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Heather 5 star rating

London, United Kingdom

Helping you negotiate the complex world of book production, turning your creative vision into a commercial reality.

Genres: Picture Books, Children's, Fiction, Health & Wellbeing, and Non-Fiction.

Work experience:

  • Harper Collins
  • Penguin Publishing

Fueled by coffee & cats, I create clean, reader-friendly layouts that turn complex content into polished pages readers love.

Genres: Cooking, Food, Wine, & Spirits, Non-Fiction, Health & Wellbeing, Home & Garden, Self-Help & Self-Improvement, Sex & Relationships, Travel, and Education & Reference.

Work experience:

  • Titan Publishing
  • Self-employed
  • Dorling Kindersley

Book cover designer specialising in non-fiction. Clients include Jessica Kingsley Publishers, Picador, Macmillan Children's and Transworld.

Genres: Children’s Non-Fiction, Non-Fiction, Health & Wellbeing, Sociology, Humanities & Social Sciences, LGBTQ Non-Fiction, Sex & Relationships, Self-Help & Self-Improvement, Religion & Spirituality, and Inspirational.

Work experience:

  • Self-employed

Creative, versatile book project manager and designer with over 20 years experience producing bestselling illustrated non fiction publishing

Genres: Cooking, Food, Wine, & Spirits, Non-Fiction, Health & Wellbeing, DIY & Crafts, Sex & Relationships, Parenting & Families, Home & Garden, Children’s Non-Fiction, and New Age.

Work experience:

  • DK Penguin Random House
  • Self-employed

Experienced Illustrator and Book Designer, originally trained as an Architect. Main focus in Cities, Transport and Technology.

Genres: Architecture, Non-Fiction, Education & Reference, Geography, Humanities & Social Sciences, History, Transportation, Travel, and Technology.

Work experience:

  • Self-employed

I craft timeless illustrations that pause the noise, evoke emotion and speak directly to your book’s audience.

Genres: Contemporary Fiction, Fiction, Classics, Travel, Non-Fiction, Health & Wellbeing, Self-Help & Self-Improvement, and Cooking, Food, Wine, & Spirits.

Work experience:

  • Self-employed
  • Fig Leaf Group
  • Imagine Learning

A designer by day and illustrator by night. Passionate about art, books and bringing stories to life.

Genres: Contemporary Romance, Romance, Fiction, New Adult, Young Adult, Classics, Magical Realism, Literary Fiction, Poetry, Themes & Motifs, Art, Humanities & Social Sciences, and Non-Fiction.

Work experience:

  • Self-employed

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Emma 5 star rating

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

I manage a small design studio in central London. Publishing services include book design, project management and art direction.

Genres: Architecture, Non-Fiction, Art, Humanities & Social Sciences, Cooking, Food, Wine, & Spirits, Religion & Spirituality, Parenting & Families, and Design.

Work experience:

  • Duncan Baird Publishing
  • Smith and Gilmour
  • Self-employed

Graphic Designer & Illustrator for Trade Fiction Covers and Children’s Picture Books.

Genres: Children’s Non-Fiction, Non-Fiction, Picture Books, Children's, Fiction, Poetry, Middle Grade, Literary Fiction, and Humanities & Social Sciences.

Work experience:

  • Bloomsbury Publishing

Children’s books are my passion! I love to bring stories to life with whimsical, joyful watercolour-based art. Communication+collaboration!

Genres: Children’s Non-Fiction, Non-Fiction, Picture Books, Children's, Fiction, Middle Grade, Chick Lit, and Women's Fiction.

Work experience:

  • Self-employed
  • Little Steps
  • Clavis Publishing
  • Catch a Leaf

Specialising in non-fiction, Kam has designed covers for 7 years, working with private clients and authors on the Hay House Publishers list.

Genres: Business & Management, Non-Fiction, Health & Wellbeing, Self-Help & Self-Improvement, Religion & Spirituality, Sex & Relationships, New Age, Parenting & Families, and Inspirational.

Work experience:

  • Hay House UK Limited
  • Self-employed

I'm a book cover designer with over 20 years experience. I specialise in commercial thriller, crime, sci-fi and historical fiction covers.

Genres: Historical Fiction, Fiction, Thriller & Suspense, Mystery & Crime, Biographies & Memoirs, Non-Fiction, History, Humanities & Social Sciences, Sports & Outdoors, and Science Fiction.

Work experience:

  • Self-employed
  • Headline Publishing
  • Simon and Schuster
  • Harper Collins

Patrick 5 star rating

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.

My name's Sophie, I'm a conceptual Illustrator specialising in Health, Science and well-being.

Genres: Children’s Non-Fiction, Non-Fiction, Comics Non-Fiction, Education & Reference, Health & Wellbeing, Psychology, Humanities & Social Sciences, LGBTQ Non-Fiction, Life Sciences, and Math & Science.

Work experience:

  • Self-employed

Expert children’s book designer helping authors and publishers create beautiful, print-ready books across all formats.

Genres: Children’s Non-Fiction, Non-Fiction, Comics & Graphic Novels, Fiction, DIY & Crafts, Fantasy, Science Fiction, Picture Books, Children's, ELT, and Entertainment.

Work experience:

  • Self-employed

Alison 5 star rating

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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