Short Story Illustration Services

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Hokyoung

Hokyoung

New York, United States

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


Work experience:

  • Self-employed

Services: Design Illustration

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

Kate

Kate

Vancouver, WA, USA

I specialize in narrative artwork with a focus on lifestyle, travel and food illustration with bold colors and clever attention to detail


Work experience:

  • Self-employed

Services: Design Cover Design Illustration

Genres: Middle Grade, Children's, Fiction, Travel, Non-Fiction, Short Story, Architecture, Cooking, Food, Wine, & Spirits, Home & Garden, Nature, Biographies & Memoirs

Clinton

Clinton

Berkeley, CA, USA

Illustrator with 20+ years illustrating everything from book covers to rock posters to editorial illustrations.


Work experience:

  • Self-employed

Services: Design Illustration Typography

Genres: Steampunk, Science Fiction, Fiction, Time Travel, Short Story, Middle Grade, Children's, Picture Books

Phoebe

Phoebe

Los Angeles, CA, USA

Award-winning picture book illustrator from New Zealand, living in the USA. A decade of experience. Penguin Books NZ, Allen & Unwin, Huia.


Work experience:

  • Self-employed

Services: Design Cover Design Illustration

Genres: Children's, Fiction, Short Story, Social & Family Issues, Young Adult, Children’s Non-Fiction, Non-Fiction, Education & Reference, Biographies & Memoirs, Nature

Lauren

Lauren

New York, United States

You can, and should, judge a book by it's cover.


Work experience:

  • Little, Brown and Co.
  • St. Martin's Press

Services: Design Cover Design Illustration Typography Book Interior Design

Genres: Literary Fiction, Fiction, Biographies & Memoirs, Non-Fiction, Cooking, Food, Wine, & Spirits, Health & Wellbeing, Historical Fiction, Anthologies, Women's Fiction, Short Story, Photography

Christopher

Christopher

Bothell, WA, USA

Artist and designer who specializes in space, astronomy, and science fiction subjects.


Work experience:

  • Self-employed

Services: Design Cover Design Illustration Typography

Genres: Earth, Space, & Environmental Sciences, Math & Science, Non-Fiction, Entertainment, Short Story, Fiction, Action & Adventure, Space Opera, Science Fiction, Military Science Fiction, Young Adult

Anthony

Anthony

New York, NY, USA

Award winning book cover illustrator specializing in Fantasy and Sci-fi. Clients include Fantasy Flight Games, Palladium Books and more.


Work experience:

  • Dustin Yellin Studios
  • Self-employed

Services: Design Illustration

Genres: Fantasy, Fiction, Magical Realism, Literary Fiction, Short Story, Horror, Thriller & Suspense, Classics, Science Fiction

Matthew

Matthew

Knoxville, TN, USA

Hello! I'm an award-winning Illustrator and cartoonist ready to help good people do good things with bold, colorful, and whimsical designs.


Work experience:

  • Digital Brew
  • Elastic Pictures

Services: Design Illustration Typography

Genres: Comics & Graphic Novels, Fiction, Humor & Comedy, Short Story, Children’s Non-Fiction, Non-Fiction, Comics Non-Fiction, Nature, Middle Grade, Children's

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Short story collections are usually various in themes and settings, and choosing a motif to highlight on the cover is not always easy. So why not hire a book illustrator to help you brainstorm and create a captivating illustrated cover?


An experienced short story book illustrator knows the taste of short story readers, i.e. people who enjoy symbols with deeper meanings that they get to untangle themselves. The right illustrator will elevate the themes you so carefully explored in your writing and make your short story collection stand apart on a shelf.


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