Working for the Enemy: Prisoners of War

Whether captured in battle or plucked off the field by an invading army, protagonists in this submission call have been uprooted by war and forced to work for the enemy. They may be tending the enemy's livestock, making goods, or providing services—all under guard, of course, to prevent escape or sabotage behind enemy lines. Such tasks may break the monotony of imprisonment, or breed bitter resentment, or both.

Thoughts of home may be still-bleeding wound or a distant memory. Cut off from family and friends, prisoners of war find solace where they may: with a fellow prisoner—or even with the enemy. Many dangers await: losing hope, leaking  information (by torture or more subtle means), punishment for a foiled escape, perhaps even Stockholm Syndrome or genuine star-crossed love. Once you’ve served the enemy, can you ever truly come home?

Editor's Note: Given the nature of this call, we understand that rape or torture may play a (potentially quite significant) role in your story. Please do not feel the need to censor yourself; we ask only that such acts, if graphically depicted, are clearly necessary to the integrity of the story or character journey. However, please refrain from our standard list of no-nos: sex with non-animated corpses (vampires etc. are fine), sex with underage characters, sex with non-sentient beings (shifter sex in shifted form is fine), and scat play.

Length: 
15,000 to 100,000+ words
Genres: 
Any subgenre of erotica and/or romance. Literary fiction will also be considered.
Heat Levels: 
Any
Ending: 
Any
Orientation: 
Gay, bi, or trans*
Submissions Due: 
Saturday, September 15, 2012
Acceptance Letters Sent By: 
Nov 1, 2012 for novellas, Nov 15, 2012 for novels.
Anticipated Release Date: 
May, 2013
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