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Stella
Edinburgh, UK
Whimsical, feathery and playful illustrator with a traditional flavour. Specialized in children's books, animals and starry skies.
Genres: Picture Books, Children's, Fiction, Children’s Non-Fiction, Non-Fiction, Middle Grade, Nature, Poetry, and Middle Grade Fantasy.
Work experience:
- Self-employed
Alexander
Edinburgh, UK
A professional illustrator with 5 years experience creating vibrant, unique artwork for independent writers and national publications
Genres: Short Story, Fiction, Humor & Comedy, Poetry, Contemporary Fiction, Science Fiction, Young Adult, Philosophy, Humanities & Social Sciences, Non-Fiction, and Art.
Work experience:
- Self-employed
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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Germano
Edinburgh, UK
I am an experienced freelance illustrator, with more than 40 titles published in children’s and youth literature.
Genres: Children’s Non-Fiction, Non-Fiction, Middle Grade Fantasy, Children's, Fiction, Picture Books, and Middle Grade.
Work experience:
- Germano Ovani
Kasia
Edinburgh, UK
Illustrator with over 15 years of experience, specializing in history, psychology, and science themes. Worked with Apple and Absolute Radio
Genres: Cooking, Food, Wine, & Spirits, Non-Fiction, Nature, Psychology, Humanities & Social Sciences, Children’s Non-Fiction, Picture Books, Children's, Fiction, Coming of Age, Short Story, and Contemporary Fiction.
Work experience:
- Self-employed
- My Fat Fox Ltd
Kasia
Edinburgh, UK
An illustrator with experience working on short stories, book covers, editorial articles. Inspired by nature and everyday life observation.
Genres: Children's, Fiction, Short Story, Health & Wellbeing, Non-Fiction, Self-Help & Self-Improvement, Young Adult, and Nature.
Work experience:
- Self-employed
Vince
Cambridge, United Kingdom
Book cover design for fiction, short stories and other made up things. Photograph and text-wrangling, some illustration.
Genres: Literary Fiction, Fiction, Horror, Thriller & Suspense, Anthologies, Short Story, Mystery & Crime, Science Fiction, and Dystopian.
Work experience:
- Self-employed
- Undertow Publications
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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.
Laura
Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
Award-winning book production specialist for 10+ years, helping first-time self-publishing authors via typesetting and general assistance.
Genres: Anthologies, Fiction, Political Science & Current Affairs, Humanities & Social Sciences, Non-Fiction, Biographies & Memoirs, Short Story, Poetry, Self-Help & Self-Improvement, Contemporary Fiction, and Action & Adventure.
Work experience:
- Self-employed
- Saraband Books
- Dead Ink
- Charco Press
Emma
London, United Kingdom
A freelance book cover designer with over 10 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
Sarah
England, United Kingdom
Specialist children's book illustrator and designer, creating beautiful and engaging books and content.
Genres: Children’s Non-Fiction, Non-Fiction, Picture Books, Children's, and Fiction.
Work experience:
- Self-employed
- Pearson Education
- John Brown Media
- Redan Publishing
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
Louise
England, United Kingdom
Hello, I am an Illustrator living & working in Somerset. My style is honest, inviting & brings the everyday to life.
Genres: Picture Books, Children's, Fiction, Cooking, Food, Wine, & Spirits, Non-Fiction, Poetry, Historical Fiction, Classics, Home & Garden, Weddings, Short Story, Middle Grade, and Fashion & Textiles.
Work experience:
- Ernest Journal - Tina Smith, Jo Keeling
- Author Andrew Sutton
- The Hunterian Museum & Glasgow University
- Curator of 'Museum of memory', Kate McStraw,
- Tina Smith, Dan Linstead -Immediate Media
- Pretty Nostalgic
- Another Escape
- Upper Hand Press. (William Cass, Author & Ann Starr, Publisher)
- Marbella Club Hotel & Smokes Creative
El
Manchester, United Kingdom
Vibrant, stand-out illustration with a lively style. Perfect for children's books, fashion editorial, and travel genres
Genres: Travel, Non-Fiction, Short Story, Fiction, Education & Reference, Children’s Non-Fiction, and Fashion & Textiles.
Work experience:
- Self-employed
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
Vanessa
London, United Kingdom
🟡 Experienced book designer available for book cover and interior book design/typesetting, specialised in Self Publishing. 🟡
Genres: Romance, Fiction, Biographies & Memoirs, Non-Fiction, Business & Management, Christian Non-Fiction, Religion & Spirituality, Poetry, Thriller & Suspense, Humor & Comedy, and Self-Help & Self-Improvement.
Work experience:
- Self-employed
Britt
Orkney, Scotland, United Kingdom
Scottish Artist and Illustrator. Studied Visual Communications at NCAD Dublin, graduated 2005. Creative freelance with flair and good cheer.
Genres: Humor & Comedy, Fiction, Picture Books, Children's, Cooking, Food, Wine, & Spirits, Non-Fiction, Nature, Short Story, Calendars, Middle Grade, and Agriculture.
Work experience:
- Self-employed
- BBC Radio Orkney





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