Young Adult Illustration Services

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Lesley

Lesley

White Plains, NY, United States

Creative art director and book cover designer specializing in commercial woman's fiction, young adult, and romance.


Work experience:

  • Penguin Random House (Formally Penguin Group USA)
  • Penguin Group USA
  • St. Martin's Press
  • Tor Publishing Group

Services: Design Cover Design Illustration Typography

Genres: Literary Fiction, Fiction, Romance, Young Adult, Historical Fiction, African American Fiction, Anthologies, Women's Fiction, Mystery & Crime, Thriller & Suspense

Elynn

Elynn

South Orange, United States

A versatile, creative, collaborative book design professional who designs covers and interiors with a focus on the children's market.


Work experience:

  • HarperCollins Publishers
  • Freelance

Services: Design Cover Design Illustration Typography Book Interior Design

Genres: Literary Fiction, Fiction, Young Adult, Picture Books, Children's, Historical Fiction, Middle Grade, Comics & Graphic Novels, Children’s Non-Fiction, Non-Fiction

Annemieke

Annemieke

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.


Work experience:

  • Self-employed

Services: Design Cover Design Illustration Typography Book Interior Design

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

Daniel

Daniel

Atlanta, GA, USA

Illustrator who creates thoughtfully designed artwork for covers, interiors, and other needs for a variety of genres. Let's talk!


Work experience:

  • Kason Ind.
  • Self-employed

Services: Design Illustration

Genres: Science Fiction, Fiction, Contemporary Fiction, Classics, Action & Adventure, Literary Fiction, Fantasy, Thriller & Suspense, Young Adult

Melissa

Melissa

Maynardville, TN, USA

Award-winning cover designer and interior formatter with over ten years experience. Specializing in Fantasy and typography based designs.


Work experience:

  • Self-employed

Services: Design Cover Design Illustration Typography Book Interior Design

Genres: Young Adult Fantasy, Young Adult, Fiction, Urban Fantasy, Fantasy, Epic Fantasy, Paranormal Romance, Romance, Thriller & Suspense, Middle Grade Fantasy, Children's, Middle Grade, New Adult

Candice

Candice

Iowa City, IA, United States

Award-winning fantasy illustrator crafting new worlds. Providing complete covers with professional typography, marketing assets, and more!


Work experience:

  • Self-employed
  • Bovard Studio, Inc.

Services: Design Cover Design Illustration Typography

Genres: Middle Grade Fantasy, Children's, Fiction, Young Adult Fantasy, Young Adult, Middle Grade, Epic Fantasy, Fantasy, Urban Fantasy, Steampunk, Science Fiction, Gaming & LitRPG, New Adult

Mark

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.


Work experience:

  • Self-employed

Services: Design Cover Design Illustration

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

Priscilla

Priscilla

Austin, TX, USA

Freelance illustrator who specializes in characters, portraiture, and visual narrative.


Work experience:

  • Self-employed

Services: Design Illustration

Genres: Action & Adventure, Fiction, Fantasy, Gaming & LitRPG, LGBTQ Fiction, Paranormal Romance, Romance, Science Fiction, Urban Fantasy, Young Adult

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Vibrant and full of beautiful, illustrated details, you usually can spot a young adult book the second you lay eyes on its cover. But not every artist can be a good young adult book illustrator.


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