17+ Best Fantasy Book Designers for Hire in the United States

Rachel

New York, United States

I'm a freelance book interior designer and typesetter with years of experience in the publishing industry.

Genres: Biographies & Memoirs, Non-Fiction, Cooking, Food, Wine, & Spirits, Health & Wellbeing, History, Humanities & Social Sciences, Religion & Spirituality, Mystery & Crime, Fiction, Fantasy, and Self-Help & Self-Improvement.

Work experience:

Self-employed
Bantam-Dell Publishing Group

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Ricardo

Philadelphia, United States

I'm illustrator and Graphic Designer. I love the freedom children's book illustration brings. I love small details just kids can understand.

Genres: Picture Books, Children's, Fiction, Nature, Non-Fiction, Middle Grade, Life Sciences, Math & Science, Fantasy, and Action & Adventure.

Work experience:

Self-employed

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Hokyoung

New York, United States

I am an illustrator interested in making images with strong moods and narratives.

Genres: Action & Adventure, Fiction, Classics, Mystery & Crime, Dystopian, Science Fiction, Fantasy, Historical Fiction, LGBTQ Fiction, Literary Fiction, and Short Story.

Work experience:

Self-employed

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Laura

Asheville, NC, USA

I'm a digital fantasy illustrator. I specialize in painting scenes of magic and wonder. Middle Grade covers are my main focus. No AI used!

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

Work experience:

Self-employed

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Michael

Pasadena, CA, USA

Freelance Illustrator / artist, art director, and Production Designer for Animated motion pictures.

Genres: Fantasy, Fiction, and Children's.

Work experience:

Self-employed

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David

Decatur, GA, USA

Award-winning illustrator, specializing in MIDDLE GRADE, PICTURE BOOKS and HORROR. I help writers realize their dreams. How can I help you?

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

Work experience:

Self-employed
Bento Box ATL
Soup2Nuts

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Svitlana

Cedar Park, TX, USA

10+ yrs helping authors turn uncertain cover ideas into polished, market-ready books readers trust and click.

Genres: Self-Help & Self-Improvement, Non-Fiction, True Crime, Fantasy, Fiction, Mystery & Crime, Christian Non-Fiction, Religion & Spirituality, Biographies & Memoirs, and Action & Adventure.

Work experience:

Self-employed

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shawn

San Diego, CA, USA

Award-winning Book Designer, Art Director, comic letterer, specializing in graphic novels and comics.

Genres: Comics & Graphic Novels, Fiction, Fantasy, Action & Adventure, Science Fiction, Horror, Thriller & Suspense, Middle Grade Fantasy, Children's, Young Adult Fantasy, and Young Adult.

Work experience:

Self-employed
Magma Comix
IDW Publishing

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Geoffrey

Pittsburgh, PA, USA

Nautilus Books Gold Award Winning Illustrator. Games, comics, books, graphic design, you name it, I've done it!

Genres: Middle Grade, Children's, Fiction, Picture Books, Comics & Graphic Novels, Gaming & LitRPG, Fantasy, Children’s Non-Fiction, Non-Fiction, and Humor & Comedy.

Work experience:

Self-employed
Point Park University
YR Media

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Angela

New York, NY, USA

My work is very detailed oriented, i like to focus on illustrations made with lines and textures. I can work both realistically and stylized

Genres: Picture Books, Children's, Fiction, Classics, Children’s Non-Fiction, Non-Fiction, Nature, Humanities & Social Sciences, Math & Science, New Age, and Fantasy.

Work experience:

Fashion Institute of Technology
Self-employed

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Gene

Jersey City, NJ, USA

Full-service design studio specializing in cover design and branding for Fiction and Non- Fiction titles

Genres: Epic Fantasy, Fantasy, Fiction, Urban Fantasy, Science Fiction, Action & Adventure, Biographies & Memoirs, Non-Fiction, Historical Mysteries, and Mystery & Crime.

Work experience:

Self-employed

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Patrick

Los Angeles, CA, USA

I am a book cover designer with over 20 years of experience, both as a in-house designer in major publishing companies and as a freelancer.

Genres: Paranormal Romance, Romance, Fiction, True Crime, Non-Fiction, Espionage, Thriller & Suspense, Psychological Thriller, Urban Fantasy, Fantasy, and Action & Adventure.

Work experience:

Simon & Schuster
Penguin Random House
Self-employed

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Jake

Blacksburg, SC, United States

With 2k covers and counting, I design genre specific covers that help authors look professional and convert browsers into buyers.

Genres: Fantasy, Fiction, Science Fiction, and Thriller & Suspense.

Work experience:

Print Depot
Self-employed

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Josh

Columbus, OH, USA

Illustrator for MG and YA publishing with a passion for captivating characters and emotionally driven narrative storytelling.

Genres: Middle Grade, Children's, Fiction, Action & Adventure, Fantasy, Short Story, Young Adult, Art, Humanities & Social Sciences, Non-Fiction, and Children’s Non-Fiction.

Work experience:

Self-employed
Elevate Pictures
Pawn Creative
Ohio Department of Natural Resources
Llewellyn Publishing

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Mark

Athens, Georgia, USA

I'm an illustrator specializing in children, young adult books. I had worked with several independent authors as well as publishers.

Genres: Picture Books, Children's, Fiction, Classics, Action & Adventure, Young Adult, and Fantasy.

Work experience:

Self-employed

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Sam

Monrovia, CA, USA

Book cover artist and illustrator specializing in fantasy, LitRPG, romance, and character-driven fiction.

Genres: Action & Adventure, Fiction, Comics & Graphic Novels, Gaming & LitRPG, Fantasy, Epic Fantasy, Urban Fantasy, Young Adult Fantasy, Young Adult, Romantic Fantasy, Romance, and Contemporary Romance.

Work experience:

Podium Entertainment
Rogue Matter Inc.

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Travis

Louisville, KY, USA

Fantasy map illustrator. Clients include Penguin Random House and Sourcebooks.

Genres: Science Fiction, Fiction, Young Adult Fantasy, Young Adult, Middle Grade Fantasy, Children's, Epic Fantasy, Fantasy, Gaming & LitRPG, Urban Fantasy, Historical Fiction, Magical Realism, and Literary Fiction.

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