Official best indie book awards 2020 submissions biba. Great content deserves the right book cover designer. Founded to support independent publishers nationwide, the independent book publishers association ibpa leads and serves the independent publishing community through advocacy, education, and tools for success. There will only one book in each category that will receive an award except in the case of a tie, which did happen this year. The winner badge is something you want to showcase on your author profile.
Each year, we look back and celebrate the best book covers of the year that used content sourced from bridgeman images in the design. Australian book design awards winners 2017 australian. The competition is open to anyone studying on a further education or higher education course part time or full time in any subject and at any level at the time of the. Split awards returned with a 1980 reorganization on academy awards lines under the ambiguous name american book awards for a few years. Book publishing is extremely competitive, and most readers intuitively spot a. With over 3,200 members, ibpa is the largest independent publishing association in the u. Now, without any further ado, here are the winners of this months ebook cover design awards. Have a look at a range of ebook cover designssometimes you can. A deftly plotted crime novel set against the backdrop of jfks assassination in 1960s america took top honors for fiction and a wartsandall biography of colorful and controversial oklahoma gov. Top shelf covers were announced and celebrated at ecpas annual pubu. May 28, 2018 now, without any further ado, here are the winners of this months ebook cover design awards.
Book publishing is extremely competitive, and most readers intuitively spot a cover put together cheaply, or by the author. This is because good book cover design signals to readers that the entire package has been invested in. Winners are added to the aiga design archives, the physical archives at the denver art museum and to columbia universitys rare book and manuscript collection. The penguin random house student design award is an opportunity for students interested in pursuing a career in design to experience real book cover design briefs firsthand. The more of them you enter, the greater your chances. The academy of british cover design 2020 designed by joseph bisat marshall studio designed by joseph bisat marshall studio. Dec 06, 2019 each year, we look back and celebrate the best book covers of the year that used content sourced from bridgeman images in the design. Now ive set up a submission page, and invite your entries heres what i hope well get from this. It was another great year of reading, and some very good books written by new and established authors found their way into my hands. A year in the lives of north american owls mountaineers books.
The annual best indie book award is an international literary award contest recognizing independent authors. Editors choice nonfiction ebb from the shoreline brenda sieglitz gold minidoka teresa tamura silver pushing back entropy andy johnson bronze editors choice fiction colored edges sharon skolnickbagnoli gold cover design fiction rufus and friends bonnie kloster gold. The jurorselections from the 50 books 50 covers competition exemplify the best current work in book and book cover design. The 30th annual book awards banquet was held at the skirvin hilton hotel in downtown. A competition reflecting the best of book design and production pubwest book design awards recognize superior design and outstanding production quality of books throughout north america. Dec 29, 2018 2018 has been many things, but it certainly has not been lacking in great book cover design. In fact, publishers spend only slightly more on the entire editing process than on the cover. Singapore book award for book of the year and best book cover design 2016 want to read saving.
An epic year with an elite airborne rifle company of the 101st airborne divisions wandering warriors, during. Ecpa created the top shelf book cover awards to celebrate the years best book. And now, for a visual feast celebration of one of the print staffs top obsessions. Now, without any further ado, here are the winners of this months e book cover design awards. Congratulations to all of the shortlisted and winning designers of the 65th australian book design awards. The old saying warns not to judge a book by its cover, but it is well known in the publishing world that many potential customers do just that. A steampunk twist on rapunzel, including little dragons. A winning combination of collage, paint and hand lettering resulted in this years design for best literary fiction cover at the 2018 abda awards. The old adage may be never judge a book by its cover, but we all know how important first impressions are.
I offer custom, original, book cover designs at reasonable rates. For 2019, i decided to streamline the awards a bit. Heres how our team produced 7 award winning book covers at the cipa evvy awards banquet. Aug 25, 2011 i knew that the idea of an e book cover design award was a good one when people started to submit their covers in the comments of the article, even though i said i was just thinking about it.
Book cover competitions are an excellent opportunity to gain more visibility to your book and add social proof. Book cover design bestselling amazon book cover designer. Penguin book cover design award winner case study university. This timehonored competition aims to identify the 50 bestdesigned books and book covers of 2019. Awardwinning book designer and president of the australian book designers association, zoe sadokierski dives deep into her love for print and reveals why many of us do judge a book by its cover. The emblem can be used to promote your book wherever you like. The 30th annual book awards banquet was held at the skirvin hilton hotel in downtown oklahoma city. The program focuses on the following design merits. I knew that the idea of an ebook cover design award was a good one when people started to submit their covers in the comments of the article, even though i said i was just thinking about it so i gave in to necessity. Here at lit hub, we unpacked the biggest book cover trend of the year, compared us covers to their uk counterparts, and remembered the best and worst covers of lolita as well as edward goreys own cover designs. Browse our latest titles in the award winners category to discover your next read from. We gave you a brief visual history of virginia woolfs book covers and treated you.
Callie budrick march 31, 2018 my favorite part of the regional designs awards each year is the slew of book cover designs that we receive from each region. A design award and competition 2020 results announced. Mar 31, 2018 award winning book cover designs from across the u. Here is a short presentation of the best five book cover competitions of 2017. From 1980 to 1983 there were not only split awards but more than twenty award categories annually. General fiction for adult readers is a national book award category that has been continuous since 1950, with multiple awards for a few years beginning 1980. And i know im not the only one whos a sucker for a goodlooking book. The next generation indie book awards are the largest international awards program for independent publishers. Singapore book award for fiction and best book cover design 2018 want to read saving. Cover design archives official best indie book award. Some examples of past categories are architecture, book cover design, childrens picture book, fantasy and science fiction, photography, and science and nature.
Today we are proud to announce the winners of the 2019 bridgeman book cover design award. Winner of the best first book fiction award goes to nicola davison for in the wake. Apr 28, 2020 these covers are the winners from joel friedlander, the book designer s monthly ebook cover design awards. Click on any thumbnail image above to begin scrolling through fullsize images. Books entered must be at least 24 pages long, and should be for sale to. Aiga 50 books50 covers competition 2016 winner, takaaki matsumoto. My award winning book cover designs have worked to double sales overnight, and turn a. My favorite part of the regional designs awards each year is the slew of book cover designs that we receive from each region. The best design contests, competitions, and awards for. For selfpublishers, it is important to understand how important your cover is as a part of your marketing approach, and even more importantly, how to design a cover that will make people want to read your. As we celebrate our 43rd annual awards, pubwest invites you to submit your 2019 titles. Custom book cover design services i create custom book cover designs from scratch. The winning author may proudly use the winning emblem, but. The front cover of your book should capture the essence of whats inside.
You can design award winning book covers by using appropriate colors, imagery, symbolism, style and typography. Watch highlights of the penguin random house student design award 2017, which saw students being asked to create original book cover designs for three classic titles. North northwest, entered by boss print concentric editions, was the star of the night, triumphing in the best british book category. A scientific, philosophical, and theological critique. Entries are limited to independently indie published books, including those from small presses, ebook publishers, and selfpublished authors. Winners are officially announced and presented with an award at ecpas annual pubu event, where the industrys design community gathers to learn and network. See more ideas about yearbook covers, yearbook design and award winner. Print may 4, 2015 and now, for a visual feast celebration of one of the print staffs top obsessions. Apr 14, 2019 may 9, 2020 a deftly plotted crime novel set against the backdrop of jfks assassination in 1960s america took top honors for fiction and a wartsandall biography of colorful and controversial oklahoma gov. Entries are open to anyone for books published in 2019. A fantastic 101 books made it onto the shortlist, but only 19 winners could be crowned.
View pubu design sessions the evangelical christian publishers association presents the ecpa top shelf award to promote and recognize outstanding book cover design in the christian. We decided to revisit 15 of our favorite tomes from the 2014. Entries were carefully evaluated by an internationally influential jury panel composed of established. See more ideas about ebook cover design, award winning books and book cover design. So if youve written a great novel, it pays to invest in professional book cover designer. Karri klawiter submitted golden braids and dragon blades designed by karri klawiter. We gave you a brief visual history of virginia woolfs book covers and treated you to. List of winners of the national book award wikipedia. Monthly ebook cover design awards the book designer.
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