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Remie

Remie 5 star rating

Ottawa, Canada

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
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Nyco

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. No AI

Genres: Horror, Thriller & Suspense, Fiction, Comics & Graphic Novels, and Humor & Comedy.

Work experience:

  • Self-employed
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Stan

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
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Lun

Lun 5 star rating

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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Elif

Elif 5 star rating

Toronto, ON, Canada

Illustrator with experience in creating cover designs and illustrations in various genres. Exploring different mediums, styles & 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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Kian

Kian 5 star rating

Vancouver, BC, Canada

I create colorful, whimsical children’s book art with expressive characters & cozy, magical vibes. Collaborative from start to finish.

Genres: Picture Books, Children's, Fiction, Children’s Non-Fiction, Non-Fiction, Cooking, Food, Wine, & Spirits, Design, Poetry, DIY & Crafts, Holiday, and Themes & Motifs.

Work experience:

  • Layla Care
  • Freelance
  • Sunday Fibre Co.
  • No Added Sugar
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Valerie

Valerie 5 star rating

Shediac, NB, Canada

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
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olha

olha 5 star rating

Toronto, ON, Canada

Helping authors launch beautiful children's books. 15+ years of experience in fine art, digital design, complex layouts, & POD setup.

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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Scott

Scott 5 star rating

Winnipeg, MB, Canada

Scott is a freelance illustrator, with over two dozen, critically acclaimed and award winning, graphic novels to his credit.

Genres: Comics & Graphic Novels, Fiction, Cultural & Ethnic, LGBTQ Fiction, Comics Non-Fiction, Non-Fiction, LGBTQ Non-Fiction, Epic Fantasy, Fantasy, Post-Apocalyptic, and Science Fiction.

Work experience:

  • HighWater Press
  • Stranger Fiction Inc.
  • Marvel Comics
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Kelsey

Kelsey 5 star rating

Breslau, ON, Canada

Award-winning Illustrator with a whimsical & cozy style. Cover design, book formatting & picture books.

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

Work experience:

  • Self-employed
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Ashley

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

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
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Alex

Alex 5 star rating

Winnipeg, MB, Canada

I'm a digital illustrator and cartoonist who primarily makes things that are colourful, fun, and expressive.

Genres: Comics Non-Fiction, Non-Fiction, Cooking, Food, Wine, & Spirits, Nature, Comics & Graphic Novels, Fiction, and Humor & Comedy.

Work experience:

  • Self-Employed
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Steve

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
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Natàlia

Natàlia 5 star rating

Toronto, ON, Canada

Award-winning designer and illustrator with 10+ years' experience. Crafting soulful, captivating covers. Trusted by Penguin Random House.

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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Jessica

Jessica 5 star rating

Toronto, ON, Canada

Specializing in illustration with a graphic design background; my focus is storytelling, book illustration and design. Let’s tell a story!

Genres: Comics & Graphic Novels, Fiction, Action & Adventure, Contemporary Fiction, LGBTQ Fiction, Poetry, Romance, Fantasy, Middle Grade Fantasy, and Children's.

Work experience:

  • Images 2000 Inc / Northwood Collection / Feri & Joon / Mirrorize
  • Self-employed
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Ashley

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, 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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Olga

Olga 5 star rating

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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