About Me

Hi! I’m an award-winning illustrator and book cover designer based in Queens, NY. Full time, I’m the Associate Art Director at Open Road Integrated Media in charge of Sci Fi, Fantasy, and Horror. Over past decade I’ve designed and illustrated hundreds of book covers across all genres for authors from William Shatner to Shakespeare. On the side I freelance for clients including various publishers and The Atlantic.

I graduated summa cum laude and with Renée Crown University Honors from Syracuse University with a BFA in Illustration and a concentration in Printmaking. In my spare time you can catch me watching horror movies, re-reading The Wheel of Time, going for a super slow run in the park, practicing Italian, or having a beer at a post-hardcore show.

Awards & Recognition

  • 3x3 Illustration Show No. 21, 2 Merit Awards

  • 3x3 Illustration Show No. 20, Distinguished Merit & Merit Awards

  • Communication Arts Illustration Annual 65, Shortlisted

  • Communication Arts Illustration Annual 64, Award of Excellence

  • American Illustration 43, 1 illustration Selected

  • American Illustration 42, 2 illustrations Selected

  • American Illustration 41, 1 illustration Selected

  • American Illustration 40, 2 illustrations Selected

  • American Illustration 39, 2 illustrations Chosen

  • American Illustration 38, 2 illustrations Selected

  • Syracuse University College of Visual & Performing Arts Scholar

Amanda Shaffer holding some books with her illustrations