Manga/Yaoi. Yaoi Magazine is an 18+ magazine with a sole focus on male male m/m relationships, romantic to steamy. Submit original, stand alone manga please send a sample page or two and a synopsis of the story and a full script. Publishes 20-40 pages of manga an issue. Pays $5 USD per page black and white, plus two copies of the issue the work appears in. “Fiction: All fictional works must be original and previously unpublished. Currently all works must be stand alone only. We publish stories from short drabbles to lengths of 25,000 words, query for longer stories. Payment is 1/4 to One cent USD per word.” 

Comics. Secret Identities: The Asian American Superhero Anthology, to be published by The New Press for Fall 2008 Release, is still looking for stories. Interested artists must submit art samples, and writers must submit story ideas, by October 15th, 2007 to be considered. All characters and stories included in the collection must be original to their creators and previously unpublished in any venue. The collection is intended to be creator-owned: Contributors will retain all rights to characters, depictions, backgrounds, marks, and storylines associated with their submissions. The Secret Identities submission form and other information about the project can be found at the Secret Identities website. All ideas and samples should be sent to submit@secretidentities.org.

Literary fiction. 971 MENU, a monthly online magazine, is on a hunt for literary fiction. Maximum length: 971 words. Check here for guidelines. This is a non-paying venue.

That's it for this week. Have a great weekend and I hope you enjoy the latest newsletter.