Heather VenHuizen

Heather VenHuizen – Designer

Experienced cover designer of adult fiction and non-fiction genres. Let's make your book a best-seller!

Overview

I'm a Chicagoland based Designer with several years of experience as an Art Director and Cover Designer for adult fiction and non-fiction imprints. Prior to working in publishing, I worked as a Designer in marketing and advertising; which gives me an edge when it comes to designing book covers that will resonate well with readers. I've worked on covers for several best-selling books, and would love to add your book to that list!


As your designer, it is my goal to create a cover that you will love. I enjoy partnering with authors who have a clear vision of what they want their book to be/look like. I also enjoy the challenge of helping an author to determine what that vision should be. Either way, I appreciate receiving a lot of information about your book (the content, the setting, the main characters, the other books that you feel are good comps) up front so that I can provide you with the best concepts possible.


TESTIMONIALS:


"Heather!!! You did the best job on my cover and I am eternally grateful." —Layla F. Saad, bestselling author of Me and White Supremacy


"Wow that's some serious design magic! I think this cover will pop in real life and digitally. Nicely done! And, THANK YOU!" —Meagan Church, author of The Last Carolina Girl


"I'm so flipping happy with this. I've been looking at the cover for the last three weeks and my last, strongest, and longest-lasting feeling was that THIS is the one. So Excited!!!" —Jennifer Coburn, author of Cradles of the Reich


"To say that I love this cover would be a total understatement!!!!" —Lo Patrick, author of The Floating Girls


"WOW!!!... This is utterly fantastic. It gives the work weight and real class and stand-out presence. I think it's truly stunning. Thank you!" —Elizabeth Chadwick, author of The Templar Silks

Services
Non-Fiction
Business & Management Self-Help & Self-Improvement
Fiction
Coming of Age Historical Fiction Historical Mysteries Magical Realism Psychological Thriller
Languages
English

Work experience

Sourcebooks

Oct, 2016 — Present

During my time at Sourcebooks, I have managed and designed covers for Adult Non Fiction and Adult Fiction imprints (including Landmark, Poisoned Pen Press, Sourcebooks Trade, The Library of Congress, Fiske, Simple Truths, and more.)

Heather has 12 reviews

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Jessica A.

Jessica A.

Feb, 2024

Heather was great! She always got things to me ahead of schedule, understood my vision better even than I did, and created a beautiful cover for my book!
Rebecca H.

Rebecca H.

Sep, 2023

I chose Heather to design my cover because I love her portfolio, and I knew she would deliver something exceptional. She did. Her design is beautiful and so thoughtfully done, I'd happily work with her again.
Rebecca A.

Rebecca A.

May, 2023

Heather is very responsive to my preferences, my timetable, and my novice level of understanding of self-publishing. She has a knack of placing the title over the image that makes it pop but not overpower the landscape background I chose. She is professional and personable. I highly recommend her illustrator skills!
Will D.

Will D.

Mar, 2023

Heather was incredibly professional and provided me with phenomenal book covers. She communicates well and collaborates well with authors. I would absolutely use her again.
Taylor S.

Taylor S.

Jan, 2023

Heather has been so great to work with this past year. I've hired her for 3 covers now, and all three have come out beautifully! She clearly takes pride in her work and is very easy to communicate with. I will definitely be hiring her again for future projects!

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