When the prolific and beloved and controversial pioneer activist of leather politics and leather literature Larry Townsend passed July 29, 2008, the legend became myth.

Publisher Mark Hemry is accepting for consideration: Diverse opinions in personal and journalistic essays about Larry Townsend; interviews of Larry Townsend; pop culture and academic articles on Larry Townsend or on any of his novels or fiction or nonfiction or advice columns in Drummer and Honcho; GLBT and leather-heritage historical essays on how Townsend’s influence molded leather history; incisive character-catching poetry about Larry Townsend; analysis of themes, archetypes, Sci-Fi, narrative voice, and language in the writing of Larry Townsend’s fiction and nonfiction, especially The Leatherman’s Handbook; re-publication of significant letters to and by Larry Townsend; even fantasy one-act plays of, say, “My Dinner with Mr. Townsend” that capture something about his character and imagination; memoirs of "coming out" mentored by Townsend's writing; also analysis of the photographs he shot and the drawings he commissioned. Authors are encouraged to be inventive in capturing the truth of the controversial Larry Townsend. Articles can be positive or affirmatively negative. Writers need not have known Larry Townsend personally to write about his work. Contributions may range from 500 to 3000 words.

Proposed release date: Spring 2009.

Submissions may have been published before in any medium.

Publishing Disclosure:

• A suitable contract will be signed for all editions paper and electronic of the book.
• Editing, other than for grammatical clarity of sense, may be suggested for any submission but not without permission of the author. Manuscripts will mostly be “published as received.” Therefore, authors are counseled to say exactly what they want to say cleanly and perfectly in their final-final and very proofed copy. You are the keeper of your own literary reputation, and can re-publish your work at will citing the title of the “Larry Townsend anthology.”
• Contributors of writing and photography and art work, who must sign that they own their own copyright, will keep ownership of their own copyright.
• “Honorarium Payment” is five copies of this historically important anthology.

Deadline: December 1, 2008

Submission Guidelines:

• Email submissions to Mark Hemry at mark@PalmDrivePublishing.com
• Please put "Larry Townsend" in the subject line
• Submissions are to be within the text of the email, and not as attachments.
• Graphics should be included within the body of the email, and not as attachments; if selected, a high-resolution TIF or JPG file will be requested.
• Attachments of any kind will not be opened.