Have you built a complex, dark or futuristic world? Do you write classic high fantasy, dark fantasy or science fiction? Black Forest Press may be the right place for you.

What we seek

• Genres: classic high fantasy, dark fantasy and science fiction.
• Length: novels from roughly 80,000 words.
• Content: believable worldbuilding, coherent magic or technology systems and complex plot-driven stories.

What we do not seek

• Romantasy.
• Books focused on spice or erotic content.
• Modern urban fantasy, thrillers or pure romance novels.
• AI-generated texts.
• Dehumanizing, racist or extremist content.

Please do not send complete manuscripts first. Use the form for a cover letter, synopsis and reading sample. We review each submission carefully.