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Queer Ink invites you to contribute your experiences and narratives to our upcoming publishing ventures, archival initiatives, and documentary projects. Our overarching goal is to shed light on the vast spectrum of LGBTHQIA+ experiences in India, ultimately serving as a platform for the diverse voices and stories that collectively paint the vibrant tapestry of queer life, culture, and identity within our nation.

We are fervently committed to our mission of amplifying the multitude of voices that shape our community, fostering a safe and inclusive space for narratives that might otherwise remain unheard. As we embark on this collective journey, we aim to provide a platform that empowers individuals to share their truths, thereby contributing to a more comprehensive and empathetic understanding of the LGBTHQIA+ experience in India.

Your stories are vital to this mission; they carry the weight of your unique experiences, perspectives, and emotions, collectively enriching and enhancing our understanding of the diverse tapestry of queer India. Through your contributions, we aspire to foster greater empathy, awareness, and acceptance within our society, all while creating a valuable archive that future generations can draw upon for inspiration, education, and insight.

Let’s amplify these voices, celebrate our differences, and create a lasting legacy honouring India’s rich mosaic of LGBTHQIA+ experiences. Your participation is a vital step towards achieving these goals.

We eagerly anticipate your contributions and look forward to participating in this transformative journey with you.

a

Publishing

Fiction and non-fiction stories written exclusively by Indians who identify as LGBTHQIA+.

b

Archives

Placing LGBTHQIA+ Indian lived experiences and works within our nation’s history.

c

Films

Our feature-length documentary about queer-Indian people and the movement is in the research phase.

 

Never enough time for reading?

Jump into QSHORTS
– a new series of compact anthologies from queer India.

The arms that suddenly grab you from behind,
the strangers waiting endlessly on steamy afternoons
and the people who watch them and wonder.

The truth that ends a lifetime of lies and
what happens next.

Sex – or is it love?
And if it is, how do you show that love?

If commitment is what you want,
ask yourself whether you’re prepared to give it.

QSHORTS
Here’s the real India
behind the choreographed Bollywood image.

 

Submission Guidelines

Our Requirements

Short stories featuring LGBTHQI+ Indians – stories based within India. At the moment we are accepting stories in English only.

In our QShorts, we are looking for short stories across genres, themes and norms. We want to publish stories of general fiction which showcase Indians who identify as non-binary and/or are right of the sexuality spectrum.

 Whether your story is a fairy-tale, historical, romantic, horror, folk lore, suspense/mystery/thriller, mythology, science fiction, etc, you must highlight a slice of queer Indian life.

Your manuscript

Ideally your story should be:

  • Unpublished,
  • Word count of 1,000 to 5,000 words.

Please run a spell check and double check your story for consistency of language, plot, characters, etc.

Email your submission

Document 1:

Cover letter to include:
Story Title, Author legal name, Pen name (if needed), residential address, contact number, e-mail address, word count and author bio of 100 words.

Document 2

Manuscript body: Times New Roman; 12 points, double-spaced.

Stories we won’t accept for publication:

  • Are you a first-time writer? Do not write about yourself. Write stories based on other characters, themes before you write about yourself,
  • Stories about some else’s coming out experience for non-fiction works,
  • Is your work about meet, greet, do you have a room? Let us have sex? Please don’t submit this for publishing, 
  • We also do not accept pornographic works,
  • Emotionless sex should not be the focus of the story, 
  • Depictions of rape, incest, child abuse, sex with minors is not acceptable, as the plot.

Expected publications: 2023 March, June, September and December

Submission receipts: within 7 days

Submission decisions by:

Editing phase: 2 weeks

Payment: post launch of book.

Email your submission

Document 1:

Cover letter to include:
Story Title, Author legal name, Pen name (if needed), residential address, contact number, e-mail address, word count and author bio of 100 words.

Document 2

Manuscript body: Times New Roman; 12 points, double-spaced.

Submission deadline:  December 31, 2023 

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