Fantasy in the Frum World

number

Tue, Apr 25 2023, 8:43 pm

PinkFridge wrote:

Yes, David Adler is frum.
Pretty sure it's the same one: https://www.artscroll.com/Auth.....html.

Your link didn’t work for me, but he wrote the Jelly Eli Z books for Menucha.

mynyc

Tue, Apr 09 2024, 11:40 pm

Hi OP,
My husband wrote a Jewish fantasy novel. Could you please provide the name of the publishers that you received interest from, both the frum publisher and non-Jewish publisher? Thanks for considering.

amother OP wrote:

Is there a need for YA/Adult Fantasy novels in the Frum market, or are most people who enjoy a good fantasy novel reading secular books anyway?
I have an offer from both a Frum publishing company and a non-jewish publishing company for a fantasy novel I’ve written.
The secular company is a better offer monetarily but I would need to remove any heavy religious themes in the story. (Characters happen to be Jewish, but that is not the basis of the plot).
The Frum company’s offer is less lucrative in the long run and they want MORE religion brought in, which I am OK with.
I would rather publish in the Frum market, because I feel there is a need for this genre and I would love to fill it. (There is also basically no competition…)
But is there any point in pursuing this option? Is there even a market of Frum readers looking for this or do most people go for the secular books for this genre anyway?