30 Covers, 30 Days 2015: Day Twenty-NineEvery November, during...

MIDNIGHT AT ISTON DINER || A mystery novel being written by Marlee Pagels || Cover design by Carolyn Sewell


THE INVISIBLE DOOR || An adventure novel being written by YWP participant Julia Brunetti || Cover design by Winnie Storey


Carolyn Sewell is a letterer and illustrator living in the DC area.


Winnie Storey is an artist and creative director at Binary Feline based in Greenville, South Carolina.

30 Covers, 30 Days 2015: Day Twenty-Nine

Every November, during National Novel Writing Month, thirty professional designers volunteer to create book cover art inspired by novels being written by aspiring authors from around the globe. Why? To encourage new, diverse voices, and help build a more creative world.  

30 Covers, 30 Days is presented in partnership with designer and authorDebbie Millman.  Wrimos: submit your synopses for 30C30D 2015 here.

Read more about these NaNoWriMo 2015 novels-in-progress, and the cover designers, below.

Midnight at Iston Diner

A mystery novel being written this November by Marlee Pagels.

Jenny’s diner is known for its appetizing food and its extraordinary service. But only those who work there know how truly extraordinary—or perhaps fantastic—these employees are. 

When a stranger is found dead in the bathroom with a knife in his stomach, Jenny takes it into her own hands to put the diner on lockdown and figure out what happened. But is the murder the only mystery in the diner that they’ll be unraveling tonight?

Cover Designed by Carolyn Sewell

Carolyn Sewell is a letterer and illustrator living in the DC area. A potty-mouthed lover of all things typographic and unicorny, she creates work that is irreverent, and shiny. Her year-long project of daily-drawn “Postcards To My Parents” pivoted her career from graphic design to hand-lettering. Since then, her work has been published in Communication Arts, PRINT, Grafik, HOW, CMYK, and The Washington Post. Lesson learned: draw something every day and be nice to your folks.

 The Invisible Door

An adventure novel being written this November by YWP participant Julia Brunetti.

Cassandra de la Espada grew up in the small Spanish town of Cerca del Lago. But when she was 18 years old, a dragon, Fumar, came and began destroying and terrorizing her home. 

Cassandra decides to go on a dangerous quest to find an invisible door that leads to an invisible room that holds a mighty sword. Only when she finds it can she vanquish Fumar. Will she succeed and save her town? Or will she fail… and be killed?

Cover Designed by Winnie Storey

Winnie Storey is an artist and creative director at Binary Feline based in Greenville, South Carolina. When not creating, you can find Winnie creating art under the name ’Skinniwini’, reading great books, traveling to conferences, learning coding, and consistently making beautiful objects for fun.