17+ Best Book Designers for Hire near Toronto

Natàlia

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

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olha

Toronto, ON, Canada

Award-winning illustrator of 30+ books. Helping first-time authors navigate self-publishing & POD with unique heritage-style art.

Genres: Picture Books, Children's, Fiction, Christian Fiction, Classics, Fantasy, Children’s Non-Fiction, Non-Fiction, Magical Realism, Literary Fiction, Cultural & Ethnic, and Action & Adventure.

Work experience:

Self-employed

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Erin

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

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Alana

Toronto, ON, Canada

Award-winning illustrator with 20+ yrs experience. Specializing in custom illustration, lettering + design for book covers + picture books.

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

Work experience:

Self-employed
Nelvana Animation

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Michael

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

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Paula

Toronto, ON, Canada

Illustrator and book lover specializing in cover design for children's, teen, and adult fiction.

Genres: Middle Grade, Children's, Fiction, Picture Books, Coming of Age, New Adult, and Young Adult.

Work experience:

Self-employed
OwlKids Magazine

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Ashley

Toronto, ON, Canada

Digital illustrator and visual storyteller with a passion for horror, surrealism, and highlighting Black voices and faces.

Genres: African American Fiction, Fiction, Horror, Thriller & Suspense, Entertainment, Non-Fiction, Magical Realism, Literary Fiction, Young Adult Fantasy, Young Adult, Comics & Graphic Novels, Themes & Motifs, and Psychological Thriller.

Work experience:

Self-employed

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Elif

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

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Lun

Toronto, ON, Canada

Hi! I'm Lun, an illustrator and designer living in Toronto. I am passionate about art, design & comics. I'm also a recovering sleep eater.

Genres: Action & Adventure, Fiction, Comics & Graphic Novels, Cultural & Ethnic, Dystopian, Science Fiction, Horror, Thriller & Suspense, Comics Non-Fiction, and Non-Fiction.

Work experience:

Self-employed

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Lena

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

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Leonard

Toronto, ON, Canada

I'm Leonard, an illustrator fascinated by all things natural. I specialize in telling stories about the earth, geography, flora and fauna.

Genres: Children’s Non-Fiction, Non-Fiction, Nature, Geography, Humanities & Social Sciences, Picture Books, Children's, Fiction, Travel, and Transportation.

Work experience:

NGX Interactive
Self-employed
Mapleleaf Fine Arts School

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Rafael

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

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Marie-Laure

Québec, QC, Canada

Award-winning Illustration & Design. Uplifts readers with multiple levels of storytelling and delicate illustration. Moving, silly, strange

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

Work experience:

Self-employed
The Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators

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Anna

Vancouver, BC, Canada

Freelance Illustrator specializing in hand-painted watercolor artwork focusing on botanical, floral, food and nature-inspired art.

Genres: Calendars, Non-Fiction, Cooking, Food, Wine, & Spirits, Health & Wellbeing, Home & Garden, Art, Humanities & Social Sciences, Nature, Education & Reference, and Agriculture.

Work experience:

Self-employed

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Olga

Calgary, AB, Canada

I'm an illustrator with over 6 years experience specializing in picture books and I'm all about infusing colour and life into storytelling.

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

Work experience:

Self-employed
Street Characters Inc.

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Libris

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.

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