First of May, first of May... well, if you don't know how that one ends, what are you doing here? The Great Outdoors contest has arrived! We want stories about hiking in the woods, or swimming in the ocean, or anything else a man or two might do in the great outdoors.

Make it funny, make it sad, make it silly as Hell. Just make it a story about being out in nature that's romantic or sexy just plain melt your shorts hot! It has to be gay or lesbian in content, and it has to fall between 500 and 2000 words. Entries should be mailed to writingcontest@torquerepress.com or entered in our convenient form. Contest opens on May 1, 2007, and ends at midnight on May 20, 2007. Winners will be chosen in June 2007. So get busy and write about the wonders of being outside!

Prizes are $50.00 for first place, $35.00 for second place, and 25.00 for third place. Honorable mentions may be chosen at the discretion of the judges. Please see rules and regulations for restrictions.

Stories should be submitted in the body of an email and include the author's name, contact information, a statement of legal age and acknowledge that the story is their own, original work to which they own the rights, sent to writingcontest@torquerepress.com. (Or you can use our handy entry form.)

Please, only one entry per author.

Each submission should contain your name, full contact information, a statement of age (must be 18 or over to enter) and your story as an inline email. Entries sent as attachments will not be opened, and any entry sent to another email address will be promptly deleted. Winners will be showcased on the Torquere Press website during the months of June through August. We ask for first electronic rights for these stories for the time they are posted. By sending in your entry you are verifying that you own all rights to your story, and that it is an original work by you, the author.

Have questions? Email us at ldoone@torquerepress.com. Otherwise, get out there and get writing.

CONTEST RULES
NO PURCHASE NECESSARY. VOID WHERE PROHIBITED.
ELIGIBILITY: This contest is void where prohibited by law. Must be 18 to enter. The following persons and their dependents are not eligible to enter or win: employees of Torquere Press and their affiliates, subsidiaries, advertising and promotion agencies, and the immediate families (spouse, parents, siblings, and children) of each of the above.