AuthorPilot · Cover Studio

Give your next cover a clear creative brief.

Tell us what your book needs to communicate at a glance. A focused brief helps the cover direction feel right for the story, shelf, and reader.

Complete the required fields below. You can add an optional image reference for context.

Start your cover brief

Be specific about the feeling, reader, and words that must survive a small thumbnail. We save the brief and image metadata only; the reference image itself is not uploaded.

Use the name you want us to use for next steps.
We’ll use this email to send your cover brief’s next steps.
Use the title exactly as it should appear on the cover.
Choose the primary shelf a reader would use to find this book.
Name the reader, age range, or comparable taste—not “everyone.”
Select the primary edition the cover should support.
Share the visual world you want readers to enter. Up to 1,500 characters.
Include exact spelling and capitalization. Up to 500 characters.
Choose a JPEG, PNG, WebP, or GIF up to 10 MB. Only filename, MIME type, and byte size are sent.
No image reference selected.
Your reference image stays on your device.