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Annemieke 5 star rating

Seattle, WA, United States

Hi! I'm a cover designer with 10 years of experience, specializing in YA fiction. Clients include HarperCollins and Galison/Mudpuppy.

Genres: Young Adult, Fiction, Architecture, Non-Fiction, Art, Humanities & Social Sciences, Design, Literary Fiction, Women's Fiction, and Self-Help & Self-Improvement.

Work experience:

  • Self-employed

Kelly 5 star rating

Wilmington, DE, United States

I love how good design can complete a writer's vision and make it engaging. Fantasy, thrillers, historical and fiction really get me going.

Genres: Historical Fiction, Fiction, Biographies & Memoirs, Non-Fiction, Fantasy, Poetry, Self-Help & Self-Improvement, Thriller & Suspense, Young Adult Fantasy, Young Adult, and New Adult.

Work experience:

  • Four Dog Creative
  • Delaware Today
  • Delaware Bride
  • Self-employed

Amanda 5 star rating

Montclair, NJ, USA

I have been an Art Director for over 15 years. I design non-fiction books (covers and interiors), happy to chat!

Genres: Children's, Fiction, Cooking, Food, Wine, & Spirits, Non-Fiction, DIY & Crafts, Home & Garden, Psychology, Humanities & Social Sciences, and Self-Help & Self-Improvement.

Work experience:

  • Self-employed

Leticia 5 star rating

Portland, ME, USA

Professional illustrator covering the gamut from editorial to surface illustration, with over 25 years experience. Playful line, bold color.

Genres: Cooking, Food, Wine, & Spirits, Non-Fiction, Poetry, Fiction, Calendars, Nature, Home & Garden, Self-Help & Self-Improvement, and Holiday.

Work experience:

  • Self-employed

Ashley 5 star rating

Chicago, IL, USA

A book nerd with a decade of experience in solving the puzzle of interior page design. Big time romance, memoir, & weird science reader.

Genres: Contemporary Romance, Romance, Fiction, Romantic Comedy, New Adult, Young Adult, Biographies & Memoirs, Non-Fiction, Self-Help & Self-Improvement, True Crime, Dark Romance, and Sex & Relationships.

Work experience:

  • Sourcebooks

Julie 5 star rating

Baltimore, MD, USA

I'm an experienced (15+ yrs.) designer specializing in book covers and interior layout, with a particular passion and skill in typography.

Genres: Design, Non-Fiction, Art, Humanities & Social Sciences, Philosophy, Self-Help & Self-Improvement, and Cooking, Food, Wine, & Spirits.

Work experience:

  • Self-employed
  • CruPress

William 5 star rating

Sarasota, FL, USA

I am an Art Director with a specialization in book design, boasting two decades of experience in the upscale design industry of NYC.

Genres: Architecture, Non-Fiction, Design, Cooking, Food, Wine, & Spirits, Fashion & Textiles, Photography, Art, Humanities & Social Sciences, Self-Help & Self-Improvement, and Sex & Relationships.

Work experience:

  • Pandiscio Green
  • Self-employed

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Carlos 5 star rating

Haiku-Pauwela, HI, USA

Award-winning Book cover designer with experience on 100s of titles, including many national bestsellers

Genres: Humor & Comedy, Fiction, Short Story, Literary Fiction, Psychology, Humanities & Social Sciences, Non-Fiction, Self-Help & Self-Improvement, Music, Historical Fiction, History, Economics, and Classics.

Work experience:

  • Random House, W. W. Norton, Hachette Books, Graywolf Press, Coffee House Press, Black Dog and Leventhal Publishers
  • Black Dog and Leventhal Publishers
  • Hachette Book Group
  • Callisto Media
  • 1517 Media

Nate 5 star rating

Los Angeles, CA, USA

Los Angeles-based illustrator and syndicated cartoonist featured in the NY Times, MAD Magazine, Red Bull advertising, and Scholastic.

Genres: Humor & Comedy, Fiction, Picture Books, Children's, Middle Grade, Comics & Graphic Novels, Comics Non-Fiction, Non-Fiction, Self-Help & Self-Improvement, Business & Management, and Children’s Non-Fiction.

Work experience:

  • Red Bull - Kastner Agency
  • MAD Magazine
  • King Features

Roberta 5 star rating

Memphis, TN, USA

I provide cover-to-cover design services for all types of books—specializing in children’s books, novels, memoirs and curriculum.

Genres: Children’s Non-Fiction, Non-Fiction, Education & Reference, Picture Books, Children's, Fiction, Anthologies, Poetry, Biographies & Memoirs, Math & Science, and Self-Help & Self-Improvement.

Work experience:

  • Center for the Collaborative Classroom
  • Self-employed

Jasmine 5 star rating

Memphis, TN, USA

Cover/ interior book designer specializing in all sorts of non-fiction: activism, wellness, and everything in between.

Genres: Health & Wellbeing, Non-Fiction, Self-Help & Self-Improvement, Nature, History, Humanities & Social Sciences, Cooking, Food, Wine, & Spirits, Political Science & Current Affairs, and Design.

Work experience:

  • North Atlantic Books
  • Various

Sarah 5 star rating

New York, NY, USA

Experienced book designer specializing in non-fiction. Passionate about clear, compelling layouts, typography, and cover design.

Genres: Cooking, Food, Wine, & Spirits, Non-Fiction, DIY & Crafts, Home & Garden, Self-Help & Self-Improvement, Sex & Relationships, Parenting & Families, and Health & Wellbeing.

Work experience:

  • Self-employed
  • Workman Publishing
  • The Experiment Publishing
  • Random House

Steve 5 star rating

Eugene, OR, USA

BOOK COVERS / INTERIORS / EBOOKS / I help authors create books that stand out in the marketplace and look as amazing as their work deserves.

Genres: Christian Fiction, Fiction, Christian Non-Fiction, Religion & Spirituality, Non-Fiction, Humor & Comedy, Health & Wellbeing, Contemporary Fiction, Self-Help & Self-Improvement, Biographies & Memoirs, and Business & Management.

Work experience:

  • Self-employed
  • Harvest House Publishers

Caerus 5 star rating

Saratoga Springs, NY, USA

700+ books designed. I get entrepreneurs from manuscript to career with research-first design to get your book in the right hands.

Genres: Thriller & Suspense, Fiction, Mystery & Crime, LGBTQ Non-Fiction, Non-Fiction, Business & Management, Self-Help & Self-Improvement, Education & Reference, and Biographies & Memoirs.

Work experience:

  • Raventide Books
  • Self-employed

Mary Ann 5 star rating

New York, United States

With 20+ yrs experience in fiction, rom-com, wellness and career guides, my clients include Simon and Schuster and PenguinRandomHouse.

Genres: Career Guides, Non-Fiction, Health & Wellbeing, Contemporary Romance, Romance, Fiction, Chick Lit, Women's Fiction, and Self-Help & Self-Improvement.

Work experience:

  • Self-employed
  • Penguin Random House

Brian 5 star rating

Austin, TX, USA

I help independent authors, publishers, and entrepreneurs give their book that professional finish and help them stand out in the crowd.

Genres: Thriller & Suspense, Fiction, Historical Fiction, Biographies & Memoirs, Non-Fiction, Self-Help & Self-Improvement, and Business & Management.

Work experience:

  • Marc English Design
  • Greenleaf Book Group
  • Self-employed

Tess 5 star rating

New York, NY, USA

I help authors stand out with bold colors and delightful illustrations.

Genres: Children's, Fiction, Poetry, Short Story, Health & Wellbeing, Non-Fiction, Self-Help & Self-Improvement, Travel, Comics & Graphic Novels, and Inspirational.

Work experience:

  • Self-employed

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