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Jem
London, United Kingdom
I have over 20 years experience in designing bestselling book covers
Genres: Historical Fiction, Fiction, Thriller & Suspense, History, Humanities & Social Sciences, and Non-Fiction.
Work experience:
- Simon and Schuster
- Transworld
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
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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
Jason
Hassocks, United Kingdom
Book jacket design designer with over twenty years experience in the industry.
Genres: Literary Fiction, Fiction, Business & Management, Non-Fiction, Political Science & Current Affairs, Humanities & Social Sciences, Philosophy, Mystery & Crime, Thriller & Suspense, and Technology.
Work experience:
- Self-employed
Jack
St Austell, Saint Austell, United Kingdom
Book covers and visual story telling is my passion. I enjoy creating characters and worlds in the sci-fi/fantasy genre
Genres: Young Adult, Fiction, Action & Adventure, Historical Fiction, Short Story, Mystery & Crime, Fantasy, Science Fiction, and Thriller & Suspense.
Work experience:
- Land Rovers UK
- Alderac Entertainment Group
- Lone Shark Games
- Self-employed
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
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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.
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
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
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
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
James
Chester, United Kingdom
Simple, but fun pencil and pen illustrator. I love middle grade, chapter books, and non-fiction for kids and adults.
Genres: Middle Grade, Children's, Fiction, Children’s Non-Fiction, Non-Fiction, Middle Grade Fantasy, Business & Management, Health & Wellbeing, Self-Help & Self-Improvement, Epic Fantasy, and Fantasy.
Work experience:
- Self-employed
- James Warwood Books
Dominika
London, UK
London based illustrator and visual artist, focusing on graphic and clean aesthetic for her commercial and editorial clients.
Genres: Children's, Fiction, Children’s Non-Fiction, and Non-Fiction.
Work experience:
- Self-employed
Thy
London, UK
Freelance book cover designer and illustrator with over 8 years in-house experience. I've worked on both fiction and non-fiction books.
Genres: Classics, Fiction, Mystery & Crime, Romance, Thriller & Suspense, Young Adult, Women's Fiction, Biographies & Memoirs, and Non-Fiction.
Work experience:
- Self-employed
- Orion Children's Books
- Hachette Children's Books
- Orchard Books
Reece-Alexander
London, UK
Let’s create a book cover that reflects the excellence of your writing. Bring your story to life with a stunning, bespoke cover design!
Genres: Epic Fantasy, Fantasy, Fiction, Gaming & LitRPG, Comics & Graphic Novels, Military Science Fiction, Science Fiction, Space Opera, Steampunk, Post-Apocalyptic, and Dystopian.
Work experience:
- Self Employed
Leah
London, UK
Book Designer and Illustrator with experience working with publishers such as Harper Collins and Random House and love for literature!
Genres: Women's Fiction, Fiction, Thriller & Suspense, Romance, Short Story, Historical Fiction, Young Adult Fantasy, and Young Adult.
Work experience:
- Self-employed
- Marmalade London
- 20Ten Creative Ltd





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