At Alex Parker Publishing, we publish speculative fiction that lingers. Our stories share unforgettable characters, immersive worlds, and deep emotional resonance. We love beautiful storytelling, and we're always looking for authors who take familiar ideas and make them feel new. And while we love standalone stories, we'd be excited to see the first of a series.
We are looking for adult and young adult speculative fiction, with a particular focus on fantasy, romantasy, and romantic fantasy.
We're Especially Drawn To
- Grimdark fantasy or gothic fantasy with morally complex characters, impossible choices, and worlds where hope must be earned
- Magical books, forbidden archives, enchanted libraries, forgotten languages, and stories where knowledge itself holds power
- Literary fantasy, fabulism, and slipstream
- Magical realism that blurs the line between the ordinary and the impossible
- Magic that remains mysterious, symbolic, unpredictable, or never fully explained
- "Touch her and die" energy
- Enemies-to-lovers with believable emotional development
- Slow burns that truly earn their payoff
- Forbidden love and fated mates
- Morally gray love interests who are layered rather than simply brooding
- Dragons
- Complex villains, antiheroes, and morally gray protagonists
- Ordinary people unexpectedly swept into extraordinary circumstances
- Deep psychological character studies
We're particularly interested in romantasy that moves beyond familiar courts-and-politics settings. If you've found a fresh angle on the genre, we want to see it.
We Love Stories That
- Leave us emotionally devastated in the best possible way
- Balance darkness with hope
- Explore identity, sacrifice, fate, memory, love, and redemption
- Make us laugh, cry, gasp, or stay awake long after we've finished reading
Probably Not the Best Fit
- Vampires, werewolves, witches, faeries, or traditional supernatural beings
- Traditional sword-and-sorcery
- Religious, demon-centered, or inspirational fantasy
- Animal fantasy or anthropomorphic protagonists
- Plots that focus on detectives or solving mysteries
- LitRPG or GameLit
- Magic school settings
- "Chosen one" or hidden royalty stories
- Spice levels above 4/5 and gore levels above 3/5
Surprise Us
Our wishlist isn't exhaustive. If your manuscript doesn't check every box but you believe it's a fit for Alex Parker Publishing, we'd love to hear from you.
Before You Submit
We lean toward series over standalones, so tell us if your book is the start of something bigger. And please include content and trigger warnings with your submission — it helps us match your story to the right hands and read it the way it deserves to be read.
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