The best book cover designers for hire near Cambridge

Hire the best book cover designers in Cambridge Most readers unfortunately don’t heed the expression, “Don’t judge a book by its cover.” As the first impression that most people will have of your book, your book cover will be judged, and a bad cover can make all the difference between a sale and your book being passed by countless times. That’s why it’s so critical to hire a book cover designer. Such professionals have spent years honing their design skill and creating beautiful book covers. Ideally, the right book designer for you will have particular experience designing for your book’s genre, such that they know the book cover trends that dominate your niche. More than that, it’s of utmost importance for you to go through a designer’s sample works before deciding to collaborate with them. You’ll want to find someone who has a design style that matches with your story and vision. Luckily, it’s easy to find such wonderful book cover designers for hire in Cambridge — simply explore Reedsy, which houses the best publishing professionals in the industry. Here on Reedsy, you have the power of looking at every designer’s portfolio, which will help inform your decision and get you that much closer to hiring the best designer for you and your story. Simply sign up for a free Reedsy account to start today.

17+ Best Book Cover Designers for Hire near Cambridge

Alison

London, United Kingdom

A Designer and Art Director with over 30 years experience in Music and Publishing.

Genres: Picture Books, Children's, Fiction, Art, Humanities & Social Sciences, Non-Fiction, Home & Garden, Music, Entertainment, Middle Grade, Design, Photography, and Architecture.

Work experience:

Self-employed
Carlton Publishing Group

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Vanessa

London, United Kingdom

🟡 Experienced book designer available for book cover and interior book design/typesetting. 🟡

Genres: Biographies & Memoirs, Non-Fiction, Business & Management, Christian Non-Fiction, Religion & Spirituality, Self-Help & Self-Improvement, Romance, Fiction, Literary Fiction, Thriller & Suspense, and Women's Fiction.

Work experience:

Self-employed

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Jem

London, United Kingdom

I have over 20 years experience in designing bestselling book covers

Genres: Historical Fiction, Fiction, History, Humanities & Social Sciences, Non-Fiction, Literary Fiction, Mystery & Crime, Action & Adventure, Chick Lit, Women's Fiction, Espionage, Thriller & Suspense, and Sports & Outdoors.

Work experience:

Simon and Schuster
Transworld

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Sandra

London, United Kingdom

I am book designer with 15 years of experience creating covers and interiors for non-fiction and illustrated books.

Genres: Art, Humanities & Social Sciences, Non-Fiction, History, Political Science & Current Affairs, LGBTQ Non-Fiction, Photography, Cooking, Food, Wine, & Spirits, and Design.

Work experience:

McGill-Queens University Press
Wilfrid Laurier University Press
University of Toronto Press
Pearson Canada
University of Minnesota Press
British Library
Princeton University Press
Reaktion Books

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Patrick

Brighton, United Kingdom

With 30 years experience designing covers for the UK's top publishing houses, I also art direct, illustrate and do hand lettering for covers

Genres: Literary Fiction, Fiction, Action & Adventure, Historical Fiction, Fantasy, Thriller & Suspense, Cozy Mysteries, Mystery & Crime, Historical Mysteries, and Science Fiction.

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James

Chester, United Kingdom

Simple, but fun pencil and pen illustrator. I love middle grade, chapter books, and non-fiction for kids and adults.

Genres: Middle Grade, Children's, Fiction, Children’s Non-Fiction, Non-Fiction, Middle Grade Fantasy, Business & Management, Health & Wellbeing, Self-Help & Self-Improvement, and Humor & Comedy.

Work experience:

Self-employed
James Warwood Books

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Emma

London, United Kingdom

A freelance book cover designer with over 20 years of experience working across a wide variety of imprints at HarperCollins and LittleBrown.

Genres: Romance, Fiction, Biographies & Memoirs, Non-Fiction, Action & Adventure, Historical Fiction, Classics, Women's Fiction, Mystery & Crime, and Thriller & Suspense.

Work experience:

Little Brown
HarperCollins

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Edward

Brighton, United Kingdom

Graphic Design professional with over 20 years experience specialising in cover design and illustration.

Genres: Biographies & Memoirs, Non-Fiction, Business & Management, Nature, Historical Fiction, Fiction, Thriller & Suspense, Fantasy, and Literary Fiction.

Work experience:

Warner Music
Penguin Books UK
Self-employed

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Gareth

Swansea, UK

Experienced illustrator with humorous, quirky, detailed style. Offers illustration, project management, book formatting and cover design.

Genres: Education & Reference, Non-Fiction, Philosophy, Humanities & Social Sciences, Political Science & Current Affairs, Self-Help & Self-Improvement, Humor & Comedy, Fiction, Cozy Mysteries, Mystery & Crime, Psychology, Middle Grade, and Children's.

Work experience:

Self-employed

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Jamie

Horsham, UK

A super friendly digital artist specialising in fantasy and sci-fi art for book cover work and illustration. I don't use AI in my artwork.

Genres: Historical Fiction, Fiction, Horror, Thriller & Suspense, Gaming & LitRPG, Fantasy, Epic Fantasy, Middle Grade Fantasy, Children's, Steampunk, Science Fiction, Young Adult Fantasy, Young Adult, History, Humanities & Social Sciences, and Non-Fiction.

Work experience:

Self-employed
RedBedlam
Yazino

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Sharn

London, UK

Genre-smart book cover designer for independent authors, including multi-million copy bestselling crime fiction author Rachel McLean.

Genres: Mystery & Crime and Fiction.

Work experience:

Self-employed

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Andreea

Swaffham, UK

Illustrator specialized in visual story telling through fantastical pictures and bold colour palettes.

Genres: Fantasy, Fiction, Picture Books, Children's, Middle Grade Fantasy, Middle Grade, Young Adult Fantasy, and Young Adult.

Work experience:

The Design Solution, London, UK
Bucharest, Romania
Self-employed

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Patricia

Talsarnau, UK

Award winning illustrator and designer. I love illustrating magical and strange worlds. Let's start working on making your project sparkle!

Genres: Middle Grade Fantasy, Children's, Fiction, Cozy Mysteries, Mystery & Crime, Classics, Young Adult, Romantic Fantasy, and Romance.

Work experience:

Self-employed
Longman Group
Oxford University Press
Aberystwyth University

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James

Bristol, UK

I am a non-fiction specialist, designing covers and layouts for photographic / illustrated books (cookery, travel, reference, pop culture)

Genres: Architecture, Non-Fiction, Entertainment, History, Humanities & Social Sciences, Cooking, Food, Wine, & Spirits, Photography, Travel, and Sports & Outdoors.

Work experience:

Self-employed
Carlton Books (now Welbeck Publishing)
Amberley Publishing

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Andy

Birmingham, UK

I’ve been helping people tell their stories through my art for over 20 years! Let me help you tell yours!

Genres: Humor & Comedy, Fiction, Comics & Graphic Novels, Comics Non-Fiction, Non-Fiction, Middle Grade, Children's, Picture Books, Children’s Non-Fiction, Career Guides, and Education & Reference.

Work experience:

Self-employed
Lime Media
Lunar Animation

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Abigail

Edinburgh, UK

Senior designer in publishing with nearly ten years' experience in book jacket design and illustration.

Genres: Romantic Fantasy, Romance, Fiction, Young Adult Fantasy, Young Adult, Poetry, Literary Fiction, Cooking, Food, Wine, & Spirits, Non-Fiction, History, Humanities & Social Sciences, Music, and Nature.

Work experience:

Birlinn Ltd
Freelance

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Phillip

London, UK

Hi, I'm Phillip, a graphic designer with an extensive background in editorial and cover design for established and independent publishers.

Genres: Anthologies, Fiction, Contemporary Fiction, Cultural & Ethnic, Thriller & Suspense, Biographies & Memoirs, Non-Fiction, Design, Music, Humanities & Social Sciences, and Art.

Work experience:

Self-employed
Conde Nast
Self Employed

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