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| − | [ | + | [[category:Publishers]][[category:Electronic Publishers]][[category:Erotica Publishers]] [[category:Publisher Submission Guidelines]] |
| − | Phaze | + | [[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. |
| − | + | == Awards and Honors == | |
| − | + | Awards and honors bestowed on Phaze titles include: | |
| − | |||
| − | |||
| − | Phaze | + | * 2008 Romantic Times Top Pick (''Coming Together For the Cure'' by [[Alessia Brio]], ed.) |
| + | * 2008 ARIANA Awards (''A Gamble Worth Taking'', ''Dead to the World'') | ||
| + | * 2008 EPPIE Finalist, Best Erotica (''Coming Together For the Cure'' by [[Alessia Brio]], ed.) | ||
| + | * 2008 EPPIE Finalist, Best GLBT (''Phaze Fantasies, Vol. III'') | ||
| + | * 2008 EPPIE Finalist, Best Poetry (''Phaze in Verse'') | ||
| + | * 2007 EPPIE Award, Best Erotica (''[[fine flickering hungers]]'' by [[Alessia Brio]]) | ||
| + | * 2007 ARIANA Award Best Mainstream/Single Title Cover Art (''[[Lipstick and Other Stories]]'' by [[Petula Caesar]], art by Stacey L. King) | ||
| + | * 2006 Preditor and Editor's Award for Best Romance Short Story (''[[Twice the Cowboy]]'' by [[James Buchanan]]) | ||
| + | * 2006 Preditor and Editor's Award for Best Story (''[[Switch]]'' by [[Alessia Brio]] and Will Belegon) | ||
| + | * 2006 Love Romances Golden Rose Award for Best Romance (''[[Twice The Cowboy]]'' by [[James Buchanan]]) | ||
| + | * 2005 Love Romances Golden Rose Award for Best Erotica (''[[Dare Me - Leigh Ellwood|Dare Me]]'' by [[Leigh Ellwood]]) | ||
| + | * 2005 [[Passionate Ink#Awards|Passionate Plume]] 2nd Place Award for Best Romance (''[[Waking Annabel]]'' by [[Jayelle Drewry]]) | ||
| + | * 2005 Lories Award 3rd Place (''[[The Arrangement - Emma Wildes|The Arrangement]]'' by [[Emma Wildes]]) | ||
| + | * 2005 ERWI Fruity Award 2nd Place Best Pansexual Romance (''[[Dare Me - Leigh Ellwood|Dare Me]]'' by [[Leigh Ellwood]]) | ||
| + | * 2005 Romantic Times Top Pick (''Fairy Godlover'' by Devi Sparks) | ||
| − | + | == 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 - Phaze|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 == |
| − | + | * Jenna Allen | |
| + | * Piers Anthony | ||
| + | * Lily Ashford | ||
| + | * [[Will Belegon]] | ||
| + | * [[Mychael Black]] | ||
| + | * Iona Blair | ||
| + | * [[Charlotte Boyett~Compo|Boyett~Compo, Charlotte]] | ||
| + | * [http://edenbradleyerotica.com Eden Bradley] | ||
| + | * [[Alessia Brio]] | ||
| + | * [[L.E. Bryce]] | ||
| + | * Estelle Byers | ||
| + | * [[Petula Caesar]] | ||
| + | * Shayne Carmichael | ||
| + | * Adrianna Dane | ||
| + | * [http://biancadarc.com Bianca D'Arc] | ||
| + | * Vivien Dean | ||
| + | * [[Jayelle Drewry]] | ||
| + | * Tysche Dwai | ||
| + | * [[Leigh Ellwood]] | ||
| + | * Dreama Faire | ||
| + | * Jade Falconer | ||
| + | * Anna Fallon | ||
| + | * [http://evagale.com Eva Gale] | ||
| + | * [[Tilly Greene]] | ||
| + | * Philippa Grey-Garou | ||
| + | * Karen Harley | ||
| + | * Mara Kelly | ||
| + | * [http://cassidykent.com Cassidy Kent] | ||
| + | * [[Kelly Maher]] | ||
| + | * Selah March | ||
| + | * [http://www.romancewiki.com/Jude_Mason Jude Mason] | ||
| + | * Ava McKnight | ||
| + | * Bridget Midway | ||
| + | * [http://www.dmusgrave.com/ Derek Musgrave] | ||
| + | * [http://www.romancewiki.com/The_price_sisters Audra Price] | ||
| + | * [http://www.romancewiki.com/The_price_sisters Stella Price] | ||
| + | * Sapphire Phelan [http://www.romancewiki.com/Sapphire_Phelan] | ||
| + | * Ann Regentin | ||
| + | * Robin Slick | ||
| + | * [[Devi Sparks]] | ||
| + | * Trixie Stilletto | ||
| + | * Emily Veinglory | ||
| + | * Jessie Verino | ||
| + | * Cassie Walder | ||
| + | * Trinidad West | ||
| + | * Emma Wildes | ||
| − | * [[ | + | == 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 == | == Submissions == | ||
| − | Phaze is always open to submissions. See the [http://phaze.com/submissions. | + | 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. |
| − | == | + | Phaze sells fiction in the following lengths. Stories of 35K words and higher are eligible for print. |
| − | * [http://www. | + | |
| − | * [http://www. | + | * HeatSheet: 5,000 - 12,000 words (short stories) |
| − | * [http:// | + | * Themed HeatSheet: 5,000 - 18,000 (stories with a special theme, 4-6 lines published annually) |
| − | * [http://www. | + | * 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|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 == | ||
| + | * [http://www.phaze.com Phaze] | ||
| + | * [http://www.groups.yahoo.com/group/PhazeChatters Phaze Readers List at Yahoo] | ||
| + | * [http://phazebooks.ning.com Phaze Forum] | ||
| + | |||
| + | == See Also == | ||
| + | * [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.
Contents
Awards and Honors
Awards and honors bestowed on Phaze titles include:
- 2008 Romantic Times Top Pick (Coming Together For the Cure by Alessia Brio, ed.)
- 2008 ARIANA Awards (A Gamble Worth Taking, Dead to the World)
- 2008 EPPIE Finalist, Best Erotica (Coming Together For the Cure by Alessia Brio, ed.)
- 2008 EPPIE Finalist, Best GLBT (Phaze Fantasies, Vol. III)
- 2008 EPPIE Finalist, Best Poetry (Phaze in Verse)
- 2007 EPPIE Award, Best Erotica (fine flickering hungers by Alessia Brio)
- 2007 ARIANA Award Best Mainstream/Single Title Cover Art (Lipstick and Other Stories by Petula Caesar, art by Stacey L. King)
- 2006 Preditor and Editor's Award for Best Romance Short Story (Twice the Cowboy by James Buchanan)
- 2006 Preditor and Editor's Award for Best Story (Switch by Alessia Brio and Will Belegon)
- 2006 Love Romances Golden Rose Award for Best Romance (Twice The Cowboy by James Buchanan)
- 2005 Love Romances Golden Rose Award for Best Erotica (Dare Me by Leigh Ellwood)
- 2005 Passionate Plume 2nd Place Award for Best Romance (Waking Annabel by Jayelle Drewry)
- 2005 Lories Award 3rd Place (The Arrangement by Emma Wildes)
- 2005 ERWI Fruity Award 2nd Place Best Pansexual Romance (Dare Me by Leigh Ellwood)
- 2005 Romantic Times Top Pick (Fairy Godlover by Devi Sparks)
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
- Jenna Allen
- Piers Anthony
- Lily Ashford
- Will Belegon
- Mychael Black
- Iona Blair
- Boyett~Compo, Charlotte
- Eden Bradley
- Alessia Brio
- L.E. Bryce
- Estelle Byers
- Petula Caesar
- Shayne Carmichael
- Adrianna Dane
- Bianca D'Arc
- Vivien Dean
- Jayelle Drewry
- Tysche Dwai
- Leigh Ellwood
- Dreama Faire
- Jade Falconer
- Anna Fallon
- Eva Gale
- Tilly Greene
- Philippa Grey-Garou
- Karen Harley
- Mara Kelly
- Cassidy Kent
- Kelly Maher
- Selah March
- Jude Mason
- Ava McKnight
- Bridget Midway
- Derek Musgrave
- Audra Price
- Stella Price
- Sapphire Phelan [1]
- Ann Regentin
- Robin Slick
- Devi Sparks
- Trixie Stilletto
- Emily Veinglory
- Jessie Verino
- Cassie Walder
- Trinidad West
- Emma Wildes
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
