Shirley Tran – Designer

Book and Marketing designer with over 10 years experience in a range of genres

Overview

I'm a Book and Marketing Designer with over 10 years experience within the publishing industry

I love to collaborate to create beautiful designs, bringing authors words and thoughts to life through visuals.

Alongside creating book covers, I am also highly versed in creating marketing assets for books as well!

Feel free to contact me for potential book projects or marketing materials!

Services

Cover Design

Typography

Book Interior Design

Fiction

Children's Mystery & Crime Romance Thriller & Suspense Women's Fiction Young Adult

Non-Fiction

Inspirational

Languages

English

Certifications

Bachelor of Design Computing

Work experience

Designer

Self-employed

Jan, 2021 — Present

Designer

HarperCollins Publishers

Feb, 2016 — Present

Portfolio

Made with Reedsy

Wish You Had Told Me: A Juicy Tale of Sun, Sand, Sisterhood, and Unexpected Romance in Mexico

Patel, Zina

Mercury Books

Cover Design

Made with Reedsy

Dear Cheyanne: A tragedy with a twist

Lynn, Aimee

Cover Design

You Need to Know

Nicola Moriarty

From the bestselling author of The Ex and Those Other Women comes a thrilling family drama about the secrets we keep, the lies we tell and the truths that won't stay hidden. Everybody's hiding something ...Jill, her three sons, their wives and children are dri... read more

Stranger in the Lake

Kimberly Belle

From Kimberly Belle, the bestselling author of The Marriage Lie,Three Days Missing and Dear Wife comes a riveting new domestic thriller about a newly married woman who questions her husband's involvement with a woman murdered in the lake behind their home, and... read more

Made with Reedsy

Shoperapy and the Dubai Dilemma

Scott, Stephanie

Cover Design

Made with Reedsy

United (Divided Book 4)

Frechette, Ava

Ava Frechette

Cover Design

Second Chance Lane

Nicola Marsh

From USA Today bestselling Australian author Nicola Marsh comes a compelling story of love, redemption and community.When the past crashes into the future, there's more than hearts on the line.Natasha Trigg leads a simple life in small-town Brockenridge. She w... read more

Made with Reedsy

Playa Vista Social Club: A Gripping Psychological Suspense in Silicon Beach

Patel, Zina

Cover Design

Tilly Maguire and the Royal Wedding Mess

Emma Grey

ROYAL WEDDING; ROYAL MESS! WHAT HAS 18-YEAR-OLD PR INTERN TILLY MAGUIRE LANDED HERSELF IN? Aspiring writer, 18-year-old Tilly Maguire, is a totally reformed ex-superfan of British boyband singer, Reuben Vaughan. Yeah, she was going to marry him when she was th... read more

Shirley has 15 reviews

Professionalism

Quality

Value

Responsiveness

Naomi F.

Feb, 2026

Shirley was fantastic to work with. She is an extremely talented designer who really went the extra mile to create a brilliant book cover for my book series. I would highly recommend Shirley for any design project — she was a joy to work with, incredibly creative, responsive, and I am thrilled w...

Stephanie S.

Nov, 2025

Shirley was excellent to work with and created a beautiful cover to my specifications. Excellent cover designer.

Ava F.

Aug, 2025

Shirley is amazing. She is an absolute wizard when it comes to taking your vision and putting it on paper! I can't recommend her enough!

Doe D.

Jun, 2025

Collaborating with Shirley is an absolute privilege. A skilled designer, she worked with the cover illustration my illustrator provided, adding fonts and other design features that complemented the image and fit the book's personality. Always positive, flexible, and responsive, she communicated p...

A.Destarny N.

Jun, 2025

Shirley has been amazing throughout the entire process, from helping with concepts to all the minor fixes! She answered all my questions and all her suggestions were so helpful. Would definitely recommend her and I, myself, am looking forward to be working with her again.