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Brianna

Brianna 5 star rating

New York, United States

I'm a freelance book cover designer and illustrator with nearly a decade of in-house experience at a top publishing house.

Genres: Literary Fiction, Fiction, Biographies & Memoirs, Non-Fiction, History, Humanities & Social Sciences, Travel, Poetry, Historical Fiction, Music, Self-Help & Self-Improvement, Sports & Outdoors, and Thriller & Suspense.

Work experience:

  • Self-employed
Jasmine

Jasmine 5 star rating

Memphis, TN, USA

Cover/ interior book designer specializing in all sorts of non-fiction: activism, wellness, and everything in between.

Genres: Health & Wellbeing, Non-Fiction, Self-Help & Self-Improvement, Nature, History, Humanities & Social Sciences, Cooking, Food, Wine, & Spirits, Political Science & Current Affairs, and Design.

Work experience:

  • North Atlantic Books
  • Various
Sarah

Sarah 5 star rating

New York, NY, USA

Experienced book designer specializing in non-fiction. Passionate about clear, compelling layouts, typography, and cover design.

Genres: Cooking, Food, Wine, & Spirits, Non-Fiction, DIY & Crafts, Home & Garden, Self-Help & Self-Improvement, Sex & Relationships, Parenting & Families, and Health & Wellbeing.

Work experience:

  • Self-employed
  • Workman Publishing
  • The Experiment Publishing
  • Random House
Morgane

Morgane 5 star rating

Los Angeles, CA, USA

I am an Art Director with over ten years of experience, I love to craft award-winning covers and beautifully detailed layouts.

Genres: Cooking, Food, Wine, & Spirits, Non-Fiction, Design, Health & Wellbeing, Home & Garden, Photography, Self-Help & Self-Improvement, Architecture, and Inspirational.

Work experience:

  • Mango Publishing
  • Zao
  • Self-employed
Susan

Susan 5 star rating

Downingtown, PA, USA

I’ve designed covers for 20+ years, with award-winning and bestselling titles in management, leadership, self-help, spirituality in work.

Genres: Business & Management, Non-Fiction, and Self-Help & Self-Improvement.

Work experience:

  • Self-employed
  • Verve Marketing & Design
Linsey

Linsey 5 star rating

Denver, Colorado, USA

Book designer available for book cover and interior design/typesetting. I would love to help you bring your book to life. Let's chat! 🖥️📚✨

Genres: Cooking, Food, Wine, & Spirits, Non-Fiction, Design, Art, Humanities & Social Sciences, Psychology, Self-Help & Self-Improvement, Health & Wellbeing, Poetry, and Fiction.

Work experience:

  • Sounds True
  • The Climate Reality Project
  • Self-employed
Ashley

Ashley 5 star rating

Chicago, IL, USA

A book nerd with a decade of experience in solving the puzzle of interior page design. Big time romance, memoir, & weird science reader.

Genres: Contemporary Romance, Romance, Fiction, Romantic Comedy, New Adult, Young Adult, Biographies & Memoirs, Non-Fiction, Self-Help & Self-Improvement, True Crime, Dark Romance, and Sex & Relationships.

Work experience:

  • Sourcebooks

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Brittany

Brittany 5 star rating

Chicago, IL, USA

Cover and Interior Designer with 10+ years of industry experience. Specializing in Picture Books, Adult Nonfiction, and Adult Fiction.

Genres: Cooking, Food, Wine, & Spirits, Non-Fiction, Self-Help & Self-Improvement, Biographies & Memoirs, Romance, Fiction, Contemporary Fiction, Thriller & Suspense, Picture Books, and Children's.

Work experience:

  • Sourcebooks
Jennifer

Jennifer 5 star rating

Cleveland, OH, USA

A passionate and creative book designer with a decade of experience—creating unique, beautiful, and eye-catching designs for each author!

Genres: Women's Fiction, Fiction, Young Adult, Art, Humanities & Social Sciences, Non-Fiction, Business & Management, Self-Help & Self-Improvement, Romance, Photography, and Literary Fiction.

Work experience:

  • Independent Book Publisher
  • Self-employed
  • CreateSpace, a subsidiary of Amazon.com
  • Healthcare Media
Danna Mathias

Danna Mathias 5 star rating

Charleston, SC, USA

Cover/interior designer with 15+ years experience. Worked for Amazon.com and small publishers. A passion for beautiful, simplistic books.

Genres: Mystery & Crime, Fiction, Literary Fiction, Women's Fiction, Historical Fiction, Self-Help & Self-Improvement, Non-Fiction, Poetry, Biographies & Memoirs, Art, and Humanities & Social Sciences.

Work experience:

  • Self-employed
  • Amazon.com
Kelly

Kelly 5 star rating

Wilmington, DE, United States

I love how good design can complete a writer's vision and make it engaging. Fantasy, thrillers, historical and fiction really get me going.

Genres: Historical Fiction, Fiction, Biographies & Memoirs, Non-Fiction, Fantasy, Poetry, Self-Help & Self-Improvement, Thriller & Suspense, Young Adult Fantasy, Young Adult, and New Adult.

Work experience:

  • Four Dog Creative
  • Delaware Today
  • Delaware Bride
  • Self-employed
Kim

Kim 5 star rating

Austin, United States

Experienced print book designer/compositor specializing in photography, allied health, technology, academic, and other non-fiction.

Genres: Computers & Internet, Non-Fiction, Cooking, Food, Wine, & Spirits, Health & Wellbeing, Medicine, Nursing, & Dentistry, Math & Science, Self-Help & Self-Improvement, Photography, DIY & Crafts, and Education & Reference.

Work experience:

  • Self-employed
  • Pearson Education
  • BuildNet, Inc.
Steve

Steve 5 star rating

Eugene, OR, USA

BOOK COVERS / INTERIORS / EBOOKS / I help authors create books that stand out in the marketplace and look as amazing as their work deserves.

Genres: Christian Fiction, Fiction, Christian Non-Fiction, Religion & Spirituality, Non-Fiction, Humor & Comedy, Health & Wellbeing, Contemporary Fiction, Self-Help & Self-Improvement, Biographies & Memoirs, and Business & Management.

Work experience:

  • Self-employed
  • Harvest House Publishers
Heather

Heather 5 star rating

Chicago, IL, USA

Experienced cover designer of adult fiction and non-fiction genres. Let's make your book a best-seller!

Genres: Historical Fiction, Fiction, Self-Help & Self-Improvement, Non-Fiction, Business & Management, Coming of Age, Historical Mysteries, Mystery & Crime, Psychological Thriller, Thriller & Suspense, Magical Realism, and Literary Fiction.

Work experience:

  • Sourcebooks
Ian

Ian 5 star rating

West Linn, OR, USA

25+ years designing covers and interiors that resonate—trusted by publishers and indie authors to create books that connect with readers.

Genres: Business & Management, Non-Fiction, Poetry, Fiction, Contemporary Fiction, Mystery & Crime, Historical Fiction, Self-Help & Self-Improvement, and Science Fiction.

Work experience:

  • Self-employed
  • Insight Editions
  • Clarence Lee Design and Associates
  • Gita Sporting Goods
Camila

Camila 5 star rating

San Francisco, CA, USA

Book nerd, professional designer and emerging illustrator. Ready to breathe more life into your tales?

Genres: Middle Grade, Children's, Fiction, Picture Books, Magical Realism, Literary Fiction, Comics & Graphic Novels, Coming of Age, Poetry, Self-Help & Self-Improvement, Non-Fiction, and Sex & Relationships.

Work experience:

  • SuperDataScience
  • Human Made
  • Self-employed
Amanda

Amanda 5 star rating

Montclair, NJ, USA

I have been an Art Director for over 15 years. I design non-fiction books (covers and interiors), happy to chat!

Genres: Children's, Fiction, Cooking, Food, Wine, & Spirits, Non-Fiction, DIY & Crafts, Home & Garden, Psychology, Humanities & Social Sciences, and Self-Help & Self-Improvement.

Work experience:

  • Self-employed

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