Overview
My process: Typically authors send me a brief synopsis (and sometimes a sample chapter) of the book in question, along with any ideas they or their publisher may want to bounce off me, and — when relevant — any illustrations or images the author may have in mind. Since my work tends to be more on the graphic side, I may or may not incorporate images directly; but if it an image can work with a design I have in mind, then I’ll try. Anyway, the first stage consists of my creating several (1-5, depending on rate) concept jpegs (typically, those I consider strongest among a dozen or so sketches that I’ll do for myself). Assuming one of the concepts meets with the author's favor, they (or their editor) will share it with other concerned parties ( the marketing team). If approved, or approved with changes, assuming a full cover (front and back) is desired, once blurbs, bar codes, etc. are available, I will go on to produce a camera-ready PDF for the full cover, including the spine.
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Fiction
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Awards
- Finalist, AWP Award for Fiction
- Finalist, AWP Award for Nonfiction
- Winner, Helen Lemme Award
- Winner Best Indie Book Award 2021
- Winner National Indie Excellence Award 2021
- Finalist Bridge Book Award 2021
- Finalist Independent Publisher Book Award 2021
- Finalist Elixir Book Prize 2021
- Finalist Steel Toe Boots Book Prize 2020
- Finalist Forward Indie Award 2020
- Finalist Big Other Book Award 2020
- Winner Housatonic Book Award 2016
- Flannery O'Connor Award for Fiction 2007
Work experience
Self-employed
Though my background in the visual arts extends over forty years, to when I studied fine art, illustration, and graphic design at the Pratt Institute in Brooklyn, book cover design is something I've only been doing for a few years. That said, nothing has given me more pleasure. As an author myself (of fiction and nonfiction), I know only too well how important a book cover can be, how pleasing it is to see one's book well-designed with an attractive, alluring cover that captures the essence of what's inside. I also know how disappointing it can be when a cover doesn't capture that essence. I work hard to give my clients the very best covers for their books—the sort of covers you would expect to see on a classic. That is my specialty.
Self-employed
Freelance painter and illustrator with American Express, Xerox Corporation, British Airways, BritRail, Oxford University Press, Simon & Schuster, Volkswagen, Canon Corporation, Forbes, The New Yorker, The Wall Street Journal, Outside Magazine, Gourmet Magazine, Italian Food & Wine Magazine among clients.
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