Finding Talent

We’ve created a directory of talented freelancers to help you find the right editor, copyeditor or designer for your next project.

Blk + Brwn Book Designers is also great and well-known industry resource for finding publishing-specific visual creatives. Take a look at their directory for incredibly talented cover designers, interior designers, picture book designers and illustrators.

Book Designers • Illustrators

Extended Resources

Here are a list of additional resources to find BIPOC creatives outside of the publishing industry:

API Who Design

Blacks Who Design

Filipinos Who Design

Hire Black Female Creatives

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And for more BIPOC editors, agents, copy editors, proofreaders, and publicists, take a look at these sites:

Editors of Color

The BIPOC Bookshelf

Literary Agents of Color

POC in Publishing Freelancer Listing

Disclaimer: The resources listed above are all suggested starting points. Please be sure to properly vet any individual or group before hiring. We are not liable for freelancer and/or contractor behavior or relations during any transactions.