Call For Illustrators: Romantic Fantasy Art Submissions

We are launching a stunning new series of Romantic Fantasy Short Stories in 2026 (read about them here!) and we are excited to invite illustrators to submit line drawings to feature within the pages of the first two anthologies, 'A Breath of Time' and 'Of Love & Dragons'.

What you need to know

Design a line drawing inspired by one of the two anthology themes:

A Breath of Time: Lost loves, love discovered, love unreachable unless Time itself is conquered, these and many other time-bending, time traveling, time feasting themes can spark your imagination for stories of alternate history, of ancient forests returning to haunt the present and great adventures through dreams and timeless mountain tops, all with hearts beating to the rhythm of romance.

Of Love & Dragons: Dragons may be fierce but they are symbols of great power, and the bond between human and dragon, once forged can never be broken. Or can it? Can romance deal a deathly trail of vows abandoned, or forgotten, can realms beyond our time conjure tales of Dragon Lords and warrior princesses, of great rivalries and oceans yearning with desire and determination, can you tempt the ancient ways into new meanings

This submission call is open to artists worldwide. You do not have to be an professional or experienced artist to submit your work.

Four illustrations will be selected to feature throughout the pages of our globally distributed, foiled & hardback anthologies.

This is a professional, paid opportunity, with full credit and contributor copies provided to the artists whose work is selected.

Submission guidelines:

Submit your artwork to: FanArt@flametreepublishing.com
Multiple submissions are fine but must be in separate emails.
The file with the artwork must be attached to the email (PDF of JPEG)
Artwork must have maximum dimensions of 5,000 x 5,000 px & minimum 3,500 px x 3,500 px
Clearly state the chosen theme/anthology in the body of your email.
Include a short biography and any social media handles in the body of your email.
If you wish to withdraw your submission at any time, please do so before the deadline.
Entries must consist solely of original, human-created artwork; pieces incorporating generative AI elements are not eligible. Please see our AI policy here.