Ashley Santoro

Ashley Santoro – Designer

Designer working on covers and manuscript formatting for print and ebooks. Genres: Romance, Women's Fiction, Cozy Mystery and Non-Fiction.

Overview

I'm a Canadian Graphic Designer with a focus on Book Design and Illustration. I work on cover design, manuscript formatting for print and ebooks, and social media content for authors.

Some notable companies are Tule Publishing, Wattpad, Harlequin Canada, ECW Press and Source Books.

Genres I work in are Contemporary Romance, Chick-lit, Rom-Com, Young Adult, Women's Fiction, and Cozy Mysteries.

I've always had a passion for book covers and design. I know they say "don't judge a book by its cover" but as a Designer, I always do! I also apply my knowledge to book interior projects.

I have a background in Print Design, where I worked in-house for 3+ years through every stage of the printing process. My knowledge of print is used every day. I want to provide everything I can to my clients to make the publishing process seamless and stress-free!

Projects typically take 2-4 weeks

All prices are in Canadian dollars.

Cover projects start at: $900+

Interior Formatting projects start at: $600

Social Media: $100+

The cost is subject to change, depending on the deliverables and the project scope.

Services
Fiction
Chick Lit Contemporary Romance Cozy Mysteries Romantic Comedy Young Adult
Non-Fiction
Self-Help & Self-Improvement
Languages
English
Certifications
  • Mohawk College - Graphic Design Digital Media Diploma
  • Sheridan College - Media Fundamentals

Work experience

Self-employed

Jul, 2017 — Present
As a freelance graphic designer, I provide services such as book cover design, interior formatting/typesetting, custom illustration, lettering, and social media assets. Some notable commercial clients are Harlequin Canada, Wattpad, Source Books, Tule Publishing, Rising Action Publishing, Alcove Press and Crooked Lane Books

The Printing House

Aug, 2015 — Jul, 2017 (almost 2 years)
I started my career at The Printing House, working from Finishing to Print and eventually Design. 
 My time as a Designer was spent creating business stationery, large format projects and to my surprise book covers for self-published authors. 
 
 When designing books I was responsible for everything. Cover, Interior, Jacket, and Illustrations. It was a great learning opportunity and helped me discover my strengths as a Designer.

Portfolio

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Ashley has 140 reviews

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Sofia R.

Sofia R.

Dec, 2025

Ashley was an absolute lifesaver during the publishing of my first novel, Every Step of the Way. I was so new to this industry that I didn’t realize I needed an interior layout designer until halfway through the process—but finding Ashley solved all my problems. She is kind, patient, communicativ...
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Josie H.

Josie H.

Nov, 2025

I'm glad I worked with Ashley on my debut novel! Our timeline ended up being much longer than I proposed since I'm still learning as I go regarding self-publishing, but she kept working with me and made sure I was satisfied with the finished product. The gorgeous cover she designed (it's so prett...
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Danielle Ö.

Danielle Ö.

Aug, 2025

Ashley did an amazing job with the cover and interior design of my book. I highly recommend her and would use her again.
Elizabeth S.

Elizabeth S.

Jul, 2025

Ashley did a fabulous job on formatting my book for me! I honestly had no idead where to start, so I reached out and she made the process so easy. They formatting and fonts are in line with my cover branding and the books looks fantastic! She even helped me out when I discovered an error with the...
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Michelle C.

Michelle C.

Jun, 2025

Ashley is amazing! She is prompt, professional, flexible, and so very helpful. I would not have met my latest publishing deadline without Ashley's help. I highly recommend her services!!

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