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Mary Ann

Mary Ann

New York, United States

With 20+ years experience in fiction, rom-com, wellness and career guides, my clients include Simon and Schuster and PenguinRandomHouse.


Work experience:

  • Self-employed
  • Penguin Random House

Services: Design Cover Design Illustration Typography

Genres: Career Guides, Non-Fiction, Health & Wellbeing, Contemporary Romance, Romance, Fiction, Women's Fiction

Lauren

Lauren

New York, United States

You can, and should, judge a book by it's cover.


Work experience:

  • Little, Brown and Co.
  • St. Martin's Press

Services: Design Cover Design Illustration Typography Book Interior Design

Genres: Literary Fiction, Fiction, Biographies & Memoirs, Non-Fiction, Cooking, Food, Wine, & Spirits, Health & Wellbeing, Historical Fiction, Anthologies, Women's Fiction, Short Story, Photography

Natalia

Natalia

New York, NY, USA

Award-winning children's book illustrator and designer with over 15 years of experience working with publishers around the world.


Work experience:

  • Self-employed

Services: Design Cover Design Illustration Book Interior Design

Genres: Picture Books, Children's, Fiction, Children’s Non-Fiction, Non-Fiction, Middle Grade

Aleesha

Aleesha

New York, NY, USA

I'm a professional illustrator who makes content for kids! I love drawing fun characters using lots of textures & vibrant colors.


Work experience:

  • Fred Rogers Productions
  • Self-employed

Services: Design Illustration

Genres: Cultural & Ethnic, Fiction, Picture Books, Children's, African American Fiction, Middle Grade, Cooking, Food, Wine, & Spirits, Non-Fiction

Fanesha

Fanesha

New York, NY, USA

Fanesha is a multi-media artist residing in the vibrant and diverse cityscape of Brooklyn, New York.


Work experience:

  • Self-employed
  • Catch The Moment
  • Arizzma Entertainment

Services: Design Illustration

Genres: Cooking, Food, Wine, & Spirits, Non-Fiction, Cultural & Ethnic, Fiction, Women's Fiction, Middle Grade, Children's, Parenting & Families, Children’s Non-Fiction

Joe

Joe

New York, NY, USA

Freelance Illustrator specializing in book covers and editorial illustrations.


Work experience:

  • Self-employed

Services: Design Cover Design Illustration Typography

Genres: Horror, Thriller & Suspense, Fiction, Young Adult, Comics & Graphic Novels, Mystery & Crime, Espionage, Comics Non-Fiction, Non-Fiction, True Crime

Maki

Maki

New York, NY, USA

Japanese award-winning illustrator based in NY. Old-school painter/drawing artist specializing in editorial and middle-grader books.


Work experience:

  • Self-employed

Services: Design Illustration

Genres: Cooking, Food, Wine, & Spirits, Non-Fiction, Literary Fiction, Fiction, Nature, Travel, Writing & Publishing, Children's, Short Story

Hokyoung

Hokyoung

New York, United States

I am an illustrator interested in making images with strong moods and narratives.


Work experience:

  • Self-employed

Services: Design Illustration

Genres: Action & Adventure, Fiction, Classics, Mystery & Crime, Dystopian, Science Fiction, Fantasy, Historical Fiction, LGBTQ Fiction, Literary Fiction, Short Story

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