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Anna 5 star rating

Coquitlam, BC, Canada

I'm an independent illustrator with a classic background. I love working on people, animals, enjoy drawing food and abstract patterns.

Genres: Action & Adventure, Fiction, Agriculture, Non-Fiction, Business & Management, and Children’s Non-Fiction.

Work experience:

  • Self-employed

Ashley 5 star rating

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, Psychological Thriller, Entertainment, Non-Fiction, Contemporary Fiction, Magical Realism, and Literary Fiction.

Work experience:

  • Self-employed

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:

  • Self-employed

Blair 5 star rating

Toronto, Canada

Award-winning illustrator and designer specializing in bold, conceptual images.

Genres: Young Adult, Fiction, Business & Management, Non-Fiction, Cooking, Food, Wine, & Spirits, Health & Wellbeing, Inspirational, Middle Grade, Children's, Education & Reference, Psychology, and Humanities & Social Sciences.

Work experience:

  • 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

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

Alana 5 star rating

Toronto, ON, Canada

One stop shop for illustration, lettering and design for book covers and picture books. Award winning illustrator with 20+ years experience.

Genres: Action & Adventure, Fiction, Picture Books, Children's, Humor & Comedy, Mystery & Crime, Chick Lit, Women's Fiction, Coming of Age, Nature, and Non-Fiction.

Work experience:

  • Self-employed

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Oleg 5 star rating

Toronto, ON, Canada

painter, graphic artist, and award-winning illustrator...

Genres: Action & Adventure, Fiction, Fantasy, Architecture, Non-Fiction, Art, Humanities & Social Sciences, Science Fiction, Young Adult Fantasy, Young Adult, Children's, and Comics & Graphic Novels.

Work experience:

  • Studio Treasure
  • IBM
  • Nelvana Animation

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 + 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, and Illustrator, Covers and Interiors Genres: Romance, Women's Fiction, Cozy Mystery and Non-Fiction. Self-pub and traditional pub

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

Work experience:

  • Self-employed
  • The Printing House

Steve 5 star rating

Coquitlam, BC, Canada

Professional cartographer specializing in the design of custom maps.

Genres: Sports & Outdoors, Non-Fiction, Travel, Nature, History, Humanities & Social Sciences, Geography, Political Science & Current Affairs, and Transportation.

Work experience:

  • Self-employed

Casey 5 star rating

Vancouver, BC, Canada

Illustrator and Character designer with 22 years experience in children's books and design for the animation industry.

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

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

Melanie 5 star rating

Montreal, QC, Canada

I create pieces that are simple, but colourful and full of depth. My projects mainly consist of editorial illustration and packaging.

Genres: Middle Grade, Children's, Fiction, Holiday, Home & Garden, Non-Fiction, Nature, Young Adult, Contemporary Fiction, and Coming of Age.

Work experience:

  • Self-employed

Leonard 5 star rating

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

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, and Magical Realism.

Work experience:

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

Daria 5 star rating

Winnipeg, MB, Canada

Experienced illustrator specializing in creating editorial arts with vivid metaphors and intricate textured details.

Genres: Short Story, Fiction, Business & Management, Non-Fiction, Art, Humanities & Social Sciences, Travel, Economics, and Nature.

Work experience:

  • Self-employed
  • Apex Media

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