The best book designers for hire in Canada

Remie

Ottawa, Canada

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Illustrator for books by Tim Ferriss and Martha Stewart. I am versatile, dedicated and responsive.

Genres: Health & Wellbeing, Non-Fiction, Education & Reference, Cooking, Food, Wine, & Spirits, DIY & Crafts, Entertainment, Home & Garden, and Business & Management.

Work experience:

• Self-employed

Stan

Vancouver, BC, Canada

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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

Michael

Toronto, ON, Canada

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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

Valerie

Shediac, NB, Canada

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I'm a published children's book illustrator with 26 years of experience freelancing. Currently booked until August 2026!

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

Work experience:

• Self-employed
• Les Éditions Bouton d'or Acadie
• Honest History
• La Source en Soi - Coussins Etc
• L'Agence LB

Sonja

Edmonton, AB, Canada

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A dedicated illustrator with a profound passion for children's books. I love to create vibrant, colourful and fun artworks that sparks joy.

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

Work experience:

• Different Publishers
• To Blink Animation
• Demagog Studio

Yuliia

Calgary, AB, Canada

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Children's book illustrator with 8+ years of experience creating warm, colorful picture books full of expressive characters and storytelling

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

Work experience:

• Self-employed

Leah

Owen Sound, ON, Canada

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Award-winning Book Designer with ~20 years in-house experience. I approach design with originality, imagination and depth.

Genres: Picture Books, Children's, Fiction, Literary Fiction, Poetry, Historical Mysteries, Mystery & Crime, Biographies & Memoirs, Non-Fiction, Earth, Space, & Environmental Sciences, and Math & Science.

Work experience:

• Self-employed
• Penguin Random House Canada

Marie-Laure

Québec, QC, Canada

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Reader's Favorite Illustration Award | Kirkus Reviews 'Get It' Award | Uplifting, silly, strange | Multiple levels of storytelling

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

Work experience:

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

Alena

Vancouver, BC, Canada

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Illustrator crafting immersive, emotion-driven visuals for contemporary fiction, YA, magical realism & more. Let’s bring your story to life!

Genres: Contemporary Fiction, Fiction, LGBTQ Fiction, Fantasy, Literary Fiction, Magical Realism, Young Adult, New Adult, and Coming of Age.

Work experience:

• Film Industry
• Ecstatic Graphic Design Studio
• Self-employed

Cecilia

Calgary, AB, Canada

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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

Lun

Toronto, ON, Canada

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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

Jenny

Calgary, AB, Canada

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Hello! I'm a Canadian Christian designer creating covers for theology, spiritual formation, and memoirs where beauty & truth come together.

Genres: Christian Non-Fiction, Religion & Spirituality, Non-Fiction, Inspirational, and Biographies & Memoirs.

Work experience:

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

Lena

Toronto, ON, Canada

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

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

Work experience:

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

Hanna

The Kootenays, Canada

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I'm an illustrator who specialises in whimsical maps for all genres and book covers for Cozy Mysteries, RomComs, and Chicklit

Genres: Fantasy, Fiction, Romantic Comedy, Romance, Cozy Mysteries, Mystery & Crime, Contemporary Romance, Middle Grade Fantasy, Children's, Young Adult Fantasy, Young Adult, Chick Lit, and Women's Fiction.

Work experience:

• Self-employed

Ashley

Tiny, ON, Canada

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

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

Work experience:

• Self-employed
• The Printing House

Geta

Toronto, ON, Canada

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10Y+ in visual storytelling. I create cosy worlds as a character artist, illustrator, comics artist, book designer. Let's dream it together!

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

Work experience:

• Riki Group
• Self-employed
• "Murzilka" magazine

Leonard

Toronto, ON, Canada

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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