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David
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)
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
Cassia
England, United Kingdom
I have a passion for innovative and fun design, cooking and nature, which is probably why those are my favourite genres.
Genres: Picture Books, Children's, Fiction, Biographies & Memoirs, Non-Fiction, Cooking, Food, Wine, & Spirits, DIY & Crafts, Nature, Home & Garden, Inspirational, and Middle Grade.
Work experience:
- Self-employed
- Chamberlain Dunn
- The Detective Agency
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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
Peter
Edinburgh, United Kingdom
Publishing professional with over ten years' experience, specialising in cover design and layout for non-fiction and sport.
Genres: Biographies & Memoirs, Non-Fiction, History, Humanities & Social Sciences, and Sports & Outdoors.
Work experience:
- Birlinn Ltd, Arena Sport, Polygon
- Self-employed
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
Berenice
Cambridge, United Kingdom
Award-winning designer working across print, websites, branding and marketing. Passionate about accessible design.
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
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Gary
United Kingdom
Graphic designer with first rate image editing skills. Experienced in book design for both print and Kindle KDP.
Genres: Computers & Internet, Non-Fiction, Music, Humanities & Social Sciences, Engineering, Math & Science, Physics & Chemistry, Mathematics & Statistics, and Business & Management.
Work experience:
- Freelance
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
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.
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
Andy
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
Catherine
Knebworth, United Kingdom
Making books beautifully easy to read. Design + production services from edited script to print-ready + digital files for indie authors.
Genres: Biographies & Memoirs, Non-Fiction, History, Humanities & Social Sciences, Historical Fiction, Fiction, Mystery & Crime, Parenting & Families, Thriller & Suspense, Cooking, Food, Wine, & Spirits, and Business & Management.
Work experience:
- Able Publishing
- Robert Hale Ltd
- DK
- Self-employed
Andy
Chipping Norton, Oxfordshire, United Kingdom
Over 25 years in publishing design, specialising in non-fiction titles. I spent 15 years as a senior designer at Oxford University Press.
Genres: Business & Management, Non-Fiction, Political Science & Current Affairs, Humanities & Social Sciences, Sports & Outdoors, History, Law, Economics, Parenting & Families, and Education & Reference.
Work experience:
- Oxford University Press
- Meaden Creative
Adam
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.
Jenny
Edinburgh, United Kingdom
I'm an experienced book designer and illustrator. I specialise in all fiction and non-fiction genres from kids books to cook books and more!
Genres: Humor & Comedy, Fiction, Picture Books, Children's, Biographies & Memoirs, Non-Fiction, Cooking, Food, Wine, & Spirits, Health & Wellbeing, Home & Garden, Art, and Humanities & Social Sciences.
Work experience:
- Penguin Random House New Zealand
- Penguin Books New Zealand
- Book Design Ltd (now Smartwork Creative)
- Pearson Education New Zealand
- 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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