscripts:
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* Nova — Bold language, may contain threesomes, anal sex, significant bondage, serious D/s, M/M encounters
 
  
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* [[Sparkler]] - Summer theme (2005)
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* [[Shiver - Phaze|Shiver]] - Halloween/horror theme (2005)
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* [[Surge]] - Electric theme (2006)
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* [[Samba]]- Latin/South America theme (2006)
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* [[Snuggler]] - Winter/Holiday theme (2006)
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* Fetish - BDSM theme (2007)
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* Fury - Revenge theme (2007)
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* Force - Law enforcement/Military theme (2007)
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* Frontier- New territory theme (2007)
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* Frost - Winter/Holiday theme (2007)
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* Overture - Music theme (2008)
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* Outlaw - Bad Boys/Gals theme (2008)
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* Obey - BDSM theme (2008)
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* Obsession - Obsessive behavior/fetish theme (2008)
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* OZ - otherworlds/other realities theme (2008)
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* Oh! Oh! Oh! - Winter/Holiday theme (2008)
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* Roar - Shapeshifters theme (2009)
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* Raw - Kink/Fetish/BDSM theme (2009)
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* Raven - Halloween/Horror theme (2009)
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* Rebound - Starting Over theme (2009)
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* Rush - Action/Adventure theme (2009)
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* Rebel - Bad boys/gals theme (2009)
  
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== See Also ==
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== Special Lines ==
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* [http://www.mundania.com Mundania Press, LLC]
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Phaze also produces or plans to produce special themed lines, including:
  
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== Contact ==
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* Phaze Fantasies - 4-6 author anthologies of erotic romance, primarily by in-house authors
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* [http://www.phaze.com Phaze]
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* Phaze Rocks - Stories inspired by popular songs, with the song title as the story's title
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* [http://www.groups.yahoo.com/group/phaze Phaze Readers List at Yahoo]
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* Urban Phaze - Erotic romance with metropolitan settings
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* [http://www.phaze.com/forum Starlight Lounge - Phaze Forum]
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* Coming Together - multi-author anthologies benefiting various charities
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== Imprints ==
 
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Since 2005, Phaze has offered special themed HeatSheet stories. Selection of these stories are limited to 6-12 titles per promotion and are selected through limited calls for manuscripts:
 
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* [[Sparkler]] - Summer theme
 
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* [[Shiver]] - Halloween/horror theme
 
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* [[Surge]] - Electric theme
 
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== Submissions ==
 
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Phaze is always open to submissions. See the [http://phaze.com/submissions.htm current guidelines].
 
  
 
== Authors ==
 
== Authors ==
 
* Jenna Allen
 
* Jenna Allen
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* Piers Anthony
 
* Lily Ashford
 
* Lily Ashford
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* Laura Bacchi
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* [[Will Belegon]]
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* M. Barnette
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* [[Mychael Black]]
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* [http://www.phaze.com/authors-willbelegon.htm Will Belegon]
 
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* Mychael Black
 
 
* Iona Blair
 
* Iona Blair
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* Eden Bradley
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* [[Charlotte Boyett~Compo|Boyett~Compo, Charlotte]]
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* [http://www.phaze.com/authors-alessiabrio.htm Alessia Brio]
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* [http://edenbradleyerotica.com Eden Bradley]
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* L.E. Bryce
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* [[Alessia Brio]]
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* [[L.E. Bryce]]
 
* Estelle Byers
 
* Estelle Byers
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* Petula Caesar
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* [[Petula Caesar]]
 
* Shayne Carmichael
 
* Shayne Carmichael
 
* Adrianna Dane
 
* Adrianna Dane
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* Bianca D'Arc
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* [http://biancadarc.com Bianca D'Arc]
 
* Vivien Dean
 
* Vivien Dean
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* Pamela Downs
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* [[Jayelle Drewry]]
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* Jayelle Drewry
 
 
* Tysche Dwai
 
* Tysche Dwai
 
* [[Leigh Ellwood]]
 
* [[Leigh Ellwood]]
 
* Dreama Faire
 
* Dreama Faire
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* Jade Falconer
 
* Anna Fallon
 
* Anna Fallon
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* Eva Gale
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* [http://evagale.com Eva Gale]
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* [[Tilly Greene]]
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* Philippa Grey-Garou
 
* Karen Harley
 
* Karen Harley
 
* Mara Kelly
 
* Mara Kelly
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* Cassidy Kent
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* [http://cassidykent.com Cassidy Kent]
 
* [[Kelly Maher]]
 
* [[Kelly Maher]]
 
* Selah March
 
* Selah March
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* [http://www.romancewiki.com/Jude_Mason Jude Mason]
 
* Ava McKnight
 
* Ava McKnight
 
* Bridget Midway
 
* Bridget Midway
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* Madeleine Oh
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* [http://www.dmusgrave.com/ Derek Musgrave]
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* Mae-Ann Powers
 
 
* [http://www.romancewiki.com/The_price_sisters Audra Price]
 
* [http://www.romancewiki.com/The_price_sisters Audra Price]
 
* [http://www.romancewiki.com/The_price_sisters Stella Price]
 
* [http://www.romancewiki.com/The_price_sisters Stella Price]
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* Sapphire Phelan [http://www.romancewiki.com/Sapphire_Phelan]
 
* Ann Regentin
 
* Ann Regentin
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* Stephanie Saint
 
 
* Robin Slick
 
* Robin Slick
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* Devi Sparks
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* [[Devi Sparks]]
 
* Trixie Stilletto
 
* Trixie Stilletto
 
* Emily Veinglory
 
* Emily Veinglory
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* Trinidad West
 
* Trinidad West
 
* Emma Wildes
 
* Emma Wildes
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== Staff ==
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* Dan Reitz - CEO
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* [[Kathryn Lively]] - Publisher
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* Crystal Bright - Promotions
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* Stella Price - Asst. Promotions
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* Debi Lewis - Chief Cover Artist
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* Alessia Brio - Anthology Editor
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* Robin Slick - Editor
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* Denise Jeffries - Editor
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* Michelle Dowdey - Editor
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* Jade Falconer - Editor
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* Stephanie Ballistieri - Editor
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* Kent Miller - Editor
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* Leigh Ellwood - Webmistress
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== Submissions ==
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Phaze is always open to submissions. See the [http://phaze.com/submissions.html current guidelines].  Review ALL submission criteria (content AND formatting) before submitting your work to Phaze.
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Phaze sells fiction in the following lengths. Stories of 35K words and higher are eligible for print.
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* HeatSheet: 5,000 - 12,000 words (short stories)
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* Themed HeatSheet: 5,000 - 18,000 (stories with a special theme, 4-6 lines published annually)
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* Photon: 12,000 - 30,000 words (novella)
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* Comet: 30,000 - 60,000 words (category)
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* Eclipse: 60,000 - 90,000 words (novel)
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* Quasar: 90,000+ words (mega-novel)
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Phaze classifies their [[Erotic Romance|erotic romance]] on a one to five scale:
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*1 - Exclusive pairings, heavy sensual to explicit scenes, mainly vanilla
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*2 - Exclusive pairings, explicit scenes, maybe some toys or daring situations
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*3 - Exclusive pairings and maybe multiple partners, toys, anal play, light bondage
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*4 - Exclusive pairings, multiple partners and/or menage, anal play, BDSM
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*5 - No holds barred, heavy BDSM, menage and more, fetishes
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== Contact ==
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* [http://www.phaze.com Phaze]
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* [http://www.groups.yahoo.com/group/PhazeChatters Phaze Readers List at Yahoo]
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* [http://phazebooks.ning.com Phaze Forum]
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== See Also ==
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* [http://www.mundania.com Mundania Press, LLC]

Latest revision as of 06:48, 14 November 2011


Phaze is the Erotic Romance arm of Mundania Press, LLC, launching in late 2004 with novel and novella length erotica in e-book and trade paperback formats. Phaze primarily publishes Erotic Romance and some women's Erotica, specializing in all sub-genres, including paranormal, contemporary, BDSM, historical, and sci-fi.

Awards and Honors

Awards and honors bestowed on Phaze titles include:

HeatSheet Promotions

Since 2005, Phaze has offered special themed HeatSheet stories. Selection of these stories are limited to 6-12 titles per promotion and are selected through limited calls for manuscripts:

  • Sparkler - Summer theme (2005)
  • Shiver - Halloween/horror theme (2005)
  • Surge - Electric theme (2006)
  • Samba- Latin/South America theme (2006)
  • Snuggler - Winter/Holiday theme (2006)
  • Fetish - BDSM theme (2007)
  • Fury - Revenge theme (2007)
  • Force - Law enforcement/Military theme (2007)
  • Frontier- New territory theme (2007)
  • Frost - Winter/Holiday theme (2007)
  • Overture - Music theme (2008)
  • Outlaw - Bad Boys/Gals theme (2008)
  • Obey - BDSM theme (2008)
  • Obsession - Obsessive behavior/fetish theme (2008)
  • OZ - otherworlds/other realities theme (2008)
  • Oh! Oh! Oh! - Winter/Holiday theme (2008)
  • Roar - Shapeshifters theme (2009)
  • Raw - Kink/Fetish/BDSM theme (2009)
  • Raven - Halloween/Horror theme (2009)
  • Rebound - Starting Over theme (2009)
  • Rush - Action/Adventure theme (2009)
  • Rebel - Bad boys/gals theme (2009)

Special Lines

Phaze also produces or plans to produce special themed lines, including:

  • Phaze Fantasies - 4-6 author anthologies of erotic romance, primarily by in-house authors
  • Phaze Rocks - Stories inspired by popular songs, with the song title as the story's title
  • Urban Phaze - Erotic romance with metropolitan settings
  • Coming Together - multi-author anthologies benefiting various charities

Authors

Staff

  • Dan Reitz - CEO
  • Kathryn Lively - Publisher
  • Crystal Bright - Promotions
  • Stella Price - Asst. Promotions
  • Debi Lewis - Chief Cover Artist
  • Alessia Brio - Anthology Editor
  • Robin Slick - Editor
  • Denise Jeffries - Editor
  • Michelle Dowdey - Editor
  • Jade Falconer - Editor
  • Stephanie Ballistieri - Editor
  • Kent Miller - Editor
  • Leigh Ellwood - Webmistress

Submissions

Phaze is always open to submissions. See the current guidelines. Review ALL submission criteria (content AND formatting) before submitting your work to Phaze.

Phaze sells fiction in the following lengths. Stories of 35K words and higher are eligible for print.

  • HeatSheet: 5,000 - 12,000 words (short stories)
  • Themed HeatSheet: 5,000 - 18,000 (stories with a special theme, 4-6 lines published annually)
  • Photon: 12,000 - 30,000 words (novella)
  • Comet: 30,000 - 60,000 words (category)
  • Eclipse: 60,000 - 90,000 words (novel)
  • Quasar: 90,000+ words (mega-novel)

Phaze classifies their erotic romance on a one to five scale:

  • 1 - Exclusive pairings, heavy sensual to explicit scenes, mainly vanilla
  • 2 - Exclusive pairings, explicit scenes, maybe some toys or daring situations
  • 3 - Exclusive pairings and maybe multiple partners, toys, anal play, light bondage
  • 4 - Exclusive pairings, multiple partners and/or menage, anal play, BDSM
  • 5 - No holds barred, heavy BDSM, menage and more, fetishes

Contact

See Also

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