Freelance

The Directory offers a list of active freelance service providers to assist you in researching, writing, developing, designing and translating your manuscript

Content Editing | Illustration and Design | Photography | Ghostwriting | Translation

Content Editing

Have a professional examine your manuscript and decide what needs to be added or changed to improve it.

Cliff Carle
Cliff Carle has been called "a great Zen Master of words" for his ability to work wonders with rough text. Under his guidance, projects deemed "unmarketable" have been transformed into moneymakers. During his 20 years as the Editorial Director for an L.A. based publisher; plus the last six years working freelance, Cliff has edited and ghostwritten over 250 books, both fiction and nonfiction, placed with over 20 publishers including Hay House and Rodale. Additionally, he has designed over 200 book covers and interior layouts; and was a Director of Marketing. Portfolio | Email | Phone 310-479-1496
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Illustration and Design

Find an illustrator or graphic artist who can create the visuals and images that bring your text to life.

Anastasia Poneatovskaia
Ms. Ponyatovskaya has strong desires to work in the interior design/decoration, including the different media: oil & watercolor painting, Batik, Bas-reliefs on wall, wall covering, icons & book illustration. In her art, she wishes to rethink heritage & old traditions, and bring new inspiration for the client.
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Beth Stover
Services include all types of illustration and book jacket design. Versatile design and illustration styles tailored specifically to the individual client. Ms. Stover will provide a .pdf file with samples of her work for the time being until her website is up and running.
Email | Phone 703-753-4721 | Mobile 703-473-0055
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Brian Exton
Brian Exton is a UK artist specializing in the creation of psychedelic, mystical and fantasy artwork. Using various digital techniques, his designs are visually stunning and are expressions of spiritual beliefs, hippy culture, 60s and 70s LP cover art, the surreal, space, sci-fi and fantasy.
Portfolio | Email | Phone +01793-0870-027-8926
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Bob Hobbs
Bob has been a professional artist since 1974. He's illustrated the works of over 130 authors and writers from Ursula K. LeGuin to Lawrence Watt-Evans. Bob is currently working on his third art book collaboration with Pink Floyd artist Finlay Cowan, Bob Eggleton, Tom Sito and the legendary Jeffrey Jones.
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Craig Howarth
Freelance artist from South Africa with over 25-years experience in oils, pen and ink, Pantone marker and pencil. Broad spectrum of genre including fine art, caricatures, children's book illustrations and book covers for clients both locally and internationally. For fun and creative illustrations please see my portfolio.
Portfolio | Email | Phone +27-31-201-8246 | Mobile 072-397-9120
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Dan Rosandich
Cartoonist with 30+ years of experience has illustrated for McGraw-Hill and created the popular "Little Jay Learns Karate" kid's book. Dan's work has been used in instructional, technical, humor and inspirational books of all types. Also appears in many "Chicken Soup" titles. Works fast and fees negotiable.
Portfolio | Email | Phone 906-482-6234
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Dawn M Phillips
A youth fiction and children's Illustrator who uses ink, water color, pencil, oil pastel and digital art as medium. Dawn majored in Fine Art and Electronic Visual Imaging with a Technical Degree in Graphic Art. She currently illustrated five picture books and several magazine illustrations. Please view her art gallery, magazine illustrations and example storyboard at her website.
Portfolio | Email | Mobile (712) 310-7004
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Diane Lucas - Lucas Illustration
Diane specializes in children's picture book illustration and also illustrates covers in all genres. Her work is done in oils, color pencil and corel painter. View her website 'portfolio' to see her range of work.
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Eugene Ivanov
Eugene has created over 900 graphics and picturesque works to include landscape realism, classical still-life with modern styles, cubism, suprematism and expressionism.
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Frank Roosa - Day Star Art Studios
Frank Roosa, founder of the Day Star Art Studios would be happy to help Xlibris authors provide inexpensive, beautiful, creative and inspirational images for their manuscripts. Frank will help you design your cover and/or interior art work. He is experienced in all genres and especially in children's books.
Portfolio | Email | Phone 616-738-2652
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Gabriel Molano
Gabriel Molano is Principal and Design Director of GABRIEL MOLANO DESIGN. With over two decades of advertising, publishing plus more than 6 years in internet web design and having succeeded as a freelance designer, art director and illustrator; Gabriel brings passion, distinction, professionalism, and creative concepts combined with traditional graphic design values, cutting edge technology and his commercial-fine art skills. His illustrations have made the covers of New Age titles by Edgar Cayce, Deepak Chopra, Barbara Brennan, Gerald Epstein, Jane Roberts, Jess Stearn, Larry Dossey, Jackelyn Small and Alice Burmeister among others.
Portfolio | Email | Phone 802-545-2291
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Izabela Ciensinska
Services include children's illustrations, young adults' illustrations, and work for adult books. She does both interior illustrations and covers, and works with traditional media (pencils and color pencils), as well as digital work. Her children's work spans from cartoon-like pictures to fine-detailed life-like work; young adult's illustrations can span from fantasy to realism, and they can vary significantly in detail and shading. Izabela can also combine traditional media with digital media, should a project call for it.
Portfolio | Email | Phone 905-607-8964 | Mobile 905-580-1147
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Joe Kohl
Having been an illustrator and cartoonist since 1973, Joe Kohl has illustrated numerous books, magazine articles, advertisements, book covers, billboards, brochures and have had his work licensed on greeting cards, magnets, keychains, tee shirts and mugs. Books he has illustrated include children's, self help, humor, financial and business, psychology, golf, ESL, travel guides, educational and textbooks.
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Judith Bicking
Judith specializes in imaginative and thought provoking illustration for both children and adults. A professional illustrator for over 20 years, her work encompasses a variety of colorful styles and includes the illustration of children's books, books of other genres, book covers, website graphics, and more. Please see her online portfolio.
Portfolio | Email | Phone (828) 299-8027
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Kevin Scott Collier
Children's book illustrator with over 30 books to his credit, including one that World Magazine chose as "One of the top 50 children's picture books of all time." His critically acclaimed cartoonish artwork and colorful colors can bring your characters to life. Also designs book covers for novels. Nearly 30 years experience in publishing.
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Matthew Laznicka
Matthew Laznicka has been freelance illustrating for the last 12 years. He has worked in many facets of the advertising world. Human Head, Telos Publishing UK, City Links Magazine, Z-Man Games, Saveadog, Canville Communications, New Times Broward Palm Beach, Duluth Trading Co., are just a few of the clients he has worked with.
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Michael Orwick
Having difficulty in school because of his dyslexia, Michael turned to pictures to make the written word understandable and to help him communicate with others. Now Michael, using strong lights and darks, and a simple color palette, creates unique tales where each viewer infers their distinctive yet universal stories. He has taken two paths with his art -contemporary landscape and fantasy.
Portfolio | Email | Phone (503) 693-7639
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Najah Clemmons
Illustration services include: full children's book illustration, poetry/ verse illustration, cover design, select interior pages. Styles include: decorative, landscape, children's themes, ethnic, and abstract/mixed media. Najah is available for e-mail/telephone consultation regarding author's ideas and needs. References and stock art samples are available upon request; rates are per project.
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Patricia Mendoza
Pat Mendoza is a Painting major who graduated from the University of the Philippines. She enjoys combining traditional techniques with new styles. She mainly creates illustrations using graphic pens and watercolors, often combining these with various digital techniques. Acrylics, colour pencils and graphite pencils are also among her favored media.
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Publication Services, Inc. - Dominic Menichetti
Working with both publishers and authors since 1976, the Publication Services art studio has many well-qualified illustrative artists specializing in children's books and cover art.
Portfolio | Email | Phone (217) 398-2060 ext. 221
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Regina Thompson
Regina specializes in book design and in the creation of custom illustrations. Rates are per project rather than hourly making it easier to stick to your budget. She has a Bachelor's degree in graphic design and 7 years experience in the printing industry enabling her to provide professional quality design.
Portfolio | Email | Phone 770-205-4879
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Shannon Ellenberger
Shannon Ellenberger has become a published illustrator by enjoying every minute of her work. Her bright colors in professional marker and occasionally colored pencil help to create light hearted, yet pleasing pictures for her books. People, animals, and fantasy are her specialties, along with a wide range of styles from realistic to cartoon looking. For examples of her work, please contact by email.
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Shelby Crouse
Shelby Crouse was born in Mexico, Maine. Her interest in art sprouted from early childhood. Fascinated with the beauty of landscape surrounding her Western Maine home and coupled with her love and compassion for animals, was all the inspiration she needed to develop her artistic abilities. It was this passion that inspired her to give life to a blank canvas creating mood through style and shape.
Portfolio | Email | Phone 207-729-9927
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Stilman Davis
He produces projects in InDesign, Framemaker and Microsoft Publisher; artwork manipulation through Corel Draw and Photopaint, and Adobe Photoshop; wordprocessing through various text editors, but usually through the main applications now available, Microsoft Word, Lotus WordPro and AmiPro, Corel WordPerfect and Office.Org.
Email | Phone +44 1453 890 783
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Thomas McAteer
Thomas McAteer is a graduate of West Chester University and studied Multimedia Design at University of the Arts in Philadelphia. He has traveled across the globe to gather inspiration for his artistic style, painting in Florence, Venice, Budapest, Paris, Vienna, Amsterdam and more. He is the illustrator behind numerous picture books including Beakie the Amazonian Wonderdog and The Little White Squirrel's Secret.
Portfolio | Email | Phone 215-720-5055
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Photography

Locate a professional photographer to address the visual needs of your book - from author head shots to full photo essay collaboration.

Nichole Gonzalez
Nichole Gonzalez is an international photographer specializing in landscape and travel photography. She is also skilled in conceptual imagery and portraiture.
Portfolio | Email | Phone +81-98-930-0160
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Wonderful Machine, Inc.
Wonderful Machine represents a variety of award-winning advertising, magazine and corporate photographers, including Bill Cramer, Chris Crisman and Ryan Donnell. Though based in Philadelphia, their work has them regularly shooting creative assignments in New York, DC and across the country.
Portfolio | Email | Phone (610) 356-0500
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Ghostwriting

A ghostwriter is a professional writer who can assist you in writing, polishing and editing an existing manuscript; or help you develop a book from start to finish.

Gabriella Gafni
Ms. Gafni is an experienced ghostwriter, capable of writing in all genres, ranging from academia to fiction and nonfiction. She tailors her writing to suit the precise needs of her authors with deference and respect, working closely with them to produce the exact manifestation of their expressions and thoughts. Fees will be based on the magnitude of each task, and she will work within the clients' budgets for the project(s).
Website | Email | Phone (718) 578-8622
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Nate Rosenblatt
In addition to his credentials as an author and co-author, Nate Rosenblatt has been a ghostwriter and product developer for publishers such as Prentice Hall, Day-Timer's, Reader's Digest, and a host of others. His writing skill has been praised in national media, including The New York Times and Newsweek.
Email | Phone 856-751-1020
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Sequoia Cougar
Do you want to write that great American novel or script for a comic book. but you don't think you have the talent, time nor money? Sequoia Cougar will put those ideas to rest.
Email | Phone (503) 629-9556
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Translation

Let a professional service translate your book, article or speech into English. Choose from a vast selection of languages.

Korea Chonha Translation - Simone Kim
We are a leading translation & interpretation company based in Korea. Recognizing that the language barrier may act as an impenetrable wall to drive off global citizens with an interest in Korea, we have expanded our services to include translation, interpretation and DTP from Chinese, Korean, Japanese, French and German into English.
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Language Services Associates (LSA) - Eric Hope
LSA is a full-service translation and interpretation firm supporting 191 languages. We provide certified translators and desktop publishing experts to craft a fully formatted, culturally relevant version of your book for any international market.
Website | Email | Phone (800) 305-9673 ext. 143
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Publication Services, Inc. - Dominic Menichetti
For your translation and foreign language copy editing needs, look no further than Publication Services. We have been trusted by publishers large and small since 1976, and specialize in Spanish, German, French, and Russian translations.
Website | Email | Phone (217) 398-2060 ext. 221
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