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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

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

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

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 Designer specialising in cover and text design, with hundreds of published titles with over 15 years in the publishing industry

Genres: Education & Reference, Non-Fiction, History, Humanities & Social Sciences, and Math & Science.

Work experience:

  • Oxford University Press

Anna 5 star rating

Oxford, Oxfordshire, UK

Senior Book designer & Art Editor with 8+ years’ experience crafting covers and interiors and guiding projects smoothly from idea to print.

Genres: Comics & Graphic Novels, Fiction, Children’s Non-Fiction, Non-Fiction, ELT, Picture Books, Children's, and Middle Grade.

Work experience:

  • DK
  • Project Art Editor
  • Oxford University Press

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

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Illustrator specialized in visual story telling through fantastical pictures and bold colour palettes.

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

Work experience:

  • The Design Solution, London, UK
  • Bucharest, Romania
  • 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

Former Art Director at Quarto & Usborne | Recent clients include Penguin, Bonnier & Postwave Publishing | Specialist in book design & layout

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

Work experience:

  • Quarto
  • Usborne Publishing
  • Self-employed

Experienced text and cover designer with clients including Oxford Dictionaries, The BNF, Thames & Hudson and many fine art and trade books.

Genres: Anthologies, Fiction, Literary Fiction, Art, Humanities & Social Sciences, Non-Fiction, Architecture, ELT, Education & Reference, Medicine, Nursing, & Dentistry, Math & Science, and Design.

Work experience:

  • Self-employed
  • Oxford University Press
  • Motivate Publishing
  • Goodfellow & Egan, Cambridge

Expert children’s book designer helping authors and publishers create beautiful, print-ready books across all formats.

Genres: Children’s Non-Fiction, Non-Fiction, Comics & Graphic Novels, Fiction, DIY & Crafts, Fantasy, Science Fiction, Picture Books, Children's, ELT, and Entertainment.

Work experience:

  • Self-employed

20 years. Award-nominated titles. Multi-book series commissions. Happiest working on illustrated adult non-fiction and reference publishing.

Genres: Art, Humanities & Social Sciences, Non-Fiction, Earth, Space, & Environmental Sciences, Math & Science, Life Sciences, Physics & Chemistry, Nature, Architecture, and Design.

Work experience:

  • Self-employed
  • Dynamo Limited

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

For picture books I offer full service including illustrating and cover/interior design. I provide a ready to print PDF as a final product.

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

Work experience:

  • Intellservice (printhouse, Almaty, Kazakhstan)
  • Leo Burnett International Advertising agency, Kazakhstan division
  • 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

Graphic designer and art director with over 15 years experience working in the publishing industry.

Genres: Fantasy, Fiction, Middle Grade Fantasy, Children's, Young Adult Fantasy, Young Adult, Thriller & Suspense, Mystery & Crime, and Middle Grade.

Work experience:

  • Self-employed
  • Penguin Random House

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