Recently, I wanted to update my cover for Yakimali’s Gift, so I asked a Facebook group I belong to (ASMSG, Author Social Media Support Group) for cover designer suggestions. As expected, this awesome group of writers provided me with lots of choices. (I ended up choosing Tugboat Designs; see my beautiful cover above.)
I’ll continue to update the list as new designer referrals come in.
I wanted to share this list with other authors, so here you go!
First, John Chapman offered this blog about things to look for in a cover. http://authorbookpromotion.blogspot.co.uk/2014/08/read-this-guide-before-making-or.html
And now for the list! (Please copy and paste the address into your browser.)
https://www.facebook.com/AnyaKelleyeDesigns?fref=ts
https://www.facebook.com/fiona.jayde.96?fref=ts
http://thebookcovermachine.com/
Joseph Murphy https://www.facebook.com/joseph.murphy3?hc_location=ufi
http://www.bookcoverbydesign.co.uk
Angela Elliott https://www.facebook.com/ajemumby?fref=ufi
Erika Szabo https://www.facebook.com/erika.szabo2
Veronica Zhu verozhu@gmail.com See her work here: http://www.StevenWKohlhagen.com
http://www.thecovercollection.com/
http://www.mjosephmurphy.info/cover-art.html
https://www.facebook.com/covermecreative/?fref=ts
https://www.facebook.com/Airickas-Mystical-Creations-462373910480084/?hc_location=ufi
http://www.selfpubbookcovers.com/
http://www.jayscoversbydesign.com/
http://www.pearltrees.com/twluedke/cover-artists/id10813003
https://www.facebook.com/BookCoverMasterClass/?hc_location=ufi
http://perryelisabethdesign.blogspot.com/p/blog-page.html
http://www.forthemusedesign.com/
http://www.thecovercollection.com/
https://www.canva.com/templates/book-covers/
Linda Covella, Author 
Beautiful cover, Linda. I love it when authors help authors. Thank you for sharing the group and all the information here. I’m bookmarking every page. Also, nice that your publisher was okay with updating the cover. I love it.
Thanks, Silvia. It’s a pretty comprehensive list! I love my new cover, too!
Beautiful cover and a great list! Thanks so much for sharing – I’ll bookmark this for reference. 😀
Thank you, Linda. And you’re welcome–it is a great list!
Great list. Thanks so much and happy holidays!
Happy Holidays to you, too, Aubrey!
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Thanks for reposting, Michiko!