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Sakshi 5 star rating

Vancouver, BC, Canada

Children's book illustrator with 10+ years of experience, creating whimsical, colorful stories that spark imagination and wonder.

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

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

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

Alena 5 star rating

Vancouver, BC, Canada

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

Catarina 5 star rating

North Vancouver, BC, Canada

I'm a specialized children's book illustrator and cover designer with an eye for detail, creating unique images that bring stories to life.

Genres: Children’s Non-Fiction, Non-Fiction, Middle Grade, Children's, Fiction, New Adult, and Young Adult.

Work experience:

  • Self-employed
  • Owlkids Publishing
  • Ulysses Press

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

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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Matt 5 star rating

Sydney, NS, Canada

I'm a British designer living in Canada, specialising in book design with over 18 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

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

Jimmy 5 star rating

Montreal, QC, Canada

3D illustrator crafting engaging content for families & young audiences. Let's bring your stories to life in vibrant dimensions!

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

Work experience:

  • Self-employed

Geta 5 star rating

Toronto, ON, Canada

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

Hanna 5 star rating

The Kootenays, Canada

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

Paula 5 star rating

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

Marie-Laure 5 star rating

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

Sylvain 5 star rating

Montreal, QC, Canada

If you are looking for the best possible visuals for your book's cover, I can bring my 20+ years working on AAA movies to the table!

Genres: Action & Adventure, Fiction, Dystopian, Science Fiction, Military Science Fiction, Post-Apocalyptic, Space Opera, Steampunk, Fantasy, Horror, and Thriller & Suspense.

Work experience:

  • Framestore
  • MPC

Charlotte 5 star rating

Telegraph Creek, BC, Canada

Illustrator for children and book lover with a whimsical style and humour !

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

Work experience:

  • Self-employed

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

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