Erin Kirk

Erin Kirk – Designer

Hello! I am an award-winning book designer with experience in many genres. I will help your book reach its market with just the right cover.

Overview

I'm an award-winning book cover designer with many years of experience. Because I've worked with so many publishers over the years, I've designed covers in a wide variety of genres. Most of my experience lies in nonfiction, poetry, short fiction, art and photography books, cookbooks, and nature guides. I can often work with cover art suggested or provided by the author, and am also willing to do art research to find the perfect image. I also occasionally provide photography or create original art for covers.
Services
Non-Fiction
Biographies & Memoirs History LGBTQ Non-Fiction Nature Photography Travel
Fiction
Poetry
Languages
English
Awards
  • AIGA 50 Books/50Covers; PRINT Regional Design Annual; AAUP Book, Jacket, and Journal Show,
Certifications
  • Bachelor of Fine Arts, Graphic Design

Work experience

Self-employed

Jan, 1991 — Present
I have provided book cover design for many publishers over the years. I've encountered almost every genre in the book world and can handle anything that comes my way.

Portfolio

Cover Design
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Taking Full Breaths

Hays, Ronald

Cover Design
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Sarah's Way

Longino, Donna

Cover Design
Cover Design
Women in Early America

Thomas A. Foster

Women in Early America, edited by Thomas A. Foster, tells the fascinating stories of the myriad women who shaped the early modern North American world from the colonial era through the first years of the Republic. This volume goes beyond the familiar stories o... read more
Here

Ronald Riekki

How does place impact prose? Here: Women Writing on Michigan’s Upper Peninsula explores that very question, drawing on the work of Upper Peninsula authors past and present to create a vibrant kaleidoscope of voices and experiences. Bame-wa-wa-ge-zhik-aquay, Ja... read more
All Coyote's Children

Bette Lynch Husted

Jack and Annie Fallon had been living what seemed the ideal life with their son Riley, spending the school year in Portland, where Jack was a professor of Native American history, and summers at Jack’s family ranch in northeastern Oregon, on land surrounded by... read more
Beyond Trans

Heath Fogg Davis

Goes beyond transgender to question the need for gender classification.Beyond Trans pushes the conversation on gender identity to its limits: questioning the need for gender categories in the first place. Whether on birth certificates or college admissions app... read more
Abide

Jake Adam York

Winner, 2015 Colorado Book Award Finalist, 2015 National Book Critics Circle Award In the years leading up to his recent passing, Alabama poet Jake Adam York set out on a journey to elegize the 126 martyrs of the civil rights movement, murdered in the years be... read more

Erin has 13 reviews

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Amanda M.

Amanda M.

Jun, 2025

Erin was a pleasure to work with -- creative, professional, respectful. Communication was fantastic. I hope to work with her again!
jordon S.

jordon S.

May, 2025

Erin did a terrific job with our book cover. She understood our vision and produced something we all liked, including the author. When we needed revisions and adjustments to the design, she did them right away. We truly appreciated her responsiveness and cooperation, not to mention her artistry. ...
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Erin K.
Thank you so much! I'm so glad both the publisher and author were pleased! I'd be happy to design more covers for you.
Richard R.

Richard R.

Mar, 2025

I always enjoy Erin's work. She has great insight into what will be successfully received. She is very easy to get along with, which is important, and flexible, which I also appreciate. This is the second cover she has worked on, and I may well reach back at previous books for cover "re-dos."
Erin K.
Thank you so much, Richard! I enjoy working on your books and would be happy to freshen up the look of your previous books.
Shelley E.

Shelley E.

Mar, 2025

I am still working with Erin because I live the design cover she did for me.
Julie K.

Julie K.

Jan, 2025

Erin was wonderful to work with and produced a design exactly as I described. Even though I held up the process, she worked to help me stay focused. I would highly recommend her, she is both talented and professional!
Erin K.
Thanks so much, Julie! I enjoyed working with you and wish you all the best with your book.

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