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Caroline Teagle 5 star rating

Brooklyn, NY, United States

I am not accepting any new requests to collaborate at this time.

Genres: Biographies & Memoirs, Non-Fiction, Historical Fiction, Fiction, Women's Fiction, Entertainment, Mystery & Crime, True Crime, and Thriller & Suspense.

Work experience:

  • Penguin Random House
  • Random House
  • Penguin Publishing Group
  • HarperCollins

I am a professional designer, art director, and illustrator who loves books—working with publishers in Europe, USA, Asia, and indie authors.

Genres: Literary Fiction, Fiction, Humor & Comedy, Thriller & Suspense, Mystery & Crime, Biographies & Memoirs, Non-Fiction, Space Opera, Science Fiction, Post-Apocalyptic, Young Adult Fantasy, and Young Adult.

Work experience:

  • Coverkitchen

Maxwell 5 star rating

Charleston, SC, USA

NY Times bestselling book designer. Featured 7 times on coverfold of Publishers Weekly. Simon & Schuster. Served neat or on the rocks.

Genres: Biographies & Memoirs, Non-Fiction, Health & Wellbeing, Mystery & Crime, Fiction, Action & Adventure, Thriller & Suspense, and Science Fiction.

Work experience:

  • NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC
  • TURNER PUBLISHING COMPANY
  • INDEPENDENT
  • SIMON & SCHUSTER

Andrea 5 star rating

Chicago, IL, USA

I’m an artist with a knack for illustration, hand lettering and painting. I love creating bold and colorful pieces!

Genres: Picture Books, Children's, Fiction, Cozy Mysteries, Mystery & Crime, Psychological Thriller, Thriller & Suspense, Romantic Suspense, Romance, Christian Non-Fiction, Religion & Spirituality, Non-Fiction, True Crime, and Cooking, Food, Wine, & Spirits.

Work experience:

  • Self-employed

Sean 5 star rating

New York, NY, USA

Professional book designer: focusing on interior design, ebooks, and illustration.

Genres: Literary Fiction, Fiction, Comics & Graphic Novels, Mystery & Crime, Art, Humanities & Social Sciences, Non-Fiction, Biographies & Memoirs, Business & Management, Comics Non-Fiction, and Writing & Publishing.

Work experience:

  • Hachette Book Group
  • DC Comics

Christian 5 star rating

Melbourne, FL, USA

Cover/ interior designer for 20+ years. Worked at Penguin, small and university presses worldwide, creating award-winners + best-sellers.

Genres: Mystery & Crime, Fiction, Young Adult, and Contemporary Fiction.

Work experience:

  • Oceanview Publishing
  • Self employed
  • Penguin
  • Clearlink Media

Kerry 5 star rating

Seattle, WA, USA

With more than 25 years' experience in publishing, I've helped usher numerous books from manuscript to final production.

Genres: Classics, Fiction, Mystery & Crime, Historical Fiction, Horror, Thriller & Suspense, Literary Fiction, and Women's Fiction.

Work experience:

  • Self-employed

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Stewart 5 star rating

Morgantown, WV, USA

Over 30 years in publishing. Art Direction, Graphic Design, Typography, Illustration, Project Management. Two cats are also here to help.

Genres: History, Humanities & Social Sciences, Non-Fiction, Political Science & Current Affairs, Historical Fiction, Fiction, Mystery & Crime, Horror, Thriller & Suspense, Contemporary Fiction, True Crime, and Religion & Spirituality.

Work experience:

  • Seattle Metropolitan Magazine
  • Sasquatch Books
  • Seattle Weekly
  • The Rocket
  • Self-employed

Cover/interior designer with 15+ years experience. Worked for Amazon.com and small publishers. A passion for beautiful, simplistic books.

Genres: Mystery & Crime, Fiction, Literary Fiction, Women's Fiction, Historical Fiction, Self-Help & Self-Improvement, Non-Fiction, Poetry, Biographies & Memoirs, Art, and Humanities & Social Sciences.

Work experience:

  • Self-employed
  • Amazon.com

Lesley 5 star rating

White Plains, NY, United States

Creative art director and book cover designer specializing in commercial woman's fiction, young adult, and romance.

Genres: Literary Fiction, Fiction, Romance, Young Adult, Historical Fiction, African American Fiction, Anthologies, Women's Fiction, Mystery & Crime, and Thriller & Suspense.

Work experience:

  • Penguin Random House (Formally Penguin Group USA)
  • Penguin Group USA
  • St. Martin's Press
  • Tor Publishing Group

Ian 5 star rating

West Linn, OR, USA

25+ years designing covers and interiors that resonate—trusted by publishers and indie authors to create books that connect with readers.

Genres: Business & Management, Non-Fiction, Poetry, Fiction, Contemporary Fiction, Mystery & Crime, Historical Fiction, Self-Help & Self-Improvement, and Science Fiction.

Work experience:

  • Self-employed
  • Insight Editions
  • Clarence Lee Design and Associates
  • Gita Sporting Goods

John 5 star rating

Alameda, CA, USA

Designer for the likes of Chicago Review Press, North Atlantic, PM Press, Steerforth, Haymarket, AK Press, Reaction, Wisdom, and... you?

Genres: Biographies & Memoirs, Non-Fiction, Entertainment, History, Humanities & Social Sciences, Music, Political Science & Current Affairs, True Crime, Mystery & Crime, Fiction, and Short Story.

Work experience:

  • Self-employed

Joe 5 star rating

Nashville, TN, USA

I'm a book jacket designer with a proven track record of success in the world of jacket design. Your cover will fit in as well as stand out.

Genres: Mystery & Crime, Fiction, History, Humanities & Social Sciences, Non-Fiction, Anthologies, Contemporary Fiction, Historical Fiction, Literary Fiction, Thriller & Suspense, and Political Science & Current Affairs.

Work experience:

  • Self-employed

Heather 5 star rating

Chicago, IL, USA

Experienced cover designer of adult fiction and non-fiction genres. Let's make your book a best-seller!

Genres: Historical Fiction, Fiction, Self-Help & Self-Improvement, Non-Fiction, Business & Management, Coming of Age, Historical Mysteries, Mystery & Crime, Psychological Thriller, Thriller & Suspense, Magical Realism, and Literary Fiction.

Work experience:

  • Sourcebooks

Lindsay 5 star rating

Charlottesville, VA, USA

Hi! I have 25 yrs of design experience, work with self published authors and am easy, dependable and reliable to work with. Let’s talk!

Genres: Mystery & Crime, Fiction, Historical Fiction, Romance, Thriller & Suspense, Literary Fiction, Women's Fiction, Biographies & Memoirs, and Non-Fiction.

Work experience:

  • Self Employed
  • Gibson Greetings Inc

Jerry 5 star rating

New York City, NY, USA

Designer, Art Director and Illustrator. I specialize in Big, Bold Thrillers and True Crime.

Genres: Thriller & Suspense, Fiction, Historical Fiction, Action & Adventure, History, Humanities & Social Sciences, Non-Fiction, True Crime, and Mystery & Crime.

Work experience:

  • Self-employed
  • St. Martin's Press

Jonathan 5 star rating

New Haven, Connecticut, USA

Provide same quality as I do for trade publishers at lower rates. I want your book to succeed in a saturated market. Let's work together!

Genres: Biographies & Memoirs, Non-Fiction, Historical Fiction, Fiction, Sports & Outdoors, Literary Fiction, True Crime, History, Humanities & Social Sciences, Psychological Thriller, Thriller & Suspense, Historical Mysteries, and Mystery & Crime.

Work experience:

  • Self-employed
  • Da Capo Press / Lifelong Books — Perseus Books Group / Hachette Int'l
  • Pantheon and Schocken Books [Knopf Group / Random House]
  • Diversion Books, NYC

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