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Nicholas 5 star rating

Cheshire, Chester, UK

Trusted UK based picture-book maker, bringing your characters and worlds to life. Hand-drawn, traditional illustrations - no AI.

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

Work experience:

  • Self-employed

James 5 star rating

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, and Humor & Comedy.

Work experience:

  • Self-employed
  • James Warwood Books

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

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

Andy 5 star rating

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

Award winning illustrator and designer. I love illustrating magical and strange worlds. Let's start working on making your project sparkle!

Genres: Middle Grade Fantasy, Children's, Fiction, Cozy Mysteries, Mystery & Crime, Classics, Young Adult, Romantic Fantasy, and Romance.

Work experience:

  • Self-employed
  • Longman Group
  • Oxford University Press
  • Aberystwyth University

I’ve been an illustrator since 2008 I work in editorial, publishing and advertising.

Genres: History, Humanities & Social Sciences, Non-Fiction, Classics, Fiction, Cultural & Ethnic, Historical Fiction, Literary Fiction, Poetry, Steampunk, and Science Fiction.

Work experience:

  • Self-employed

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Jess 5 star rating

Birmingham, UK

Jess has 20 years of experience illustrating books for publishers such as Bloomsbury, Orchard Books, Usborne and Oxford University Press.

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

Work experience:

  • Self-employed

Middle grade book designer with 3 years’ experience at HarperCollins UK, working on award-winning titles.

Genres: Middle Grade, Children's, Fiction, Children’s Non-Fiction, and Non-Fiction.

Work experience:

  • Harper Collins UK
  • Baker Ross Ltd
  • Self-employed

With over 20 years of editorial graphic design experience, I am creative, reliable and able to deliver projects on time and within budget.

Genres: Literary Fiction, Fiction, Cultural & Ethnic, Art, Humanities & Social Sciences, Non-Fiction, Writing & Publishing, Travel, and Music.

Work experience:

  • APL Media Limited
  • The Big Issue
  • Self-employed

Adam 5 star rating

Cheltenham, UK

I am a book designer with over 40 years experience collaborating with authors to produce intelligent, creative solutions.

Genres: Art, Humanities & Social Sciences, Non-Fiction, Music, Entertainment, Literary Fiction, Fiction, Biographies & Memoirs, Mystery & Crime, Dystopian, Science Fiction, and Thriller & Suspense.

Work experience:

  • Haymarket Publishing
  • CW Communications
  • The Architectural Press
  • Wordsearch
  • Redwood Publishing
  • Burnett Associates
  • Pearce Marchbank, Studio Twenty
  • Self-employed
  • Graphic Design: A Concise History

I'm a very experienced designer and illustrator of top-selling non-fiction books, on topics that include Psychology, Nature and Wellbeing.

Genres: Agriculture, Non-Fiction, Health & Wellbeing, Home & Garden, Nature, Travel, New Age, Self-Help & Self-Improvement, Psychology, and Humanities & Social Sciences.

Work experience:

  • Self-employed

Experienced children's book designer specialising in innovative novelty books

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

Work experience:

  • Self-employed
  • Campbell Books

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

Professional book designer with a wealth of design, typesetting and production knowledge. Together, we'll make your book exceptional.

Genres: Nature, Non-Fiction, Photography, Sports & Outdoors, Self-Help & Self-Improvement, Biographies & Memoirs, and Travel.

Work experience:

  • Self-employed
  • Vertebrate Publishing
  • Deepblue
  • Cybertechnics Limited
  • Bodymatters Health & Fitness Limited
  • Grafiqué Communication Limited

Illustrator working from my home studio by the sea. I've worked on many books, with the Roald Dahl estate & won a World Illustration Award.

Genres: Science Fiction, Fiction, Children’s Non-Fiction, Non-Fiction, Education & Reference, Young Adult, Architecture, Travel, Nature, Picture Books, and Children's.

Work experience:

  • Self-employed

I am an experienced illustrator of children's and fantasy books. I am friendly, efficient and offer design and professional quality art.

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

Work experience:

  • Self-employed

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