M Zakharuk

she/her
author of lesbian fiction
cover designer

Non-binary lesbian writer dedicated to messy and thrilling fiction centring lesbian characters. Author of gothic dark fantasy Imago: A Dystopian Gothic.Cover designer for Estro Junkies by Talia Bhatt & Beth Leigh-Ann, WARHOUND by Kallidora Rho, Hades Calculus & Persephone Effect by Maria Ying, and more.Also the blogger behind Dolphin Diaries, and co-host of the feminist podcast Cracked Ivory.

OUT NOW

Olya learned not to turn every girlfriend into a vampire the hard way—and now, her ex is back in town to remind her why.

Out Now

Caught in a deadly conspiracy, a student must unravel her Arctic town’s secret before it devours her.

Novels & Novellas

Short Fiction

Appetite

NovellaLesbian vampire dating gone wrongFor fans of messy thrillers and Vampire: The Masquerade

Love is dead—and hungry for fresh victims.Olya has resigned to spending her eternity alone. After a century of siring girlfriend after girlfriend, she finally chose too poorly: her last flame turned out to be a serial killer with a taste for other vampires. Olya was left a bloody puddle, her havens and reputation destroyed. It’s taken years to rebuild a semblance of—single—unlife.But just like Olya, the past doesn’t always stay dead. One evening, she wakes up to a fledgling threatening her with a silver knife. Apparently, Olya’s pet butcher found a new victim in the fledgling’s partner. Which means she’s back in town.And it’s only a matter of time before she ravages Olya’s life again.

Imago: A Dystopian Gothic

Vita Nostra meets Bas-LagLesbian NB4NBDark academia

Forsake the world that hates you. Embrace its monster.Tresor Institute accepts only the worthy, and Ada Călinescu is anything but. Intractable, mannish, a child of convicted terrorists, she can at best hope to be overlooked. Yet somehow the Institute accepts her application for transfer. Her ticket to the polar town of Heilung, home of the Institute, arrives free of charge.Her only chance to forge a brighter future.Except Heilung welcomes Ada with news of a brutal murder. Militiamen stalk the town, keen to fill their arrest quotas—and Ada knows she could make an easy scapegoat. At every turn the bloody conspiracy follows her, from the halls of Tresor to the arms of a stranger she yearns to make hers. What starts as a dalliance risks putting Ada at odds with the Bureau itself.And then expulsion will be the least of her concerns.

All Orbits Decay Homeward

Short storyCyberpunkF4NB

Cover Design

I offer professional and eye-catching covers at affordable rates. I use stock art and photography or client-provided assets in my designs. See my portfolio for examples.I also offer interior book formatting for prose and poetry using industry-standard professional software.

Portfolio

Pricing & Commissions

Simple cover (digital only, based on a pre-made image)€50
Premium cover (digital only, created from scratch)€80 – €130
Full spread (digital + print)€200 – €250
Interior formatting & typesetting€50 – €100

Audiobook covers are included for free. Exact pricing depends on the complexity of the commission.

I am currently open to commissions. I accept payments via PayPal or direct bank transfer (half upfront, half on completion). If you’re unable to use these payment methods, I’m open to discussing options that will accommodate you.I do not use generative AI or AI-generated assets. I will reject the commission if genAI assets are submitted for use in the design.The usual turnaround for my commissions is two weeks after first payment. If you need the cover done sooner, we can negotiate a specific deadline. This will incur an extra fee.

Contact

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