Sabrina Milazzo

Sabrina Milazzo – Designer

Award-winning fantasy author and professional interior designer for print and ebooks — passionate about working in all genres.

Overview

Hi, my name is Sabrina.

I'm a professional book interior designer and award-winning fantasy author from Germany.

With over 22 years of experience in graphic design, I began combining my professional expertise with my passion for reading and writing in 2019—creating print interiors and formatting ebooks for publishers, self-publishers, and hybrid authors.

For me, readability is the top priority. I pay close attention to purposeful typography, the use of clean and fitting fonts, and harmonious spacing. At the same time, I strive to give each novel its own unique touch—through carefully designed chapter openings and title pages that reflect the tone of the story, remain free of clutter, and blend seamlessly into the overall layout.

By working with me, you’ll receive a professionally designed interior with clean fonts suited to your genre, well-structured chapter headings, purposeful typography, harmonious spacing and page numbering, beautifully illustrated chapter beginnings and title pages, support for images and full-bleed layouts—and of course a clickable table of contents in your ebook. All based on the latest standards of professionally produced books.

If you have any questions, feel free to reach out to me in English or German. :)

⚠️ I am usually fully booked 4 to 6 months in advance. Please plan at least 4 weeks for full layouts, depending on the complexity.

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GERMAN:

Hi, ich bin Sabrina.

Ich bin professionelle Buchsatzgestalterin und Fantasy-Autorin aus Deutschland.

Privat arbeite ich seit mehr als 22 Jahren im Designbereich. Seit 2019 verbinde ich meine Leidenschaft für Design mit meiner zweiten Vorliebe, dem Lesen und Schreiben, und gestalte den Buchsatz für Selfpublisher, Hybrid-Autoren und Verlage. Die Lesbarkeit steht dabei für mich an oberster Stelle. Gleichzeitig lege ich großen Wert auf eine ansprechende und zur Geschichte passende Kapitelgestaltung, die nicht überladen wirkt, sondern sich harmonisch ins Gesamtbild einfügt. So erhält jede Geschichte ihre einzigartige Form und ein professionelles Erscheinungsbild.

Wenn du mit mir zusammenarbeitest, bekommst du ein professionelles und ansprechendes Layout mit Schriftarten, die angenehm fürs Auge sind und zum Genre passen, klar strukturierte Kapiteltitel, harmonische Abstände sowie Seitenzahlen. Auf Wunsch gestalte ich illustrierte Kapitelanfänge und/oder Titelseiten, binde Grafiken, Inhaltsverzeichnisse, Fußnoten und einen Index ein – und natürlich ein klickbares Inhaltsverzeichnis im E-Book.

Bei Fragen kannst du mich jederzeit auf Englisch oder Deutsch kontaktieren. :)

⚠️ Ich bin normalerweise 4 bis 6 Monate im Voraus ausgebucht. Für dein Projekt solltest du mindestens 4 Wochen einplanen (abhängig von der Komplexität des Designs).

Services
Fiction
Coming of Age Contemporary Romance Dystopian Epic Fantasy New Adult Thriller & Suspense Urban Fantasy Young Adult Fantasy
Languages
English
Awards
  • 2020: [Longlist] Skoutz Award - Book Cover Design "Berlin.Plattenbau" by Diana Lehmann
  • 2020: [Longlist] Selfpublishing Buchpreis - Kinder- und Jugendbuch "Schattenmale"
  • 2021: [Winner] Selfpublishing Buchpreis - Kinder- und Jugendbuch "Aus Asche & Nacht"
Certifications
  • Bachelor of Arts
  • Photographer [Apprenticeship Diploma]

Work experience

Self-employed

Apr, 2019 — Present
Since 2019, I have been working with authors and publishers from around the world, providing book interior design for both debut and bestselling titles.

Self-employed

Apr, 2017 — Mar, 2020 (almost 3 years)
During my work as a cover designer, I created the cover for bestselling German author Bettina Belitz and was longlisted for the cover design of Diana Lehmann’s debut novel Berlin.Plattenbau.

Self-employed

Apr, 2015 — Present
I provide professional English ↔ German translation of articles, websites, product descriptions, and other content across various industries (excluding legal texts). I also specialize in game localization and have collaborated with well-known brands to ensure accurate, natural, and context-appropriate translations.

Internship

Oct, 2014 — Jan, 2015 (3 months)

Apprenticeship

Sep, 2007 — Jul, 2010 (almost 3 years)

Portfolio

Cover Design Typography Book Interior Design
Made with Reedsy
The Curse of Eternity (Descendants of Helsing Book 1)

Cunningham, Michaela

Typography Book Interior Design
Typography Book Interior Design
Cover Design Typography Book Interior Design
Made with Reedsy
SHADOW IN PURSUIT (THE SECOND CHANCE NOVEL SERIES)

DECKER, STEVEN

TIER Books LLC

Typography Book Interior Design
Made with Reedsy
Locked Out of Heaven, Book 1 (Birth of the Fae)

Orsino, Danielle M

Fae and Logic, LLC

Typography Book Interior Design
Aus Asche & Nacht

Milazzo, Sabrina

BoD - Books on Demand

Typography Book Interior Design
Made with Reedsy
THE BALANCE OF TIME: A TIME TRAVEL NOVEL (TIME CHAIN Book 2)

DECKER, STEVEN

TIER Books LLC

Typography Book Interior Design
Typography Book Interior Design
Typography Book Interior Design
Made with Reedsy
The Artificer's Promise: Steamblood Series - Book One

Bustos, J. G.

Independently published

Typography Book Interior Design
Made with Reedsy
Forgive Us, Book 6 (Legacies of Light & Dark A Mythic Fantasy Series)

M Orsino, Danielle

Fae and Logic Publishing, LLC

Typography Book Interior Design
Made with Reedsy
A Fae is Done, Book 5 (Legacies of Light & Dark A Mythic Fantasy Series)

Orsino, Danielle M.

Fae and Logic Publishing, LLC

Typography Book Interior Design
Made with Reedsy
Kingdom Come, Book 4 (Legacies of Light & Dark A Mythic Fantasy Series)

Orsino, Danielle M.

Fae & Logic Publishing, LLC

Typography Book Interior Design
Made with Reedsy
From the Ashes, Book 3 (Legacies of Light & Dark A Mythic Fantasy Series)

Orsino, Danielle M.

Fae & Logic Publishing, LLC

Typography Book Interior Design
Made with Reedsy
Thine Eyes of Mercy, Book 2 (Legacies of Light & Dark A Mythic Fantasy Series)

Orsino, Danielle M.

Fae & Logic Publishing

Typography Book Interior Design
Made with Reedsy
A Fool's Journey (Legacies of Light & Dark An Urban Paranormal Romantasy)

Orsino, Danielle M.

Independently published

Typography Book Interior Design
Made with Reedsy
Breath of a Dragon (The Legends of Asalond)

Anderson, M

Margaret Anderson

Typography Book Interior Design
Typography Book Interior Design
Made with Reedsy
'Tis the Damn Season

Freeman, Kimi

Parson Press

Typography Book Interior Design

Sabrina has 50 reviews

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Michaela C.

Michaela C.

Jul, 2025

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I worked with Sabrina Milazzo on the interior design and typesetting for my debut novel, and I am thrilled with the result! Sabrina is both very knowledgeable and personable, easy to collaborate with and extremely patient. I had pretty much no clue about any of what goes into the interior design ...
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Sabrina M.
Thank you so much for your kind words! Working with you on your debut was an absolute pleasure, and I’m so happy to hear that you felt well supported throughout the process. I'm looking forward to ...
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STEVEN D.

STEVEN D.

May, 2023

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Sabrina is an integral part of my book production process. She is artistic, accurate, prompt, professional and easy to work with. Basically indispensable.
Sabrina M.
Thanks again for your kind words, Steven. I'm glad you're happy with our collaborations. :)
Nathan B.

Nathan B.

Dec, 2022

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Sabrina is the best! Professional, kind, efficient, talented, communicates really well and quickly, and delivers quality work. I thought I could format and typeset my first self-published novel myself; I couldn't. So I was lucky to hire Sabrina to do the work for me, and she did it amazingly! And...
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Sabrina M.
Thank you so much for your kind words, Nathan. It was a pleasure to work with you and I'm very much looking forward to future projects. :)
danielle O.

danielle O.

Feb, 2026

Sabrina is the only person I use for my books, I trust her implicitly.
danielle O.

danielle O.

Feb, 2026

Sabrina is the best, professional, creative and thoughtful

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