Logical-Lust’s Nobilis Reed Named as a Finalist For NLA-I Writing Awards

FINALISTS ANNOUNCED FOR NLA-I WRITING AWARDS

(Columbus, OH) — National Leather Association–International (NLA-I), a leading organization for activists in the pansexual SM/leather/fetish community, announced today the finalists for its annual writing awards for works published in 2011. Named after activists and writers Geoff Mains, John Preston, Pauline Reage, Cynthia Slater, and the groundbreaking organization Samois, they are awarded annually to recognize excellence in writing and publishing about leather, SM, bondage and fetishes.

The finalists for the Cynthia Slater Non-fiction Article Award are:
Jack Fritscher, “Leather’s Burning Man: The History of the Folsom Street Fair” (Bay Area Reporter)
Mollena Williams, “Tables Briefly Turned” (from her blog at: http://www.mollena.com/)

The finalists for the Geoff Mains Non-fiction Book Award are:
Tracy Bain and Owen Keehnen, Leatherman: The Legend of Chuck Renslow (CreateSpace)
Gayle Rubin, Deviations: A Gayle Rubin Reader (Duke University Press)
Jim Stewart, Folsom Street Blues: A Memoir of 1970s SoMa and Leatherfolk in Gay San Francisco (Palm Drive)

The finalists for the Pauline Reage Novel Award are:
Lauren Gallagher, Reconstructing Meredith (Carnal Passions)
Jeff Mann, Fog: A Novel of Desire and Reprisal (Bear Bones Books)
Cherise Sinclair, To Command and Collar (Loose Id)
Cecilia Tan, The Prince’s Boy: Volumes 1 & 2 (Circlet)

The finalists for the John Preston Short Fiction Award are:
Kissiah Aiken, “Transformative,” which appeared in Nobilis Reed (ed.), “Coming Together in Flux” (CreateSpace)
Laura Antoniou, ” The Man with the Phoenix Tattoo,” which appeared in Tristan Taormino (ed.), Take Me There.
Jeff Mann, ” Jeff and Sam: After the Concert,” which appeared in Shane Allison (ed.), Brief Encounters: 69 Hot Gay Shorts.
M. Svairini, “Mouth,” which appeared in Lauren P. Burka (ed.), Up for Grabs 2: Exploring More Worlds of Gender (Circlet)
Xan West, “It’s My Job,” which appeared in Richard Labonte (ed.), Hot Daddies: Gay Erotic Fiction (Cleis)

The finalists for the Samois Anthology Award are:
Rachel Kramer Bussel, Surrender: Erotic Tales of Female Pleasure and Submission (Cleis)
Rachel Kramer Bussel, Best Bondage Erotic 2012 (Cleis)
Alison Tyler, Slave to Love (Cleis)

The winners will be announced at the National Leather Association’s Annual General Meeting, which will be held during Tribal Fire (4-6 May 2012) in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. Please contact the award committee chair, Steve Vakesh, for more information about the awards at stevevakesh@gmail.com. For more information about Tribal Fire or the National Leather Association, see: http://www.tribalfireokc.com/ and http://www.nla-i.com <http://www.nla-i.com/> .

Special Offer! 20% off Nobilis Reed novella bundle

 Steam into the past and sail into the future with the first installments of Nobilis Reed’s Roma Fervens and Tales of Love and Engineering series!

Save 20% when you get both Ex Fumo, Gaudiam and Riskwear  packaged together for $4.75!

OUT NOW! Ex Fumo, Gaudiam – a new steampunk novella from Nobilis Reed

Ex Fumo, Gaudiam: From Steam, Comes Joy

(Roma Fervens: Boiling Rome # 1)

By Nobilis Reed

$2.99 (US) (ebook)

ISBN: 978-1-905091-83-6

© Nobilis Reed

47 pages / approx 26,700 words

Genre(s):  Steampunk, erotic romance, historical, Ancient Rome

Ex Fumo, Gaudiam: From Steam, Comes Joy is a novella that marks the first instalment in Roma Fervens: Boiling Rome, a new steampunk series that combines Ancient Rome, steam, and the fertile mind of Nobilis Reed.

In a Roman Empire powered by steam, Procurator Marcus Amandus has fallen in love with the wrong woman. Makki is a barbarian, native to the newly discovered Western continent. Unfortunately, Marcus is betrothed to the governor’s daughter Livia Ambrosia who has arrived for a tour of the colony. Just when he thinks he has the situation under control, Makki’s cruel husband Wotanake returns. Marcus must prove himself a lover and a fighter to protect their lives and his honor.

Visit the “Ex Fumo, Gaudiam” page to read an excerpt!

About the Author/Editor

A few years ago Nobilis Reed decided to start sharing the naughty little stories he scribbled out in hidden notebooks.  To his surprise, people actually liked them!  Now, he can’t stop.  The poor man is addicted.  His wife, teenage children, and even the cats just look on this wretch of a man, hunched over his computer and shake their heads.  Clearly, there is no hope for him.  The best that can be hoped for is to just make him as comfortable as his condition will allow. Symptoms of his condition include two novels, several novellas, numerous short stories, and the longest-running erotica podcast in the history of the world. His website can be found at www.nobiliserotica.com.

Ex Fumo, Gaudiam will be available in several ebook formats including Kindle and NOOK and can also be found at www.logical-lust.com as well as many other ebook retailers. Visit the Ex Fumo, Gaudiam page at Logical-Lust Publications

OUT NOW! “Riskwear” a novella by Nobilis Reed

From the erotic-charged mind of Nobilis Reed comes a tale of Love, Engineering, and Exhibitionism!

Frank invented a fabric that can become any material. Marta developed software that turns it into any garment. He understands dominance and submission; she knows fashion and desire. When a bug is discovered just hours before the product ships, working together transforms their relationship and their invention.

“Riskwear” is the first part of Tales of Love and Engineering series of near-future romance novellas. After you read “Riskwear“, the future can’t come soon enough!

About the Author

A few years ago Nobilis Reed decided to start sharing the naughty little stories he scribbled out in hidden notebooks. To his surprise, people actually liked them!  Now, he can’t stop. The poor man is addicted. His wife, teenage children, and even the cats just look on this wretch of a man, hunched over his computer and shake their heads. Clearly, there is no hope for him. The best that can be hoped for is to just make him as comfortable as his condition will allow. Symptoms of his condition include The Orgone Chronicles far-future science fiction novels, the Tales of Love and Engineering Series near-future romance novellas, and the longest-running erotica podcast in history.

His website can be found at www.nobiliserotica.com.

June 17, 2011 – PIRATES Cyber Launch Party – Now in Progress!

Today at AuthorIsland’s Cyber Launch Party blog, Nobilis Reed will be responding to questions and comments about PIRATES, the second book in The Orgone Chronicles!

The party started at 10 a.m. EST and lasts all day/night, so stop by and leave a comment. Those who do enter a drawing to win a copy of PIRATES!