Full Editorial Care
Every author receives professional developmental, line, and copy editing, as well as creative planning. Your book is guaranteed individual attention from professionals with editing and publishing experience.
Open for Submissions
Looking for fantasy and romantasy novels
Gold House Publishing is looking for spellbinding commercial fantasy novels in most subgenres, especially romantasy. No literary agent or previous writing experience is required. Publishing with Gold House means collaborating with a driven team that provides professional editing for every book and a supportive creative environment for writers.
Ideal word count90,000–120,000words
Fantasy & Romantasy at Gold House
What we’re looking for in Fantasy and Romantasy
Fantasy Subgenres We’re Looking For
Fantasy Subgenres We’re Not Looking For
- Science Fiction Fantasy
- Horror Fantasy
- Religious Fantasy
- Literary Fantasy
- Young Adult Fantasy
Please review our Genres page for more information about genres we do and do not publish.
Fantasy and Romantasy tropes and content we’d love to see
- Good vs. Evil
- The Quest
- The Prophecy
- The Chosen One
- The Reluctant Hero
- The Evil Lord
- Magic Wielders
- Supernatural Beings
- Fantastical Creatures
- Creature Bond
- Found Family
- Ancient Artifact
- Hidden Portal
- Magical Schools
- Magical Establishments
- Hidden Powers
- Secret Identity
- Found Magic
- Court Intrigue
- Enemies-to-Lovers
- Rivals-to-Lovers
- Friends-to-Lovers
- Forbidden Love
- Forced Proximity
- One Bed
- Grumpy x Sunshine
- Opposites Attract
- Fated Mates
- Love Spell
- Soul Bond
- Marriage of Convenience
- Slow Burn
- Instant Attraction
- Love Triangle
- Touch Him/Her and Die
- Who Did This to You?
- Morally Gray Love Interest
- Let the World Burn for You
- Clean Romance
- Spicy Romance
Professional editing from a former Big-Five editor with fantasy and romantasy experience
Rebecca JamiesonCo-founder & Editorial Lead · Former HarperCollins editorThe Editorial Advantage
Editorial expertise for Fantasy authors
Gold House Publishing’s co-founder is a professional book editor with over a decade of experience working with writers, including editing bestselling and debut fantasy and romantasy books at HarperCollins and as a freelance book editor. All fantasy authors at Gold House will work with our co-founder and receive professional developmental, line, and copy editing, as well as creative planning, to help elevate their story, define their book’s hook, identify the strongest commercial positioning, and aim for bestseller potential.
- Developmental Editing
- Line Editing
- Copy Editing
- Creative Planning
The Gold House Publishing Package
Custom Packaging & Cover Design
Each book shines with eye-catching professional packaging and outstanding cover design that is genre accurate. The cover look, copy, title, and formatting will all be expertly executed to help your book stand out, while effortlessly communicating the right genre and tone for readers.
Global Reach
Gold House publishes all titles worldwide in eBook and print-on-demand formats on Amazon and all other major digital retailers. We want to reach all your readers in all territories.
No Fees & Better Royalties
Authors never pay us any submission or publishing fees. Gold House offers higher royalty rates than most traditional publishers and competitive royalty rates with other independent publishers.
Have a fantasy or romantasy novel ready to submit?
We would love to read it. Submissions are open to all. We welcome both debut and experienced authors with a complete manuscript. No literary agent is required. You will hear from us quickly. We aim to reply to all submissions within two to four weeks.