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Jakob 5 star rating

Portland, United States

Specializing in detail-oriented interior designs and layouts for print editions

Genres: Literary Fiction, Fiction, Young Adult, Biographies & Memoirs, Non-Fiction, History, Humanities & Social Sciences, Poetry, Historical Fiction, LGBTQ Fiction, Education & Reference, and Thriller & Suspense.

Work experience:

  • Tin House
  • Self-employed
  • Submit Magazine
  • Port Townsend & Jefferson County Leader

Jake 5 star rating

Blacksburg, SC, United States

Versatile, easy-going and ready to work for you!

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

Work experience:

  • Print Depot
  • Self-employed

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

Cover and Interior Designer with 10+ years of industry experience. Specializing in Picture Books, Adult Nonfiction, and Adult Fiction.

Genres: Cooking, Food, Wine, & Spirits, Non-Fiction, Self-Help & Self-Improvement, Biographies & Memoirs, Romance, Fiction, Contemporary Fiction, Thriller & Suspense, Picture Books, and Children's.

Work experience:

  • Sourcebooks

Anthony 5 star rating

Centerton, AR, USA

Self-taught comic illustrator with a sharp sense of humor and a bold manga-inspired style, dynamic action and brutal details.

Genres: Comics & Graphic Novels, Fiction, Horror, Thriller & Suspense, Young Adult, Fantasy, Comics Non-Fiction, Non-Fiction, Art, and Humanities & Social Sciences.

Work experience:

  • Self-employed
  • Bentkey Ventures LLC
  • Spinrack

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Anna 5 star rating

New York, NY, USA

Anna is a New York-based vintage sci-fi illustrator.

Genres: Science Fiction, Fiction, Technology, Non-Fiction, Comics & Graphic Novels, Contemporary Fiction, Thriller & Suspense, Comics Non-Fiction, and Math & Science.

Work experience:

  • Self-employed

Christine 5 star rating

Jersey City, NJ, USA

Art director, graphic designer, and illustrator with over 16 years of experience specializing in Science Fiction, Fantasy, and Horror.

Genres: Action & Adventure, Fiction, Horror, Thriller & Suspense, Contemporary Fiction, Anthologies, Urban Fantasy, Fantasy, Gaming & LitRPG, Magical Realism, Literary Fiction, and Science Fiction.

Work experience:

  • Tordotcom Publishing
  • Grand Central Publishing/Forever Books
  • Oxford University Press
  • Self-employed

Lauren 5 star rating

Rocky Mount, Virginia, USA

An illustrator living amongst the folklore and trees of Appalachia creating art based on ritual, stories, and the aspects that call to her.

Genres: Anthologies, Fiction, Magical Realism, Literary Fiction, Urban Fantasy, Fantasy, Horror, Thriller & Suspense, Young Adult Fantasy, Young Adult, Short Story, and New Adult.

Work experience:

  • Self-employed
  • Xervéo

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

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, Business & Management, Non-Fiction, Contemporary Fiction, Humanities & Social Sciences, Thriller & Suspense, and Science Fiction.

Work experience:

  • Oceanview Publishing
  • Self employed
  • Penguin
  • Clearlink Media

Karina 5 star rating

New York, NY, USA

Designer and Art Director of YA, Middle Grade, Non-Fiction and Picture books—including several New York Times bestsellers for all age groups

Genres: Children’s Non-Fiction, Non-Fiction, Biographies & Memoirs, Young Adult, Fiction, Middle Grade, Children's, Middle Grade Fantasy, Picture Books, Women's Fiction, and Thriller & Suspense.

Work experience:

  • Self-employed
  • Simon & Schuter (Pulse and Aladdin Imprints)
  • Little, Brown Books for Young Readers - Hachette Book Group

Nicole 5 star rating

Chicago, IL, USA

Designer and Art Director with 10 years of industry experience, specializing in YA and Adult. Has worked on 15 New York Times bestsellers.

Genres: Coming of Age, Fiction, Contemporary Fiction, Historical Fiction, Psychological Thriller, Thriller & Suspense, Horror, Contemporary Romance, Romance, Young Adult, Middle Grade, and Children's.

Work experience:

  • Sourcebooks
  • Self-employed

Charlie 5 star rating

Minneapolis, MN, USA

With over 25 years of illustration experience, I love turning my clients' visions into captivating visuals with passion and precision.

Genres: Psychological Thriller, Thriller & Suspense, Fiction, Horror, Mystery & Crime, Historical Fiction, Action & Adventure, True Crime, Non-Fiction, Espionage, and Comics & Graphic Novels.

Work experience:

  • Self-employed

Erling 5 star rating

Kittery, ME, USA

Professional illustrator with a passion for creating compelling illustrations that evoke an emotional response with the viewer.

Genres: Comics & Graphic Novels, Fiction, Mystery & Crime, Dystopian, Science Fiction, Fantasy, Historical Fiction, Horror, Thriller & Suspense, and Young Adult.

Work experience:

  • Self-employed
  • Limbic Software
  • SMFA - Tufts University
  • CCP Games
  • Astoria Graphics

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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