A design-led publishing imprint for independent authors

We publish your book. You keep every penny it earns.

You have finished the manuscript. What comes next — typesetting, cover design, ISBNs, print files, Amazon, IngramSpark, categories, metadata, e-book formatting — is a technical trade, and there is no good reason a writer should have to learn it.

Stormghost Publishing is a family-run UK independent publishers helping first-time and emerging authors turn completed manuscripts into professionally designed, commercially distributed books.

We work on a simple fixed-fee basis. You pay for the publishing work. We don’t take a royalty, commission or percentage of your book sales.

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  • 0% commission 

    Every penny of net sales income is yours, paid quarterly with a full statement.

  • Your copyright

    All your copyright and intellectual property rights stay with you.

  • Clear pricing

    Fixed prices, quoted before any work begins, with no hidden extras.

  • Design and typesetting

    Included – created by our degree-qualified designers.

  • International reach

    Your work will be orderable by any bookshop in the UK, and listed with Amazon and international retailers.

  • Leave on 90 days’ notice

    No tie-in. Every print-ready and source file is handed over on cancellation.

Tell us about your manuscript

Send us a synopsis of your book, plus the first three chapters, and a brief bio telling us who you are. With no assessment fee and nothing to sign, we’ll check your work is ready to publish and whether we are the right people to make it happen. You will get a straight answer about whether your manuscript is ready, what it will cost you to publish, and what the next steps are. We LOVE receiving submissions. We can’t wait to read yours.

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Our Team

Matthew Carr
Chief Commissioning Editor & CEO

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Nadine Carr
Commissioning Editor

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Michael Guest
DESIGN CONSULTANT

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Khal DEIGHTON
Copy Consultant

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KDP CONSULTANT

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Most publishers take a cut of your royalties. We don’t. You keep 100% of your earnings.

Amazon and IngramSpark pay us as your publisher. That money is held in a separate account, reconciled every quarter, and passed to you in full alongside a statement showing units sold, channel by channel. We do not deduct a penny of your sales profits and pass the full amount to you.

Where to next

  • What you get

    Everything between a finished manuscript and a book people can buy.

  • How it works

    Six stages, twelve to fourteen weeks, and what you do at each one.

  • Prices

    Published in full, fixed before any work begins.

  • What we will not tell you

    The part that usually goes unsaid until after the invoice.

  • Who does the work

    Our degree-qualified graphic designers, with over 50 years’ of publishing experience between them.

  • Questions

    Copyright, commission, bookshops, and what happens if you decide to leave.