Post Your Creative Brief

This form is for self-publishing authors and publishing houses who are seeking a cover designer for their book project.

Please fill out this form in its entirety, agree to our terms, and submit payment. You will be contacted prior to your brief going live. All payments are nonrefundable.

First time jitters? If you’ve never written a creative brief before, we recommend reading this article first: “Creative Briefs Explained To Non-Creatives”.

Briefs go live every Tuesday. For more information about the jobs board, read this article.

Filling out this form drastically speeds up our manual process of uploading covers. Submit a new form for each cover you would like to add. You may submit as many covers as you would like!

Due to the ever-growing queue of designs to be added, it could take a few days or a few weeks before your cover is uploaded. *Please note that submitting a cover does not guarantee that it will be uploaded. Which covers are added is at the discretion of the site owner.

If you want to jump to the front of the line and guarantee that your cover is uploaded quickly, please visit this page for more information on how to lock in an upload.

Creative Brief Submission

1Book Details

2Creative Vision

3Referral Source

4Legal Disclaimers

5Payment

1. Book Details

Contact

How should an interested designer contact you?

Name(Required)

First Last

Email(Required)

Publishing Details

Publishing Method - Please choose one(Required)

Traditional Publishing

Self-Publishing

Pub Month & Year(Required)

When is this book set to go on sale?

Timeline for receiving Round 1 Designs(Required)

Example answers: Next month, 3 weeks, ASAP, no rush. Curious about standard turnaround times? Click here.

Format (select all that apply)(Required)

Hardcover

Paperback

eBook

Audio

Trim size (in inches or cm)(Required)

If trim has not yet been determined, write TBD. Not sure what a trim size is? Click here.

Book Genre(Required)

Front Cover Text

Please include all of the text that will be included on the front cover.

Title(Required)

Subtitle

Author(Required)

'Author of' Line

Bestseller Line

Endorsement

About the Book

Synopsis(Required)

2. Creative Vision

Create A Mood Board

Choose between 5 and 10 example covers. We recommend including a minimum of 5.

Upload Example Book Covers(Required)

Questions about this step? Read this article first.

Drop files here or

Accepted file types: jpg, png, jpeg, Max. file size: 1 MB, Max. files: 10.

Accepted file types: jpg, png, jpeg; Max. file size: 400KB, Max. files: 10.

Example Cover Descriptions(Required)

Give a short explanation explaining WHY each cover serves as a good example design for your project. List the book’s title first and then add a sentence explaining why you chose it. Example: “1619 Project: I love the blue texture behind the text and how the white text pops against the moody background.”

Wrong Direction Covers

Choose 3 covers (from the same genre) that are NOT in the direction that you want to see for your own project.

Upload Wrong Direction Covers

Drop files here or

Accepted file types: jpg, png, jpeg, Max. file size: 1 MB, Max. files: 3.

Accepted file types: jpg, png, jpeg; Max. file size: 400KB, Max. files: 3.

Wrong Direction Cover Descriptions

Give a short explanation explaining why you do NOT like the style of these covers for your project.

Design Preferences

General Likes and Overall Vision(Required)

Write a list of 1, general descriptors explaining your general design aesthetic. And 2, your vision for this particular book.

Example: “Minimized, subtle text.” “Love muted earth tones.” “Love bright jewel tones.” “I want the title to dominate the page.”

Dislikes & Things to Avoid(Required)

Write a list of 1, descriptors explaining your general design DISLIKES. Also, add 2, anything that the designer should avoid with this particular book.

Example: “Hate the color green.” “No blood splatter.”