Alyssa Winans

@alawinans

Illustrator & Ice Cream Fan 🍦 www.alyssawinans.com she/her

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Alyssa Winans@alawinans· 1h

Cover reveal day! Excited to show my work for @julieleong.bsky.social's latest, coming out from @acebookspub.bsky.social in January. Thanks to Katie Anderson on the design. I didn't get the manuscript for this one, but I hear there are monsters! 🐍 #bookcover

Cover for Julie Leong's The Isle of Lonely Monsters. A woman in armor crouches at the edge of an island. Behind her, various beasts hide in the forest and mountain. Two flying foxes hover above. Below, in the water beneath the title, a dragon swims.

Alyssa Winans@alawinans· 22h

I love painting water. 🌊 #illustration

Illustration of a gray-skinned woman casting a spell, creating an orb-like lamp. She leaps above the water, casting a reflection. Several lamps float around her. Weeping branches and lily pads frame the image.

Alyssa Winans@alawinans· 19d

Meant to post this one here earlier, but got distracted by portfolio day! A little personal piece between jobs. #illustration

A woman in an old-fashioned blue dress paints on a hillside overlooking a field. A monstrous, alien green horse looms in the distance. Her canvas shows a classic brown horse.

Alyssa Winans@alawinans· 28d

Hello! I'm a freelance illustrator and book cover artist living in the SF bay area. 🌉 #portfolioday 🌐 www.alyssawinans.com 📧 hello@alyssawinans.com

Book cover of Cursekeeper by Alexandra Christo. A long-haired woman stands amidst an enchanted library, a flame over one hand, and ice over another.

Book cover of The Feywild Job by C. L. Polk. Two figures sit on an arched bridge between two fantastical trees. One character turns to look back at the one playing the violin. Flowers and vines decorate the edges.

Illustration of a unicorn looking up at a massive tree in the distance. Below, a woman's shape is reflected in the water.

Illustration of a hare leaping over a tree. The hare is bright red, with tiger stripes all over.

Alyssa Winans@alawinans· May 7

Personal piece about showing your stripes. #illustration

Illustration of an orange striped rabbit leaping over a tree. The background is a vivid yellow.

Alyssa Winans@alawinans· Apr 29

I don't know how other artists pack for shows, but I enjoy dressing my frames and canvases in little shirts and cardigans like we're all going on a park outing. 🪁

A photo of a framed canvas wearing a knit cardigan lying inside a suitcase.

Alyssa Winans@alawinans· Apr 19

A question I'm always asking myself. Some places I'll be, if anyone wants to say hi! 👋

Illustration of the artist and her upcoming events: Demicon May 1-3, Locus Awards May 30, Baycon July 4th weekend, and LAcon art show August 27-31.

Alyssa Winans@alawinans· Apr 8

I finally managed to finish this piece after wrestling with it for four years. Sometimes my personal work chooses its own timeline! #illustration

Illustration of a kneeling large alien woman stretching up towards a planet. Her nose is barely touching the surface. Cities and ruins surround her bent legs.

Alyssa Winans@alawinans· Apr 1

Simon & Schuster's deluxe limited edition for Alexandra Christo's Cursekeeper was finally announced! In addition to the cover, I got to do edges, endpapers, and the case for this. Out November 3rd! Special thanks to AD and designer Danielle Mazzella di Bosco for letting me do all the things. 🔥 ❄️

Cover of Cursekeeper by Alexandra Christo. A woman faces away from us, hands balancing a crystal and a flame. Behind and below her, a steepled library unfolds.

Alyssa Winans@alawinans· Mar 31

I want to draw more people-ish people this year, but sometimes they still get claw feet. #illustration

A humanoid figure with clawed bird feet. A purple wing-like robe swirls around him. He wears a moth-like mask with multiple eyes.

Alyssa Winans@alawinans· Mar 24

Reed City by Ghosti is out today, in ebook and paperback. I had a lot of fun illustrating and designing this one!

Cover for Reed City by Ghosti. A slanted view of the city in blues and purples, fading into a massive background building in pink and yellow. Small figures for the foreground.

Alyssa Winans@alawinans· Mar 15

I fear that I, too, am simply a Ditto masquerading as a human.

Drawing of a ditto-style Alyssa, with two dot eyes and a wide mouth

Alyssa Winans@alawinans· Feb 17

I also made these for a family party. Honestly a truer reflection of my personality than my illustration is. 🐴

Photo of brown horse face shaped cookies with eyes all over the place. Contains walnuts.

Alyssa Winans@alawinans· Feb 17

Happy year of the horse! We made it. Wishing you all health and prosperity. 🔥 🔥 🔥

Illustration of a horse wreathed in flame

Alyssa Winans@alawinans· Jan 29

I love both @naominovik.bsky.social's writing and doing interior spots, so I had such a good time illustrating this special edition of Buried Deep and Other Stories for @subpress.bsky.social. Thanks to Allison Young for the art direction! Pre-order link: subterraneanpress.com/novik-bdaos/

Cover art for Buried Deep and Other Stories by Naomi Novik. A doubled sailed ship sits between art deco frames of a statue and winged person. Fish swim through the ocean below.

Black and white illustration of a dragon in Roman garb.

Black and white illustration of a minotaur partially below ground.

Black and white illustration of hands throwing a pot on the wheel against the backdrop of bones.

Alyssa Winans@alawinans· Jan 25

When I'm brimming with feelings I can't find the right words for, sometimes all I can manage is a picture. Love and strength to Minnesota in this heartbreaking time.

Showy Lady Slipper flowers in the colors of the Minnesota State flag cross their leaves into a heart shape. Threatening shards of ice surround them.

Alyssa Winans@alawinans· Sep 30

I'm so excited to be Archon's Artist Guest of Honor this year! It's this weekend in St. Louis, so if you're in the area come on by. Should be some great panels, games, vendors, and more. 🪄

Drawing of Alyssa below an Archon 48 Artist Guest of Honor announcement. October 3-5. The schedule in the middle reads Friday 2pm Cultivating an Imagination, Friday 3pm Doing What You Love for work, Friday 9pm Thinking About Art, Saturday 12pm Art of Alyssa Winans, Saturday 2pm Cover Art,Sunday 12pm Book Cover Process

Alyssa Winans@alawinans· Sep 27

All set up for SJMADE's first Illomart! Come say hi at F43 if you're in the area this weekend. There's over 400 illustrators here, truly something for everyone! 11am - 6pm @ South Hall | Sat/Sun #illustration #sanjose

A table full of large colorful art prints. A sign with a large tree says Alyssa Winans Illustration.

Alyssa Winans@alawinans· Sep 25

BOOK COVER ARTISTS QRP with your book covers! 📚 ✨ #Art #BookCover #Books

Book cover of The Empress of Salt and Fortune by Nghi Vo. A rabbit is surrounded by a hoopoe, mammoth, and lion over a box of black salt

Book Cover of The Red Scholar's Wake by Aliette de Bodard. Two women stand before an ornate fish inspired spaceship window.

Cover for The Book of Witches edited by Jonathan Strahan. A single witch presides over a cauldron in a creepy wood with hand shaped trees

Cover for The Lies of the Ajungi by Moses Ose Utomi. The top is a looming city, the bottom is a young man carrying a spear in the desert.

Alyssa Winans@alawinans· Sep 24

For northern California folks, I'll be tabling at SJMADE's Illomart in San Jose this weekend. Table F43. I'll have some prints, cards, and fish stickers!

Map of Illomart showing table F43. September 27-28, located in South Hall. Free admission 11am to 6pm

A spread of colorful fantasy prints and postcards

A set of existential fish stickers. One is holding its head and shrieking. One is stressed about a book's happy ending. One has crossed arms and says Generally Aggrieved. One features two fish enjoying a kotatsu.

Alyssa Winans@alawinans· Sep 21

A little personal work. #illustration

Illustration of a winged figure underneath a willow tree. The water reflection reveals the skeleton of both the figure and the tree. The water is yellow and swirly, and the cloud-filled sky is pink.

Alyssa Winans@alawinans· Aug 31

That's a wrap on #Loggust! Back to books, my favorite log format.

Ink drawing of a book textured like a log

Ink drawing of a roll cake log sliced to reveal the cream swirl

Alyssa Winans@alawinans· Aug 28

Slowly whittling away at the last leg of #loggust.

Ink drawing of a horizontal slice of a pine tree

Ink drawing of a cross section of a tree exploded into shards

Ink drawing of a hollow trunk with a hole all the way through it

Alyssa Winans@alawinans· Aug 24

August marches on, and so does #loggust

Ink drawing of driftwood riddled in holes

Ink drawing of a log with targets all around its branches

Half of a cross section of a typical log next to a cross section of a wavy log

Ink drawing of a strange wooden sculpture with little feet

Alyssa Winans@alawinans· Aug 21

Visiting Washington and Oregon was great #loggust inspiration.

Ink drawing of a stump sticking out of a hillside

Ink drawing of a log split in half, revealing a rotten center

Ink drawing of three branches braided together

Ink drawing of a stump with new growth coming out

Alyssa Winans@alawinans· Aug 17

My gushier post is over on IG, but I won a Hugo last night. Thanks to everyone who has supported me over the years, it means a lot. I've always loved books, and I still can't believe how lucky I am to I get to make covers. 🚀

Photo of a rocket award with a green and transparent flecked glass base. The plaque reads Best Professional Artist - Alyssa Winans

Alyssa Winans@alawinans· Aug 16

Managed to fit in some water logs amidst Worldcon. #loggust

Ink drawing of a decayed log sticking out of a pond

Ink drawing of an ocean pylon covered in barnacles and plants

Ink drawing of a frog sitting on a submerged log

Ink drawing of a branch covered in algae

Alyssa Winans@alawinans· Aug 15

Happy cover reveal day for the next installation in @nghivo.bsky.social's Singing Hills series! I love drawing for this series, and getting to include whales is an added bonus. 🐳 Out 5/5/2026! #bookcover

Cover art for Nghi Vo's A Long and Speaking Silence. Ghostly hands cup a ship as green whales swim below.

Alyssa Winans@alawinans· Aug 12

Admittedly half of these aren't even really logs, but bark is just too exciting. #loggust

Ink drawing of two tree trunks connected by slinky like wooden slices

Ink drawing of a bark pattern from the London Plane tree

Alyssa Winans@alawinans· Aug 9

More #loggust for fellow wood pattern fans out there. 🪵