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A creative, reliable cover designer, here to help your project be the best it can be, with over 10 years non-fiction publishing experience.

Genres: Education & Reference, Non-Fiction, Physics & Chemistry, Math & Science, History, Humanities & Social Sciences, Law, Political Science & Current Affairs, and Mathematics & Statistics.

Work experience:

  • Oxford University Press
  • Self-employed

I've enjoyed creating MG, educational and fiction books for 30+ years. Let's make a book for children, adults, parents & teachers will love!

Genres: Action & Adventure, Fiction, Children’s Non-Fiction, Non-Fiction, Middle Grade, Children's, Education & Reference, Picture Books, and Entertainment.

Work experience:

  • Self-employed
  • Capstone Publishers
  • Oxford University Press

Ali 5 star rating

Oxfordshire, Oxford, UK

I'm an enthusiastic and friendly designer/ illustrator with over 20 years in publishing, highly experienced in book design

Genres: Children’s Non-Fiction, Non-Fiction, Young Adult, Fiction, Middle Grade, Children's, and Picture Books.

Work experience:

  • Self-employed
  • Stripes Publishing
  • Orchard Books
  • Penguin Books

Over 25 years designing educational and academic books, poetry and fiction at Weidenfeld, HarperCollins, Oxford University Press

Genres: Literary Fiction, Fiction, Poetry, Education & Reference, Non-Fiction, ELT, and Biographies & Memoirs.

Work experience:

  • Routledge & Kegan Paul
  • Weidenfeld & Nicolson Ltd
  • HarperCollins Publishers
  • Oxford University Press
  • Freelance

Andy 5 star rating

Brighton, United Kingdom

An illustrator of children's picture books, Young Adult books and book covers. A humorous style with expressive characters.

Genres: Picture Books, Children's, Fiction, Children’s Non-Fiction, Non-Fiction, Action & Adventure, Fantasy, Humor & Comedy, and Young Adult.

Work experience:

  • Minds eye productions
  • Artworld
  • Climax
  • Beyond Reality Games
  • Self-employed

David 5 star rating

Bristol, United Kingdom

Book Production and Project Management. Specialist in high-quality colour / photography / illustrated titles.

Genres: Art, Humanities & Social Sciences, Non-Fiction, Music, Photography, Architecture, Design, Home & Garden, and Travel.

Work experience:

  • BBC Books / Ebury Publishing (Penguin Random House)
  • Self-employed
  • Hodder & Stoughton (Hachette)

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.

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Sarah 5 star rating

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

Louise 5 star rating

England, United Kingdom

Hello, I am an Illustrator living & working in Somerset. My style is honest, inviting & brings the everyday to life.

Genres: Cooking, Food, Wine, & Spirits, Non-Fiction, Poetry, Fiction, Historical Fiction, Classics, Home & Garden, Weddings, Short Story, 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

Nick 5 star rating

London, United Kingdom

I am a book cover designer with 20 years experience. I have designed everything from thrillers, crime books and illustrated womens fiction.

Genres: Literary Fiction, Fiction, Biographies & Memoirs, Non-Fiction, Historical Fiction, Mystery & Crime, and Thriller & Suspense.

Work experience:

  • Self-employed
  • HarperCollins

Adam 5 star rating

Stansted Mountfitchet, United Kingdom

Experienced and creative book cover designer specialising in non-fiction trade and educational titles.

Genres: Business & Management, Non-Fiction, Health & Wellbeing, Political Science & Current Affairs, Humanities & Social Sciences, Psychology, Self-Help & Self-Improvement, Parenting & Families, and Economics.

Jem 5 star rating

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

Berenice 5 star rating

Cambridge, United Kingdom

Award-winning senior designer with an MA in Graphic Design & Typography. I bring your work to life with bespoke, beautiful design & care.

Genres: Literary Fiction, Fiction, History, Humanities & Social Sciences, Non-Fiction, Anthologies, Classics, Women's Fiction, Writing & Publishing, Short Story, Middle Grade, Children's, Education & Reference, and Children’s Non-Fiction.

Work experience:

  • Self-employed
  • Cambridge University Press
  • Pearson and Penguin
  • M&M Communications

Mark 5 star rating

England, United Kingdom

I am a freelance book production manager and publisher with over 35 years experience, specialising in illustrated art books.

Genres: Art, Humanities & Social Sciences, Non-Fiction, History, Nature, Home & Garden, Music, Writing & Publishing, Sports & Outdoors, Design, Photography, and Architecture.

Work experience:

  • Self-employed
  • Quintessence Editions (Quarto Group)
  • Mitchell Beazley
  • Phaidon Press

Sandra 5 star rating

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

Experienced, versatile book designer for fiction & non-fiction covers and interiors. Clients include Macmillan, OUP, Pearson & Scholastic.

Genres: Education & Reference, Non-Fiction, Philosophy, Humanities & Social Sciences, Psychology, Life Sciences, Math & Science, Medicine, Nursing, & Dentistry, Mystery & Crime, Fiction, Psychological Thriller, Thriller & Suspense, and Young Adult.

Work experience:

  • Macmillan
  • Self-employed

With over 20 years as a designer I can create for you an eye catching and professional book cover design that will get your book noticed.

Genres: Mystery & Crime, Fiction, Literary Fiction, Music, Humanities & Social Sciences, Non-Fiction, Poetry, Historical Fiction, and Thriller & Suspense.

Work experience:

  • Ghost Design
  • Allcity Media
  • Self-employed
  • Various

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