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Cover design and page layout with a passion for books.

Genres: Middle Grade Fantasy, Children's, Fiction, Action & Adventure, Children’s Non-Fiction, Non-Fiction, Math & Science, Science Fiction, Young Adult, Humanities & Social Sciences, and Biographies & Memoirs.

Work experience:

  • Self-employed
  • Capstone Publishers
  • Oxford University Press

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

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

Berenice 5 star rating

Cambridge, United Kingdom

Award-winning website designer, writer, book designer, and brand creator, passionate about accessible digital 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

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

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

Experienced, creative and versatile book designer, I provide cover and text designs. Clients include Macmillan, Pearson, OUP and 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

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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

Britt 5 star rating

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

Jenny 5 star rating

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

Laura 5 star rating

Bath, United Kingdom

I am an award-winning freelance Senior Book Designer, Illustrator and Artist with 28 years experience in the Publishing industry.

Genres: Picture Books, Children's, Fiction, Nature, Non-Fiction, Poetry, Anthologies, Music, Humanities & Social Sciences, Short Story, Education & Reference, and Children’s Non-Fiction.

Work experience:

  • Usborne Publishing, Wolverhampton
  • Usborne Publishing, London
  • Self-employed

15+ years experience, hundreds of books designed! Versatile, friendly book designer. Eye-catching covers and attractive, readable internals.

Genres: Humor & Comedy, Fiction, Contemporary Fiction, Business & Management, Non-Fiction, Cooking, Food, Wine, & Spirits, Travel, Self-Help & Self-Improvement, Historical Fiction, History, and Humanities & Social Sciences.

Work experience:

  • Self-employed
  • The History Press

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

Rosie 5 star rating

Chesterfield, UK

Experienced designer specialising in book cover design, layout, internal page typesetting for narratives and full colour travel guidebooks

Genres: Biographies & Memoirs, Non-Fiction, Sports & Outdoors, Travel, Gaming & LitRPG, Fantasy, and Fiction.

Work experience:

  • Self-employed
  • Vertebrate Publishing
  • Games Workshop

Experienced designer and book manager who guides authors through the publishing process to gives their books an edge in the marketplace

Genres: Mystery & Crime, Fiction, Contemporary Fiction, Historical Fiction, Romance, Epic Fantasy, Fantasy, Humor & Comedy, Christian Fiction, Young Adult Fantasy, and Young Adult.

Work experience:

  • Faber & Faber
  • Self-employed
  • Vision Sports Publishing
  • The History Press

Book and magazine designer with over 15 years experience producing very visual books, mostly across themes of nature, travel, food and art.

Genres: Cooking, Food, Wine, & Spirits, Non-Fiction, Nature, Health & Wellbeing, DIY & Crafts, Travel, and Home & Garden.

Work experience:

  • Self-employed

Experienced and multi-talented book designer who can help make your book something special. Covers, layout, typography, beautiful imagery...

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

Work experience:

  • Self-employed
  • Bloomsbury Publishing
  • Thames & Hudson

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