Taste Tests are mini-anthologies consisting of three or more stories ranging from 3000-7000 words each for a total of 10000-20000 words. Monthly themes are posted on the Taste Test submission page, along with deadlines and links to our general submission guidelines. Authors may submit a single story to any open theme, or submit a set of stories as single author collection, suggesting their own theme. Single-author collections will be published concurrently with a regularly scheduled monthly title.
Please send all submissions to submissions@torquerepress.com care of Lorna Hinson with Taste Test (theme title) in the subject line. This line pays our standard royalty rates, split equally among all authors (co-written stories receive a single payment divided between the co-authors). Please follow our general guidelines for formatting and cover letter information. If you have questions about the suitability of any story or need clarification on our guidelines, please email Lorna at ldoone@torquerepress.com

Currently seeking submissions for:

Welcome to Jungle - publication date March 2010, submissions due 12/15/2009 (From Tarzan to mercs - make it hot, make it jungle-themed)

Rainy Days and Mondays - publication date April 2010, submissions due 1/15/2010 (think April showers and what boys get up to when the sun isn't shining)

Stand and Salute - publication date May 2010, submissions due 2/15/2010 (smokin' hot military tales)

Barbed Wire and Bootheels - publication date June 2010, submissions due 3/15/2010 (cowboys, drovers, odeo riders, ranchhands...)