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Erin 5 star rating

Toronto, ON, Canada

Cover & interior designer/art director with 20 years at HarperCollins & Harlequin, designing across genres for bestselling & debut authors.

Genres: Women's Fiction, Fiction, Romance, Young Adult, Middle Grade, Children's, Contemporary Fiction, Historical Fiction, Biographies & Memoirs, Non-Fiction, and Cooking, Food, Wine, & Spirits.

Work experience:

  • Harlequin, Harper Collins
  • Self-employed

Stan 5 star rating

Vancouver, BC, Canada

I create unique, beautifully crafted book covers for mysteries, horrors, and thrillers, plus fashion and travel illustrations.

Genres: Fashion & Textiles, Non-Fiction, Fantasy, Fiction, Comics & Graphic Novels, Mystery & Crime, Picture Books, Children's, Thriller & Suspense, Young Adult, and Travel.

Work experience:

  • Drake Publishing Inc
  • Brainworks Studios
  • Self-employed

Jessica 5 star rating

Toronto, ON, Canada

Specializing in illustration with a graphic design background; my focus is storytelling, book illustration and design. Let’s tell a story!

Genres: Comics & Graphic Novels, Fiction, Action & Adventure, Contemporary Fiction, LGBTQ Fiction, Poetry, Romance, Fantasy, Middle Grade Fantasy, and Children's.

Work experience:

  • Images 2000 Inc / Northwood Collection / Feri & Joon / Mirrorize
  • Self-employed

Matt 5 star rating

Sydney, NS, Canada

I'm a British designer living in Canada, specialising in book design with over 20 years' experience helping large publishers + indie authors

Genres: Biographies & Memoirs, Non-Fiction, DIY & Crafts, Entertainment, Humanities & Social Sciences, Math & Science, Sports & Outdoors, Cooking, Food, Wine, & Spirits, and Self-Help & Self-Improvement.

Work experience:

  • Self-employed
  • Anova Books

Ashley 5 star rating

Tiny, ON, Canada

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

Genres: Cozy Mysteries, Mystery & Crime, Fiction, Young Adult, Contemporary Romance, Romance, Chick Lit, Women's Fiction, Romantic Comedy, Self-Help & Self-Improvement, and Non-Fiction.

Work experience:

  • Self-employed
  • The Printing House

Elif 5 star rating

Toronto, ON, Canada

Illustrator with experience in creating illustrations and character designs for print. Open to exploring different styles and aesthetics.

Genres: Picture Books, Children's, Fiction, Children’s Non-Fiction, Non-Fiction, Urban Fantasy, Fantasy, Mystery & Crime, Magical Realism, and Literary Fiction.

Work experience:

  • Festival on Wheels || Baskent University
  • Tragic Mushroom Press Publishing House (WIP), Rene Barchmann, Germany.
  • Unicef Turkey
  • Ayizi Publications, Turkey
  • Various

Yuliia 5 star rating

Calgary, AB, Canada

Welcome to world where vibrant imagination meets the page. I have 8+ years of experience committed to bringing authors' visions to fruition

Genres: Picture Books, Children's, Fiction, Children’s Non-Fiction, Non-Fiction, and Middle Grade.

Work experience:

  • Self-employed

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Vanessa 5 star rating

Montreal, QC, Canada

From board books to digital readers, I’ve illustrated 20+ books that focus on emotional expression and playful detail for early readers.

Genres: Picture Books, Children's, Fiction, Children’s Non-Fiction, and Non-Fiction.

Work experience:

  • Self-employed
  • WowWee
  • Edoki Academy

Jenny 5 star rating

Calgary, AB, Canada

Hello, I’m Jenny! A Canadian Christian designer crafting non-fiction covers & interiors where beauty & truth come together.

Genres: Christian Non-Fiction, Religion & Spirituality, Non-Fiction, Inspirational, Biographies & Memoirs, Philosophy, and Humanities & Social Sciences.

Work experience:

  • Self-employed
  • Samaritan's Purse Canada
  • Wycliffe Canada

Libris 5 star rating

Victoria, BC, Canada

Designer and typesetter with a Master of Publishing, a BFA in Visual Arts, and over ten years of experience in the publishing industry.

Genres: Literary Fiction, Fiction, Short Story, Biographies & Memoirs, Non-Fiction, History, Humanities & Social Sciences, Life Sciences, Math & Science, Anthologies, and Poetry.

Work experience:

  • Self-employed
  • Harbour Publishing / Douglas & McIntyre
  • Tradewind Books

Lena 5 star rating

Toronto, ON, Canada

Book cover designer specializing in fiction, young adult, romance, and non-fiction, with experience in-house and with independent authors.

Genres: Young Adult, Fiction, Thriller & Suspense, Romance, Historical Fiction, Fantasy, Biographies & Memoirs, Non-Fiction, and Literary Fiction.

Work experience:

  • Sutherland House
  • Audiobooks.com
  • Self-employed
  • Spotify

Dali 5 star rating

Montreal, QC, Canada

PhD Visual artist & illustrator, 13+ yrs exp. in arts. 35+ international awards. Boldly blends traditional and digital, East and West.

Genres: Picture Books, Children's, Fiction, Fantasy, Young Adult, Comics & Graphic Novels, Design, Non-Fiction, Art, Humanities & Social Sciences, Philosophy, and Religion & Spirituality.

Work experience:

  • Hunan Literature & Art Publishing House
  • Self-employed

Sarah 5 star rating

Toronto, ON, Canada

I help independent authors, publishers, and creative entrepreneurs take their books from manuscript to masterpiece.

Genres: Literary Fiction, Fiction, Biographies & Memoirs, Non-Fiction, History, Humanities & Social Sciences, Self-Help & Self-Improvement, Health & Wellbeing, Young Adult, Poetry, and Contemporary Fiction.

Work experience:

  • Self-employed

Disha 5 star rating

Milton, ON, Canada

Disha is an illustrator and artist focussing on semi realistic and whimsical illustrations for cookbooks and book covers.

Genres: Home & Garden, Non-Fiction, Nature, and Cooking, Food, Wine, & Spirits.

Work experience:

  • Self-employed

Nyco 5 star rating

Winnipeg, MB, Canada

I'm an artist/illustrator/graphic designer. My art style is heavily influenced by retro movie posters and comic book illustration.

Genres: Horror, Thriller & Suspense, Fiction, Comics & Graphic Novels, and Humor & Comedy.

Work experience:

  • Self-employed

Kelsey 5 star rating

Breslau, ON, Canada

Award-winning Illustrator with a whimsical & cozy style. Cover design, book formatting & picture books.

Genres: Picture Books, Children's, Fiction, Children’s Non-Fiction, Non-Fiction, and Parenting & Families.

Work experience:

  • Self-employed

Colleen 5 star rating

Guelph, ON, Canada

Children’s illustrator. 20 years experience creating energetic, charming, fun, emotive images that hit you right in the feels 😁 Talk to me!

Genres: Christian Fiction, Fiction, Children’s Non-Fiction, Non-Fiction, Picture Books, and Children's.

Work experience:

  • Yowza! Studio
  • Jamfilled/Boatrocker Media
  • Self-employed
  • Mainframe Studio
  • MAKE studios
  • Playstudios

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