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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

Anders 5 star rating

London, United Kingdom

Hi! I’m a highly experienced graphic designer with a passion for the whole creative process with clients ranging from Penguin to Universal.

Genres: Literary Fiction, Fiction, Health & Wellbeing, Non-Fiction, Medicine, Nursing, & Dentistry, Math & Science, Humanities & Social Sciences, Parenting & Families, Thriller & Suspense, Poetry, and Self-Help & Self-Improvement.

Work experience:

  • The Creative Partnership
  • Self-employed

A Japanese illustrator currently based in London, UK Speciality: Illustration for Landscape, Architecture, Cities

Genres: Travel, Non-Fiction, Holiday, Fiction, Calendars, DIY & Crafts, Coming of Age, Chick Lit, Women's Fiction, and Architecture.

Work experience:

  • Self-employed

Experienced Designer and Art Director specialising in Illustrated Books, Book Formatting and Cover Design.

Genres: Cooking, Food, Wine, & Spirits, Non-Fiction, Fashion & Textiles, Biographies & Memoirs, Classics, Fiction, Home & Garden, and DIY & Crafts.

Work experience:

  • Penguin Random House

A designer of non-fiction titles, adept at distilling a book into a compelling cover and typesetting the interior for an enjoyable read.

Genres: History, Humanities & Social Sciences, Non-Fiction, Political Science & Current Affairs, and Biographies & Memoirs.

Work experience:

  • Self-employed

Experienced Illustrator with a passion for beautiful books, excited by the prospect of helping Authors achieve their creative vision.

Genres: Mystery & Crime, Fiction, Contemporary Fiction, Classics, Poetry, Science Fiction, Short Story, Math & Science, and Non-Fiction.

Work experience:

  • Self-employed

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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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

Book designer, typographer and type designer with 12 years experience, specialising in coffee-table art/design/lifestyle books.

Genres: Architecture, Non-Fiction, Design, Entertainment, Fashion & Textiles, Home & Garden, and Photography.

Work experience:

  • Quarto Publishing
  • Self-employed

I am an experienced illustrator who loves the surreal and gothic and creates eye catching, bold covers and maps for YA and adult fiction.

Genres: Classics, Fiction, Contemporary Fiction, Historical Fiction, Women's Fiction, Children’s Non-Fiction, Non-Fiction, Nature, Young Adult Fantasy, Young Adult, Magical Realism, and Literary Fiction.

Work experience:

  • Self-employed

I am an illustrator and art director based in London. I love illustrating children's and young adults books!

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

Work experience:

  • Self-employed

Book cover designer with 25 years experience, based in London.

Genres: Classics, Fiction, Mystery & Crime, Literary Fiction, Math & Science, and Non-Fiction.

Work experience:

  • Self-employed

Award-winning children’s book designer and art director with over 30 years experience specialising in pictures books.

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

Work experience:

  • Templar Books
  • Reed Children's Books

Former DK (Penguin Random House) book designer with 10+ years’ experience creating distinctive, expertly typeset book interiors.

Genres: Children’s Non-Fiction, Non-Fiction, Islam, Religion & Spirituality, Entertainment, History, Humanities & Social Sciences, and Middle Eastern & Islamic Studies.

Work experience:

  • DK (Penguin Random House)
  • Self-employed

Seasoned award-winner book cover designer and illustrator on a mission to make your book stand out online or on a shelf!

Genres: Business & Management, Non-Fiction, Philosophy, Humanities & Social Sciences, Political Science & Current Affairs, and Design.

Work experience:

  • Kogan Page
  • Springer Nature
  • Macmillan Publishers
  • Egmont Publishing

A experienced and passionate children's book illustrator bringing stories to life through magical artwork.

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

Work experience:

  • Self-employed

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

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