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Rachel

Rachel 5 star rating

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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Annemieke

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
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Linsey

Linsey 5 star rating

Denver, Colorado, USA

Book designer available for book cover and interior design/typesetting. I would love to help you bring your book to life. Let's chat! 🖥️📚✨

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

Work experience:

  • Sounds True
  • The Climate Reality Project
  • Self-employed
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Taylor

Taylor 5 star rating

San Francisco, CA, United States

Experienced designer (+ avid reader) previously at Chronicle Books | Thoughtful editorial layout + covers | Booking for 2027

Genres: Art, Humanities & Social Sciences, Non-Fiction, Self-Help & Self-Improvement, Poetry, Fiction, Contemporary Fiction, and Humor & Comedy.

Work experience:

  • Chronicle Books
  • Gershoni Creative Agency
  • Self-employed
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Alan

Alan 5 star rating

Kentfield, CA, USA

With over 20 years of experience designing books, I specialize in helping authors stand out and succeed on self-publishing platforms.

Genres: Poetry, Fiction, Business & Management, Non-Fiction, Technology, Self-Help & Self-Improvement, Biographies & Memoirs, Religion & Spirituality, Art, Humanities & Social Sciences, and Entertainment.

Work experience:

  • Palace Press International
  • Insight Editions
  • Restoration Hardware
  • Self-employed
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Wesley

Wesley 5 star rating

Charleston, SC, USA

Designer. Illustrator. Booksmith. Wesley is an experienced book designer specializing in production-ready design for publishers + authors.

Genres: Business & Management, Non-Fiction, and Self-Help & Self-Improvement.

Work experience:

  • Forbes Books
  • Self-employed
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Danna Mathias

Danna Mathias 5 star rating

Charleston, SC, USA

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
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Julie

Julie 5 star rating

Baltimore, MD, USA

Book designer specializing in covers and typesetting, with a love for typography and clear, thoughtful design.

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

Work experience:

  • Self-employed
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Mike

Mike 5 star rating

Noblesville, IN, USA

I design books that stand out. 20+ years of award-winning covers, with two decades at Wiley Publishing shaping bestsellers.

Genres: Computers & Internet, Non-Fiction, Education & Reference, Math & Science, Self-Help & Self-Improvement, Technology, Photography, and Comics Non-Fiction.

Work experience:

  • Wiley
  • Self-employed
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Svitlana

Svitlana 5 star rating

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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Stephanie

Stephanie 5 star rating

Wood-Ridge, NJ, USA

Publication designer with experience in editorial layout, print production, prepress preparation, and high-volume page management.

Genres: Contemporary Fiction, Fiction, Contemporary Romance, Romance, Education & Reference, Non-Fiction, Health & Wellbeing, Parenting & Families, and Self-Help & Self-Improvement.

Work experience:

  • Self-employed
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Caerus

Caerus 5 star rating

Saratoga Springs, NY, USA

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

Genres: LGBTQ Non-Fiction, Non-Fiction, Business & Management, Self-Help & Self-Improvement, and Education & Reference.

Work experience:

  • Raventide Books
  • Self-employed
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Nate

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
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Ashley

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
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Kristen

Kristen 5 star rating

Nashville, TN, USA

Big 5 publishing Creative Director and Designer with 15+ years experience and award-winning book cover designs.

Genres: Biographies & Memoirs, Non-Fiction, Business & Management, Health & Wellbeing, Inspirational, Parenting & Families, and Self-Help & Self-Improvement.

Work experience:

  • Hachette Book Group
  • HarperCollins Publishing
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Thomas

Thomas 5 star rating

Boise, ID, USA

Book cover designer and WordPress developer with 18+ years experience creating book jackets both for print and digital.

Genres: Biographies & Memoirs, Non-Fiction, Business & Management, Christian Non-Fiction, Religion & Spirituality, Political Science & Current Affairs, Humanities & Social Sciences, Self-Help & Self-Improvement, Parenting & Families, Thriller & Suspense, Fiction, and Fantasy.

Work experience:

  • Self-employed
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Jordan

Jordan 5 star rating

New York, NY, USA

I'm an InDesign nerd who's typeset all kinds of books for publishers like BenBella, Catapult, Counterpoint, and Soft Skull.

Genres: Biographies & Memoirs, Non-Fiction, Contemporary Fiction, Fiction, Literary Fiction, Poetry, Short Story, Business & Management, Humanities & Social Sciences, and Self-Help & Self-Improvement.

Work experience:

  • Self-employed
  • Catapult
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