ACCOLADES
Cover-Design Awards
2025 LANDED by Jennifer Lang — Vine Leaves Press — Cover design: Jessica Bell
Professional Recognition
2025
Other Notable Features
2025 LANDED by Jennifer Lang — Vine Leaves Press — Cover design: Jessica Bell
- Best Cover Design Nonfiction — Independent Author Award 2025
LANDED by Jennifer Lang — Vine Leaves Press — Cover design: Jessica Bell - AllAuthor — Cover of the Month (Fiction), July 2025 — 3rd Place
Finding Serenissima by Apple Gidley — Vine Leaves Press — Cover design: Jessica Bell
- Independent Publisher Book Awards (IPPY) — Cover Design: Fiction — Bronze (tie)
Love Like This by Cynthia Newberry Martin — Vine Leaves Press — Cover design: Jessica Bell Design - Florida Authors & Publishers Association (FAPA) President’s Book Awards — Cover Design, Nonfiction — Silver Medal
Timisoara23: 23 Secrets You’ll Love About the City and the Romanian Banat — Cover design: Jessica Bell
- The Wishing Shelf Book Awards — Best Book Cover – Adult — Bronze
The Cold Palace by Melissa Addey — Cover design: Jessica Bell
- IBPA Benjamin Franklin Awards — Cover Design: Small Format, Fiction — Silver
Lyrics for Rock Stars: Stories by Heather Mateus Sappenfield — V Press LC — Cover design: Jessica Bell Designs - The Wishing Shelf Book Awards — Best Book Cover – Adult — Silver
How Icasia Bloom Touched Happiness by Jessica Bell — Vine Leaves Press — Cover design: Jessica Bell
- The Book Designer — e‑Book Cover Design Awards (May 2018) — Nonfiction Winner
A Turbulent Mind (poetry) — Cover design: Jessica Bell
- The Book Designer — e‑Book Cover Design Awards (June 2017) — Gold Star
Dear Reflection by Jessica Bell — Cover design: Jessica Bell
- The Book Designer — e‑Book Cover Design Awards (March 2016) — Gold Star
Someone To Look Up To by Jean Gill — Cover design: Jessica Bell
Professional Recognition
2025
- Automateed (Aug 2025) — Featured in Best Book Cover Designers to Hire in 2025.
“Jessica Bell offers more than just cover design—she combines it with publishing advice, starting around $595.”
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- BookCoverHub (March 2025) — Ranked #3 in Best Book Cover Designers for Self‑Published Authors.
“Jessica Bell Design … artistic approach and credibility place her among the very best.”
Read more → - Damonza (June 2025) — Ranked #4 in 5 Best Book Cover Designers for Self‑Published Authors.
“Not only a great designer, but a super‑helpful self‑publishing consultant.”
Read more → - Jane Friedman blog (Feb 2025) — Contributor on “The Key Elements of Eye‑Catching Book Cover Design.”
“Space doesn’t clutter a cover … it draws attention.” — Jessica Bell
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- Alison Morton Blog (Jan 2024) — “To AI or Not To AI, That is the Question.”
“My covers have been designed by Avalon Graphics and Jessica Bell Design who are experienced book cover designers and warm and genuine people to deal with.”
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- Ingenium Books Blog (May 2023) — “The Chemistry of Book Cover Design.”
“Jessica is a total creative … we love our cover designer.”
Read more → - Kindlepreneur (July 2023) — Listed among top design services in Best Book Cover Software, Designers and Services.
“Highly recommended cover design services for indie authors.”
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- The Bookfox (John Fox, Oct 2022) — Cited as “highly sought‑after and award‑winning” in design articles.
Read more → - BookBub Insights (Nov 2022) — Article: “Why I Gave My Professional Book Covers a Makeover.”
“Jessica Bell has since designed 32 covers for me and we now know what works for my readers.”
Read more → - Nail Your Novel (Roz Morris, Oct 2022) — Guest post: “How to make good decisions about book cover design.”
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- The Creative Penn (June 2021) — Podcast & blog feature: “Embracing Multi‑Passionate Creativity and Running a Small Press.”
Recognized as an “award‑winning graphic designer” and multi‑talented creative professional.
Listen/Read → - Ingenium Books Podcast (Sep 2021) — “The Book Cover Design Brief.”
“An Australian multi‑award‑winning author/poet, a highly sought‑after and award‑winning book cover designer … recommended by Dave Chesson of Kindlepreneur, MakeUseOf.com, John Fox of Bookfox, and more.”
Listen/Read → - MakeUseOf (March 2021) — Included in The 10 Best Ebook Cover Design Services for Self‑Publishing.
“Jessica Bell Design offers professional covers with indie authors in mind.”
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- The John Fox / Bookfox (Sept 2019) — Featured in 30 Best Book Cover Designers (#18).
“Vintage styles, high‑waisted jeans, and a touch of magic … ideal for magical realism and surrealism.”
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- Jane Davis Blog (Feb 2015) — In‑depth author/designer interview.
“Meet Jessica Bell — author, musician, designer.”
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Other Notable Features
- IngramSpark Blog — Author profile page.
“Multi‑award‑winning book cover designer, author, and publisher.”
Read more → - Alliance of Independent Authors (ALLi) — Featured as design expert on the Self‑Publishing Advice blog.
Read more → - WOW–Women on Writing — Interview feature.
“Jessica Bell talks about balancing writing, music, and design.”
Read more → - Anne R. Allen Blog — Guest post: “Are You Using the Right Font(s) On Your Book Cover?”
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