Writing Erotic Stories for Bellesa

So you think you can write erotica?

We’re very excited about the prospect of you joining the Bellesa’s family of smutty wordsmiths!
We invite writers of all backgrounds, writing styles and levels of experience—whether you’re an
established erotica author or trying your hand at it for the first time, all are welcome to submit.
Get down with your naughty self
We want writing that comes from a place of passion and authenticity rather than instruction.
What really gets YOU going?

Give us strong/quirky/bold/diverse/relatable characters on a journey of discovering, reclaiming,

and owning their sexuality. Give us unique plots with badass babes who give us no choice but to
fall in love (or lust) for a few pages. Give us stories that stroke our brains as much as they do our
bodies. Give us steamy scenes that get us squirming in our seat and have us coming for
more! :smirking face emoji:

We want good quality filth that speaks to our entire sensory experience and encourages us to
explore all the ways that sexuality can manifest for real humans.

So wrap us up in your sultry words and really make us feel the sway of your story.

Submission low-down

We’re looking for original, previously unpublished short stories (2000-3500 words) with a sexual
or erotic theme geared towards the female sexual perspective. Keep your story over the soft
minimum of 2000 words because we don’t want you sparing any of the filthy details.Structure
and tone is at your discretion.
This part is important: characters must be over the age of 18, consent must be established
between all characters, and we ask that you leave bestiality, pedophilia, necrophilia, and any
other illegal -alities and -philias out. We do not tolerate any sort of illegal activity, child abuse, or
exploitation in our content. We ask that your submission reflects our values.

And finally, we understand that it’s easy to get swept up in the excitement of bringing your erotic
scene to life, but please do your best to send a polished submission. Though we have editors who
will review the piece before publishing, any content that is riddled with errors and would take
too long to correct will be rejected.
I submitted my story. Now what?

All submissions are reviewed by our team. Selected authors have their piece published in the
Erotic Stories section of Bellesa and are compensated for their contribution. Bellesa holds the
rights to any stories that are commissioned by us.

Authors who work well with our audience have the unique opportunity to grow with us. Should
we see a strong fit between a writer and Bellesa, we would be happy to discuss ongoing
contribution contracts.
As always, we appreciate your patience in receiving replies. Due to the volume of submissions
that we receive, we will only respond if we are interested in publishing your piece. Those who
are selected can expect follow ups within 2-4 weeks.

What if I have a story that has already been published?

We love to give authors the opportunity to breathe new life into their content and extend the
reach of their work by sharing it with the Bellesa audience.

If you have a piece that has already been published elsewhere and would like to give us
permission to feature it on our site, please feel free to contact us. These submissions are subject
to the same review process to determine compatibility with our audience.

We are happy to link to your website and social media handles. However, due to copyright
reasons, we do not offer compensation to feature work like this and no author agreement
required.

Stay tuned for more…

In the near future, we will be hosting numerous contests with prizes for the winners and runners-
up. The prizes will be outlined for each contest. Sign up for the newsletter and follow us on
social to keep up to date on the details.
We will also be launching Bellesa Publications, a company whose goal it is to provide our top
writers with publishing deals to launch series and stand-alone erotica novellas for the masses.

Please send all submissions directly to the desk of our VP of Erotica, our resident Smut Madame,
Jessica McLaren, at jessica@bellesa.co 💜