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 to reopen the submission window in January 2026. Keep checking back here.

All submissions should be sent to Submissions@Crowvus.com
PLEASE NOTE: The submissions email is unmanned and no submission is read until after the deadline.

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 keep your details on file for future projects.

How to Submit Your Work

Create a pdf with:

• Your portfolio of illustrations (this is the most important part so take your time with this!)
• A cover letter, mentioning what sort of work you’d be interested in (cover artwork, chapter headings, full picture book illustration etc.), and an idea of your fee. We know that this is likely to change project to project, but it really helps us if we have a ballpark figure when we’re considering the budget constraints on a book.
• A page with your contact information and website. Feel free to include any social media links you have too, but this isn’t necessary.

When you have your pdf, please attach the file in an email to Submissions@Crowvus.com with the subject line “Illustrator Portfolio”.