Victoria Heath Silk

Victoria Heath Silk – Designer

Dedicated designer of books and book covers, for over a decade.

Overview

Combining an arts background with a career in publishing, I specialise in book covers, internal book design (typesetting, for print and ebooks), and online promotional graphics for books.

Books are my absolute passion and, because I'm lucky enough to be doing my dream job, I pour my all into every project. My design work tends to have a literary leaning, but over the last 10+ years I've worked on all sorts of genres – from novels to poetry collections, history books to anthologies, graphic novels to photo books – for renowned publishing houses (like Bonnier), indie presses (like Women’s Prize-shortlisted Myriad), and indie authors from all over the world.

If we work together, you can expect a friendly, smiley person (always helps, doesn't it), full of useful knowledge of self-publishing and always on hand to help you through the process, with prompt delivery too.

COVER DESIGN

• At least 5 front cover concepts for you to choose from

• Tweaks to your chosen design, to create a really perfect final cover (front, back and spine)

• Print-ready and ebook-ready final files

• Once our project has finished, I'll still be available to make any little future changes — should you need to add a glowing endorsement from, say, the New York Times to your front cover (this recently happened to one of my Reedsy clients)

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PROMO GRAPHICS

• Using elements from your cover design, plus a 3D mock-up to advertise your book on socials and/or Amazon

• Can include grid-, story- and post-sized images for socials, and A+ content for Amazon

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INTERNAL BOOK DESIGN, aka TYPESETTING (for print and ebook)

If you're looking for a really professional finish on your book (which seems logical considering how long you've spent writing it), then using a professional typesetter is kind of a must. Curiously, you know that the typesetting is good when you don't notice the layout as you read!

• Sample designs for your book layout (including body/title fonts, detail illustrations, etc) ensuring a seamless reading experience

• Checking all the essential info is in there, in the right places

• PDF proof to send to your proofreader

• A round of corrections

• Guidance for KDP / IngramSpark / B&N / Lulu / trad printer etc

• Print-ready and ebook-ready final files

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That all sounds pretty neat, right? Hit me up with your requests. . . And don't be afraid to ask as many questions as you like!

Services
Fiction
Anthologies Comics & Graphic Novels Contemporary Fiction Literary Fiction Poetry Short Story
Non-Fiction
Biographies & Memoirs Photography
Languages
English
Certifications
  • BA (hons) Graphic Design & Advertising
  • Blue Sky Graphics 0110
  • MA Creative Writing

Work experience

Self-employed

Jul, 2015 — Present
Freelancing for independent publishers and individuals to provide book cover design, internal book design and typesetting, as well as promotional graphics.

Self-employed

Oct, 2011 — Feb, 2022 (over 10 years)
Before dedicating myself solely to book design, I spent half my time working as a fiction editor – for big and small publishers (Little Brown, Bonnier, and more), and for indie authors too. My authors have been listed for all sorts of prizes over the years, including the prestiguous International Women's Prize for Fiction (I designed that cover too, you know!). Why do I mention all of this? Because having an editor's eye creating your cover and internal book design is invaluable – I mean, who knows books better than an editor? This experience allows me a perspective that might not be there otherwise, with an insight into all the work that goes into your craft, and an understanding of the embedded themes and motifs and all the nuances that the writing process delivers.

Portfolio

The Bread the Devil Knead

Allen-Agostini, Lisa

Cover Design Typography Book Interior Design
The Way Out

Burge, Natasha

Adazzle Press

Cover Design Book Interior Design
Cover Design Illustration
Algorithms of Betrayal

Deracine, Anat

Mayavin Publishing

Atypical Love

Riley, Alice

Mixmatched

Cover Design Illustration Typography Book Interior Design Production Management
Made with Reedsy
Holy Menopause: Adventures of a Middle-Aged Superheroine

Gonopolskaya, Bunny

Gatekeeper Press

Cover Design Typography
Made with Reedsy
289 Friends

Clynes, Jo

Independently published

Cover Design
Made with Reedsy
By My Hand

Sandefur, Katie

Katie Sandefur

Cover Design
Made with Reedsy
The Snow Melted in August

Martynenka, Aldona

Misunderstood Press

Cover Design Illustration Book Interior Design
Made with Reedsy
encounter with the future

Pavel, Anika

Castle Publishing

Cover Design Typography Book Interior Design
Cover Design Illustration Book Interior Design

Victoria has 47 reviews

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Katie S.

Katie S.

Jul, 2024

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Victoria is an absolute gem! She was friendly and communicative throughout the entire process. She paid very close attention to the themes of my novel and created an amazing and eye-catching cover.
Emma B.

Emma B.

Jun, 2024

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It was a delight working with Vicki. She is professional, helpful and skillful. I am new to this business and needed all the help I could get in the process of getting from manuscript to book. Vicki offered me great advice and came up with suggestions that helped me greatly. I hired Vicki for co...
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Lou G.

Lou G.

Jun, 2024

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I'm new to self publishing and I would recommend Vicki in a heartbeat to anyone in the same boat. I really appreciated her openness to meeting online and discussing the project at the very beginning of our collaboration, as well as the constructive conversation that followed over the platform as ...
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Victoria H.
An absolutely wonderful project, thanks, Lou. Looking forward to the next book and its cover already!
Matthew W.

Matthew W.

Jul, 2025

Vicki was a pleasure to work with. She provided me with some great designs to choose from and was really accommodating when I needed to make numerous adjustments. I would definitely recommend Vicki and hope to work with her in the future.
Deno G.

Deno G.

Jun, 2025

I couldn’t have asked for a better designer for my first book. Vicki handled everything — from the front and back covers to full interior typesetting — with creativity, care, and precision. As a first-time author, I had a million questions, and she answered every single one with patience, clarity...
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Victoria H.
Thanks for such lovely words, Deno, it's been a real pleasure. Good luck with publication!

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