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Hanna 5 star rating

New York, NY, USA

I am a graphic designer and freelance art director passionate about all things print. Let's work together!

Genres: Design, Non-Fiction, Fashion & Textiles, Art, Humanities & Social Sciences, Home & Garden, Cooking, Food, Wine, & Spirits, Architecture, LGBTQ Non-Fiction, and Photography.

Work experience:

  • Elle Magazine
  • Interior Design Magazine
  • Ujima Blues Foundation—The Lowdown Magazine
  • Basis Technology
  • Honest Projects
  • Counterpoint Magazine (Wellesley College)
  • Delish Magazine
  • Abrams Books

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

Shannon 5 star rating

New York, NY, USA

Thoughtful designer with 7 years in covers + interiors for poetry, kids, nonfiction, and more for National Geographic and other publishers.

Genres: Poetry, Fiction, Children’s Non-Fiction, Non-Fiction, Education & Reference, Middle Grade, Children's, Picture Books, Anthologies, Art, Humanities & Social Sciences, and Nature.

Work experience:

  • National Geographic Partners
  • Self-employed
  • American University
  • American University Museum at the Katzen Arts Center
  • Current

Katie 5 star rating

New York, NY, USA

I'm an NYC-based graphic designer and photographer passionate about editorial and book design. Let's make a beautiful piece together!

Genres: Photography, Non-Fiction, Humanities & Social Sciences, Poetry, Fiction, Design, Comics Non-Fiction, Architecture, Calendars, and Fashion & Textiles.

Work experience:

  • Point Five
  • Sarankco: Creative Studio
  • Garden & Gun Magazine
  • Self-employed

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

David 5 star rating

New York, United States

Exceedingly detail oriented and organized, with strong collaborative and interpersonal skills; highly dedicated, and reliable.

Genres: Literary Fiction, Fiction, Biographies & Memoirs, Non-Fiction, Cooking, Food, Wine, & Spirits, History, Humanities & Social Sciences, Historical Fiction, Psychology, True Crime, and Thriller & Suspense.

Work experience:

  • Sterling Publishing
  • Simon and Schuster
  • Self-employed
  • Skyhorse Publishing

Sara 5 star rating

New York, NY, USA

★ Award-winning designs that elevate the powerful storytelling by independent authors, and publishers ★

Genres: Art, Humanities & Social Sciences, Non-Fiction, Political Science & Current Affairs, and Photography.

Work experience:

  • Aperture Foundation
  • Vera Institute of Justice
  • Self-employed
  • Alex Webb and Rebecca Norris Webb Photobook Workshop

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Jesse 5 star rating

New York, NY, USA

Type-loving designer who creates intimate book experiences that go beyond just pretty layouts. Excited to immortalize your work in print!

Genres: Architecture, Non-Fiction, Design, Art, and Humanities & Social Sciences.

Work experience:

  • Sub Rosa
  • The Artery
  • Jones Knowles Ritchie
  • Pioneer Works
  • Self-employed

Jason 5 star rating

New York, NY, USA

14 years designing covers with versatility + imagination. Clients: HarperCollins, S&S, Scribner, Timber Press, Verso, W. W. Norton, etc.

Genres: Mystery & Crime, Fiction, Science Fiction, Literary Fiction, Biographies & Memoirs, Non-Fiction, Humanities & Social Sciences, Nature, Math & Science, and Political Science & Current Affairs.

Work experience:

  • Self-employed

Lynn 5 star rating

New York, NY, USA

A Graphic Designer/Art Director with over 15 years of professional experience creating book covers. Approaches each project with passion.

Genres: Contemporary Fiction, Fiction, Historical Fiction, Women's Fiction, New Adult, Young Adult, Biographies & Memoirs, Non-Fiction, Business & Management, Historical Romance, Romance, and Contemporary Romance.

Work experience:

  • Penguin Random House
  • Bantam Dell Publishing
  • Freelance

John 5 star rating

New York, NY, USA

I’m an experienced graphic designer specializing in book covers with thousands of covers published. I design for high visual impact.

Genres: Classics, Fiction, Mystery & Crime, Science Fiction, Children's, Action & Adventure, Architecture, Non-Fiction, DIY & Crafts, and Humanities & Social Sciences.

Work experience:

  • Dover Publications

Jake 5 star rating

Blacksburg, SC, United States

With 2k covers and counting, I design genre specific covers that help authors look professional and convert browsers into buyers.

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

Work experience:

  • Print Depot
  • Self-employed

Judith 5 star rating

Chicago, IL, United States

Lettering artist and illustrator for 25 years. Bold, clean, graphic style—bright color palettes—contemporary look.

Genres: Literary Fiction, Fiction, Design, Non-Fiction, Cooking, Food, Wine, & Spirits, Art, Humanities & Social Sciences, Themes & Motifs, and Plays & Screenplays.

Work experience:

  • 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

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

Ashley 5 star rating

Portland, ME, United States

I'm an art director, graphic designer and illustrator that loves book design, typography and the interplay of graphics and text.

Genres: Romance, Fiction, Picture Books, Children's, History, Humanities & Social Sciences, Non-Fiction, Nature, Home & Garden, Middle Grade, Education & Reference, and Middle Grade Fantasy.

Work experience:

  • HarperCollins Publishers
  • Macmillan Children's Books
  • Sellers Publishing, Inc.

Elynn 5 star rating

South Orange, United States

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

Genres: Picture Books, Children's, Fiction, Middle Grade, Comics & Graphic Novels, Children’s Non-Fiction, and Non-Fiction.

Work experience:

  • HarperCollins Publishers
  • Freelance

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