# Crowvus ## Posts - [Hello world!](https://crowvus.com/hello-world/): Welcome to WordPress. This is your first post. Edit or delete it, then start writing! ## Pages - [Newsletter](https://crowvus.com/newsletter/): Sign up to our Crowvus Newsletter! We send out monthly updates on any recent book launches, submission windows, and helpful tips and tricks! To sign up, head along to the Google Form here. - [Privacy Policy](https://crowvus.com/privacy-policy-2/): www.crowvus.com Privacy PolicyType of website: EcommerceEffective date: 14th day of August , 2025www.crowvus.com (the “Site”) is owned and operated by Crowvus. Crowvus is the data controllerand can be contacted at:the_team@crowvus.com Stempster House, Westfield, Caithness, KW14 7QWPurposeThe purpose of this privacy policy (this “Privacy Policy”) is to inform users of our Site of thefollowing: Stempster House, Westfield, Caithness, KW14 7QWModificationsThis Privacy Policy may be amended from time to time in order to maintain compliance with thelaw and to reflect any changes to our data collection process. When we amend this Privacy Policywe will update the “Effective Date” at the top of […] - [Illustrator Submissions](https://crowvus.com/illustrator-submissions/): Illustrators We publish books for a range of ages, from picture books to novels for adults. We are often looking for cover illustrations and chapter headings, and the occasional character artwork, and we love working with freelance illustrators. We have a selection of illustrator portfolios that we consider each time we need to hire somebody. If you would like to submit an e-portfolio of your work for future consideration, then we would love to hear from you! Don’t be downhearted if we don’t need an illustrator right away. We publish about 5 books a year and, with your permission, we’ll […] - [Author Submissions](https://crowvus.com/author-submissions/): Authors We love working with authors! If you’re looking to be a Crowvus author then you’ve come to the right place. Learn all about submission opportunities with us here… Competitions Our Christmas Ghost Story Competition is now closed. Our ninth year has been the biggest competition yet. Keep an eye open for our winners, announced on 31st October 2025… Hooded Journal Our Hooded journal is now open for submissions! We are looking for your finest words – in poetry or prose – in the genre of High Fantasy. Tell us tales of dragons, epic poems of different worlds, of heroes and villains, of gods and […] - [Ghost Story T&Cs](https://crowvus.com/ghost-story-tcs/): Ghost Story Competition T&Cs Adult Category​ PLEASE NOTE: Due to Rule 14, we are unable to accept previously published work, including that published through other competitions. You are welcome to enter anything that you have published yourself on a personal blog or website etc. However, if you are successful in this competition, please remove your story from your blog/website until 31st October 2025 The Ghost Osa Prize for Children PLEASE NOTE: Due to Rule 14, we are unable to accept previously published work, including that published through other competitions. You are welcome to enter anything that you have published yourself […] - [Competition Results](https://crowvus.com/competition-results/): Ghost Story Competition 2025 Results We are delighted to share the results of our ninth ghost story competition with you. Our 2025 competition saw a record high in the number of writers submitting a story to us, and we were amazed by the varied and skilful craft of the stories we received. Choosing our winners was exceptionally difficult, but a decision had to be made and the results are below. Ghost Osa Prize Winner and Runner Up (these will appear in our anthology): Winner: In Dim Candlelight by Katie Carolan Runner Up: The Painting by Saoirse Glennie * Adult Winners and Shortlisted […] - [My account](https://crowvus.com/my-account/) - [Checkout](https://crowvus.com/checkout/) - [Cart](https://crowvus.com/cart/) - [Shop](https://crowvus.com/shop/) - [Competitions](https://crowvus.com/competitions/): Crowvus Ghost Story Competition We love our competition at Crowvus and, for us, our spooky writing competition is a highlight of the year. Submission window 1st May 2025 – 30th September 2025 Find out more - [Graveyard Photography Competition T&Cs](https://crowvus.com/competitions/ghost-story-competition-tcs/): Graveyard Photography Competition T&Cs - [How to Enter](https://crowvus.com/competitions/competition/how-to-enter/): How to Enter Please submit your entry to submissions@crowvus.com – you’ll receive an automatic response, which will be your receipt. This is an unmanned inbox. For those of you who have entered in earlier years (welcome back to the Crowvus Nest – we love returning writers!), please take note of this different email address. Do not use the online form. Entries should be emailed as attachments (.doc, .docx please!). Please don’t copy and paste your story into the email. Please make sure your covering email includes the following 6 things: If you have any queries or problems, please contact the_team@crowvus.com Make sure you’ve […] - [Submissions](https://crowvus.com/submissions/): Submissions We love to work with authors and illustrators! Keep reading to find out how to submit your work for our consideration. Authors We love working with authors! If you’re looking to be a Crowvus author then you’ve come to the right place. Learn all about submission opportunities with us here… Our Hooded journal is now closed for submissions. We’ll be reopening for submissions in November 2025. Our Christmas Ghost Story Competition is now open! This is our ninth year of running this competition! More details can be found here. We are not currently accepting novel submissions, but we hope […] - [Proofreading](https://crowvus.com/piapiac/proofreading-2/): Proofreading Nothing ruins a perfect storey like typos. There not always easy to pick up in you’re own work, and need the sharp eagle eyes of a professional or too. Yes, we’ve seen all five of the mistakes above in manuscripts. It’s so easy to overlook these little slips when you’re being swept along in a story you know so well. But your readers’ enjoyment will be hampered by these slips. Some may find them so disruptive they can’t finish the book. Our proofreaders are the perfect balance of pedantic and thorough. What’s more, every manuscript we receive will be […] - [Formatting](https://crowvus.com/piapiac/formatting-2/): Formatting Your manuscript has progressed to a book and all your edits and artwork are complete. Next comes the step of interior appearance. One of the most overlooked but incredibly important roles in publishing is the role of the book formatter. Here, the magic really happens to take the words of your story and turn them into an immersive design and structure. This is the stage which protects the book’s spine with gutter margins and carefully selects the font and layout so seamless to your reader that they will be swept away by the pages. Whether you’re after a paperback, […] - [Copy Editing](https://crowvus.com/piapiac/copy-editing/): Copy Editing We know what it is to get carried away when you’re writing. You are, after all, your own alpha-reader and you want to create a story which envelops yourself as well as your wider audience. But we also know this can come at the cost of accuracy in continuity and grammar. We’ve read so many books, from debut and established authors alike, which have had these little slips. So, if your manuscript is at the point where you would like to submit it to an agent or a publisher, it could be time to think about a professional […] - [Contact Us](https://crowvus.com/contact-us/): Contact Us We are always keen to hear from our readers. Please use the form below to get in touch. - [Cover Design & Illustration](https://crowvus.com/piapiac/book-covers-illustration/): Cover Design & Illustrations Congratulations! You’ve finished writing your book. Now it’s time to look at the cover… Book covers are the first thing readers see of your book. It’s so important you have a cover which is perfect for your book. Our designers are experienced creators of covers and interior artwork and will create an eye-catching front cover which will grab your readers’ attention so they will be instantly drawn into your adventure. Have a browse through our designers’ artwork and, if you have any questions or are interested in this service, please get in touch via our contact […] - [Scottish Stories](https://crowvus.com/78-2/scottish-stories/): Scottish Stories - [Young Adult](https://crowvus.com/78-2/young-adult/): Young Adult - [Memoir](https://crowvus.com/78-2/memoir-2/): Memoir - [Horror & Paranormal](https://crowvus.com/78-2/horror-supernatural/): Horror & Paranormal - [Fantasy](https://crowvus.com/78-2/fantasy/): Fantasy - [Historical Fiction](https://crowvus.com/78-2/historical-fiction/): Historical Fiction - [Children's](https://crowvus.com/78-2/childrens/): Children’s - [Short Reads](https://crowvus.com/78-2/short-reads/): Short Reads - [Nature](https://crowvus.com/78-2/nature/): Nature - [Crime & Thriller](https://crowvus.com/78-2/crime-thriller/): Crime & Thriller - [Piapiac](https://crowvus.com/piapiac/): Piapiac At Crowvus, we know that it can be hard going it alone. That’s why we provide various services for authors who are looking at self-publishing their work, or trying to get their manuscripts into tiptop condition ahead of submitting to agents or other publishers. Why not have a browse of what we can offer you? - [Explore](https://crowvus.com/78-2/): Explore We believe that there are books out there for everyone and, at Crowvus, we’re dedicated to matching books to the right readers. Why not have a browse through the genres which we have available and decide which are the right fit for you? - [Authors](https://crowvus.com/authors/): Authors Crowvus started as a family business, so there’s not much surprise that many of our authors are “in the family”. We’re proud to be continually developing our list of authors – both in anthologies and in full-length books. - [Ghost Story Writing Competition](https://crowvus.com/competitions/competition/): Ghost Story Competition Results We are thrilled to share the results of our eighth ghost story competition with you. As always, the standard was very high and the judges had a difficult job choosing the winners. Adult Winners and Shortlisted Stories (these will appear in our anthology) 1st Place: The Hanged Man by Peter Cackett 2nd Place: Knock at the Door by Gillian Mirza 3rd Place: I’ll Be Home For Christmas by Jacqui Cooper Shortlist: Beyond the Lammas Burn by A.W. O’Neill Evil in the East by Peter Cackett Late Delivery by Rob Waft Moths to the Flame by Sandra […] ## Products - [Beneath a Darkening Sky by Judith Crow PREORDER](https://crowvus.com/product/beneath-a-darkening-sky-by-judith-crow-preorder/): Dark retellings of beloved fairytales. 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