Dragon Tomes Publishing

23/07/2025

We officially revealed the cover to Stumbling Up at LitRPG Con! Check out this amazing progress video! https://www.tiktok.com//video/7530351405866028319
You can find Fernando on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/fernandogranea_portfolio/

Check out Dragon Tomes Publishing’s video.

16/07/2025

We'll be exploring inclusion in LitRPG on Saturday, July 19th at 10:30 am in the Sopris A room with these talented folks! Come join us!

16/07/2025

Going to Litrpg Con and into animal companions? Check out this all-star lineup! Make sure to join us on Friday, July 18th at 10:30 am in the Sopris B room!

11/07/2025

LESS THAN 3 WEEKS LEFT!
Dragon Tomes Publishing is putting together a new anthology of chilling, mysterious, and monstrous tales—and we want your best ghost and cryptid stories.
What We’re Looking For:
• Short stories up to 6,000 words (no minimum word count).
• Must center around ghosts, cryptids, or both.
• All genres welcome—horror, humor, cozy, tragic, weird, or wild.
• No AI-generated work will be accepted, although AI-assisted editing software (like Grammarly, Word, etc) is allowed.
• Previously unpublished works only, please.
• Please limit submissions to no more than two stories.
If Accepted:
• Your story will be published in the anthology.
• We’ll request a one-page author bio to include alongside your story.
• There will be a quick editing cycle if needed, so minor changes may be requested.
• You’ll receive a free author copy of the book and $20 USD.
• Dragon Tomes Publishing requests non-exclusive rights to publish your story in this anthology (digital and physical). Authors retain all other rights and are free to reprint their work after publication.
Deadline: July 31, 2025
Submit To: [email protected] preferably in .docx or google doc formats, 12 point font.
Include a cover sheet with:
• Author’s name (and pen name, if applicable)
• Contact information (email)
• Story title
• A 2–3 sentence blurb (under 50 words)
• Any relevant content or trigger warnings
Questions?
Reach out to us at: [email protected] — we’re happy to help!

Need more info? Check our website! https://dragontomespublishing.com/submissions/

08/07/2025

Congrats to Dakoda for winning a signed ARC copy of Augmented! Stay tuned for more giveaways!

02/07/2025

Dragon Tomes Publishing is putting together a new anthology of chilling, mysterious, and monstrous tales—and we want your best ghost and cryptid stories.

What We’re Looking For:
• Short stories up to 6,000 words (no minimum word count).
• Must center around ghosts, cryptids, or both.
• All genres welcome—horror, humor, cozy, tragic, weird, or wild.
• No AI-generated work will be accepted, although AI-assisted editing software (like Grammarly, Word, etc) is allowed.
• Previously unpublished works only, please.
• Please limit submissions to no more than two stories.

If Accepted:
• Your story will be published in the anthology.
• We’ll request a one-page author bio to include alongside your story.
• There will be a quick editing cycle if needed, so minor changes may be requested.
• You’ll receive a free author copy of the book and $20 USD.
• Dragon Tomes Publishing requests non-exclusive rights to publish your story in this anthology (digital and physical). Authors retain all other rights and are free to reprint their work after publication.

Deadline: July 31, 2025

Submit To: [email protected] preferably in .docx or google doc formats, 12 point font.

Include a cover sheet with:
• Author’s name (and pen name, if applicable)
• Contact information (email)
• Story title
• A 2–3 sentence blurb (under 50 words)
• Any relevant content or trigger warnings

Questions?
Reach out to us at: [email protected] — we’re happy to help!



Need more info? Check our website! https://dragontomespublishing.com/submissions/

02/07/2025

3 DAYS LEFT TO ENTER!

We're giving away a signed ARC copy of the MJ Douglas' scifi dystopian thriller "Augmented".
The last hacker on Earth is a morally grey Grandma who has just been released from jail and is seeking revenge. She teams up with her granddaughter to try to take down The Network that landed her in prison in the first place. But in a world ruled by augmented reality, deciphering what's real is harder than anyone expects.
https://dragontomespublishing.com/giveaways/

30/06/2025

Some great picks on this years list!

Your reminder: you can nominate books, movies and video games in the Dragon Awards! 🎉📘‼

My book, Labyrinth Arcanist, is eligible for Best YA Fantasy! And here's a cool list of a bunch of other recommendations! (If you want to nominate, look in the comments below)

Text version:
Vote In the Dragon Awards! (Here are Suggestions???)

Best Science Fiction Novel
This Inevitable Ruin: Dungeon Crawler Carl Book 7
By Matt Dinniman

Best Fantasy Novel (Including Paranormal)
Shadow of the Smoking Mountain
By Howard Andrew Jones

Best Young Adult/Middle Grade Novel
Labyrinth Arcanist
By Shami Stovall

Best Alternate History Novel
1919: Romanov Rising
By Kacey Ezell, Tom Kratman, & Justin Warson

Best Horror Novel
The Devils
By Joe Abercrombie

Best Illustrative Book Cover
Rise From Ruin
By Pierluigi Abbondanza

Best Comic Book or Graphic Novel
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Last Ronin II–Re-Evolution
By Kevin Eastman and Tom Waltz

Best Science Fiction or Fantasy TV Series
Murderbot Diaries
By Apple TV+

Best Science Fiction or Fantasy Movie
Sonic 3 (It’s not been a good year for movies, lol)
By Paramount Pictures

Best Digital Game
Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
By Sandfall Interactive

Best Tabletop Game
Magic the Gathering—FINAL FANTASY
By Wizards of the Coast

30/06/2025

We're giving away a signed ARC copy of the MJ Douglas' scifi dystopian thriller "Augmented".

The last hacker on Earth is a morally grey Grandma who has just been released from jail and is seeking revenge. She teams up with her granddaughter to try to take down The Network that landed her in prison in the first place. But in a world ruled by augmented reality, deciphering what's real is harder than anyone expects.

https://dragontomespublishing.com/giveaways/

24/06/2025

Tandy – The Best Friend
She had a plan. Then Cole and Leo happened.
Tandy is a genius crafter with a deep and irrational hatred of sheep.
“I don’t want to talk about wool.”

FREE on Royal Road now!

https://www.royalroad.com/fiction/121984/stumbling-up-a-losers-guide-to-progression

24/06/2025

Stumbling Up is a character-driven, stat-lite LitRPG with slice-of-life pacing, sharp banter, emotional gut-punches, and more than a few dick jokes. It’s about failure, friendship, and finding value in the messiest parts of yourself. Welcome to the party.
What to Expect:
✅ Stat-lite LitRPG mechanics (Skills, specializations, party dynamics—not spreadsheets)
✅ Character-driven narrative with emotional arcs and messy growth
✅ Found family and friendship front and center
✅ Dungeon crawling with unconventional strategies and slice-of-life interludes
✅ Banana slug wisdom (or at least loud, sarcastic opinions)
✅ Progression through failure (because some of us level up the hard way)

What You Won’t Find:
❌ Harem or romance-driven plotlines (but feelings may still happen. Poorly.)
❌ Spice (unless you count dungeon bile or Meredeath’s combat boots)
❌ Power fantasy wish fulfillment (unless your fantasy is learning to like yourself)
❌ Edgelord monologuing (unless Richard is making fun of it)
❌ Generic dungeon tropes (everything here is squishier, smellier, and probably alive)

https://www.royalroad.com/fiction/121984/stumbling-up-a-losers-guide-to-progression

24/06/2025

Banana slug. Himbo tank. Trap-happy sheep hater. Goth with a grudge.
Cole’s party isn’t built to survive—but they just might stumble their way to glory.
In a world split between mundanes and adventurers, Cole rolled the worst specialization imaginable: [Self-Criticism]. One drunken mistake later, he’s conscripted into the front lines of a world-spanning war. First stop? A deadly trial dungeon he’s absolutely not qualified for.

Richard is a ‘foot-long’ telepathic jerk with a gift for emotional damage.
Leo is a pink-sweater-wearing himbo with a double-bladed axe and a hit-first mentality.
Tandy is a genius crafter with a deep and irrational hatred of sheep.
And Meredeath? She’s not in Kansas anymore but she is kicking monster butt in platform boots.
Together, they form [Your Mom’s Party], the dungeon’s least-likely survivors.
Stumbling Up is a character-driven, stat-lite LitRPG with slice-of-life pacing, sharp banter, emotional gut-punches, and more than a few dick jokes. It’s about failure, friendship, and finding value in the messiest parts of yourself. Welcome to the party.

Try not to die.

https://www.royalroad.com/fiction/121984/stumbling-up-a-losers-guide-to-progression