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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

Rafael 5 star rating

Vancouver, BC, Canada

Graphic designer with about 15 years of experience working with books of different genres. I do cover and interior design, and typesetting.

Genres: Plays & Screenplays, Fiction, Poetry, Architecture, Non-Fiction, Art, Humanities & Social Sciences, Literary Fiction, Contemporary Fiction, Philosophy, and Biographies & Memoirs.

Work experience:

  • Canadian Scholars
  • Guernica Editions
  • UBC Press
  • Minas Gerais Federal University Press
  • Inhabit Education
  • Metroland Media Group
  • C/Arte Cultural Projects

Izabela 5 star rating

Toronto, ON, Canada

Award-winning and bestselling children's illustrator. I can design and illustrate your picture book :)

Genres: Picture Books, Children's, Fiction, Christian Fiction, Middle Grade, Middle Grade Fantasy, Christian Non-Fiction, Religion & Spirituality, Non-Fiction, and Children’s Non-Fiction.

Work experience:

  • Self-employed

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

Colleen 5 star rating

Guelph, ON, Canada

Booked full for 2026! Thank you! 😊 You can still message me to storyboard your book, so we’ll hit the ground running in 2027!

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

Cecilia 5 star rating

Calgary, AB, Canada

I design covers. I've worked in-house at the Onion, Forbes, and Farrar, Straus & Giroux and regularly freelance with big five publishers.

Genres: Literary Fiction, Fiction, Christian Fiction, Historical Fiction, Humor & Comedy, Mystery & Crime, Biographies & Memoirs, and Non-Fiction.

Work experience:

  • Farrar, Straus, and Giroux
  • Forbes
  • the Onion

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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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

Masoud 5 star rating

Saskatoon, SK, Canada

I am Masoud, an illustrator based in Saskatoon, Canada. I'm ready to breathe life to your ideas with high quality illustrations.

Genres: Picture Books, Children's, and Fiction.

Work experience:

  • Saskatchewan Prevention institute
  • La Nouvelle Plume (Regine, Canada)

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

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

Natàlia 5 star rating

Toronto, ON, Canada

Award-winning designer and illustrator with 10+ years of experience. Crafting soulful, sincere, and captivating book covers. Spanish/English

Genres: Classics, Fiction, Contemporary Fiction, Poetry, Short Story, Literary Fiction, Psychology, Humanities & Social Sciences, Non-Fiction, Themes & Motifs, and Biographies & Memoirs.

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, picture books and book covers.

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

Work experience:

  • Self-employed

Annie 5 star rating

Vancouver, BC, Canada

Let’s team up to turn your stories into enchanting visual adventures! My goal is to ensure your book is not just read, but cherished.

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

Work experience:

  • Self-employed

Michael 5 star rating

Toronto, ON, Canada

Internationally recognized book designer in both fiction + non-fiction, incl. Penn Press S+S Harlequin PRH Hallmark Harper and Sourcebooks.

Genres: Biographies & Memoirs, Non-Fiction, Business & Management, Cooking, Food, Wine, & Spirits, Health & Wellbeing, Women's Fiction, Fiction, Mystery & Crime, Self-Help & Self-Improvement, and Thriller & Suspense.

Work experience:

  • Harper Collins
  • Self-employed

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

Kristy 5 star rating

Surrey, BC, Canada

Helping people JUDGE a book by its COVER, one book at a time. I have over 14 years experience as a designer, and love what I do.

Genres: Biographies & Memoirs, Non-Fiction, Cooking, Food, Wine, & Spirits, Health & Wellbeing, Self-Help & Self-Improvement, Poetry, and Fiction.

Work experience:

  • Self-employed
  • Westcoast Families Magazine
  • Elemental Design

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