It is named for a topeka, kansas, school librarian who was a longtime active member of the young adult library services association. The evangelical christian publishers association ecpa announced this years winners of the top shelf book cover award during the opening session of pubuecpas annual conference for. It has won numerous awards including the guardian childrens fiction award. The east texas writers guild is proud to announce the top three winners in the blue ribbon book cover contest for romance novels. Entries are limited to independently indie published books, including those from small presses, ebook publishers, and selfpublished authors. Here at lit hub, we unpacked the biggest book cover trend of the.
Twentyfour winners were announced, all of which you can find below. Users can search this free resource by award, list name, year, author, gebook. With expert judging and great media coverage, the international book awards have become the next great promotional vehicle for authors and publishers with expert judging and great media coverage, the international book awards have become the next great promotional vehicle for authors and publishers. Here are the 2019 national book awards winners and finalists. The national book award for translated literature was inaugurated in 2018 for fiction or nonfiction, where both author and translator were alive at the beginning of the awards cycle. Free to enter, the awards celebrate excellence in student illustration and three categories of contemporary practice. We sat down with one art director who is an award winning book cover designer from a major publisher to get some answers.
Yalsas book awards and selected booklists honor the best books for young adults, highlighting the best teen literature published each year. Check out these intervarsity press titles that have won awards so far this year. Standout cover design is an integral part of the success of a book and penguin random. The national outdoor book award program recognizes the work of outstanding writers and publishers of outdoor books. Winners from 20112017 can be seen on design observer. A steampunk twist on rapunzel, including little dragons. The academy of british cover design 2020 designed by joseph bisat marshall studio. Book cover design bestselling amazon book cover designer. The old adage may be never judge a book by its cover, but we all know how important first impressions are. Each year covr gives visionary awards to entries selected from among the best new products, electronic media, jewelry, music and books in the mindbodyspirit marketplace. The penguin random house student design award is an opportunity for students interested in. 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.
The 1998 bafta awardwinning tv film of the book starring john thaw attracted 14 million viewers. Press release for the juror selections from the 2017 competition. Inside, we explore what makes a successful and interesting book cover and how. We asked three of the winners for the scoop on their cover designs. 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. Because, yes, book covers are full of stories, too. Use these tips to help you craft a winning book cover that you can be proud of. The awards are 100% community nominated and voted on and 100% awesome. 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. See more ideas about ebook cover design, award winning books and book. The annual best indie book award or biba is an international literary award contest recognizing outstanding indie authors. There are some expected winners and a couple of surprises, and a. The evangelical christian publishers association presents the ecpa top shelf award to promote and recognize outstanding book cover design in the christian publishing industry.
Created especially for indie and selfpublished authors. From 1935 to 1941, there were six annual awards for novels or general fiction and the bookseller discovery, the most original book. The winning author may proudly use the winning emblem, but the physical trophy will go to the. The book shimmy awards is an annual award show dedicated to honoring young adult novels. The story of love is the story that lies within us all. The east texas writers guild is proud to announce the top three winners in the blue ribbon book cover contest for young adult novels. Check out who has won the 2020 feathered quill awards.
Benny award winners printing industries of america. Congratulations 2020 feathered quill book award winners. Enter book award contests and become an award winning author in 2018. Print may 4, 2015 and now, for a visual feast celebration of one of the print staffs top obsessions. Ecpa congratulates the following 2017 program winners click on the title to view a closeup of the cover and additional information about each book. Reviews and award winners get many perks for being on the site, including more book sales. Oct 25, 2017 explore ebooklaunchs board award winning book covers from. This is your chance to join the book and cover design hall of fame. Last night, the audio publishers association held the twentyfifth annual audie awards ceremony, which recognizes outstanding achievement from authors, narrators, publishers, and producers across a wide array of genres and categories, at guastavinos in new york city. The prestige of the national book awards, right on the cover.
Karri klawiter submitted golden braids and dragon blades designed by karri klawiter. Alfalfa bill murray won for nonfiction friday at the oklahoma book awards. Make your national book award titles immediately recognizable to readers by purchasing our signature seals. Here are the 2019 national book awards winners and. We decided to revisit 15 of our favorite tomes from the 2014. The first translation award ran from 19681983 and was for fiction only, the translated author could be living or dead eg. Great content deserves the right book cover designer.
These 50 awesome book covers will inspire you learn canva. Winners and finalists receive high quality digital award seals they can use to highlight their award on their book cover, website, social media and other marketing materials. The program focuses on the following design merits. Printz award is an award for a book that exemplifies literary excellence in young adult literature. The 30th annual book awards banquet was held at the skirvin hilton hotel in downtown oklahoma city. Seals and digital image rights are available for winning, finalist, and longlist titles, as well as 5 under 35 authors and distinguished contribution to american letters medalists. Authors and publishers will also find information on how enter books in the annual award contest. Linda pirtle, president of etwg, pointed out that entries were submitted from across the united states from california to new jersey, as well as from great britain, australia, british columbia and ontario, canada. Browse our latest titles in the award winners category to discover your next read from. You can also view all of our awardwinning books by year. Here is a short presentation of the best five book cover competitions of 2017.
Now, without any further ado, here are the winners of this months e book cover design awards. Our favorite part of the regional designs awards each year is the slew of awardwinning book cover designs that we receive from each region. Now, without any further ado, here are the winners of this months ebook cover design awards. The national indie excellence book awards competition selects award winners and finalists based on overall excellence of presentation in dozens of categories. The 2016 ya book cover choice awards have ended, and we have winners to crown. Have a look at a range of ebook cover designssometimes you can. Information about penguin book cover design award winner, at the university of central lancashire. See more ideas about ebook cover design, award winning books and book cover design. Book cover competitions are an excellent opportunity to gain more visibility to your book and add social proof. So if youve written a great novel, it pays to invest in professional book cover designer. Book cover award winners july 19, 2017 caleb pirtle iii. Pubwest book design awards recognize superior design and outstanding production quality of books throughout north america.
The evangelical christian publishers association ecpa announced the winners of the top shelf book cover award during pubu ecpas annual. Click here to view the 2019 winners the evangelical christian publishers association presents the ecpa top shelf award to promote and recognize outstanding book cover design in the christian publishing industry. Many of the national book award for fiction winners are some of the most influential writers of american literature, including william faulkner, norman mailer, and lillian hellman. The award is sponsored by booklist, a publication of the american library association. List of winners of the national book award wikipedia.
Now ive set up a submission page, and invite your entries heres what i hope well get from this. Monthly ebook cover design awards the book designer. The winner of the first national book award for fiction was author nelson algren for his novel the man with the golden arm. What goes into designing an awardwinning book cover. Best cover fiction quest for the temple key brandon king gold neverseen taylor hunter silver emilys room katherine allen bronze best cover nonfiction equipping saints for service bob morgan gold compelled by love amy hoppock with dottie bledsoe and lauren phillips. Online shopping for book awards from a great selection at books store. The certificate of merit and award of recognition winners were just as inspiring, with those honorees including a book cover that felt like the skin of a peach, college and diocesan magazines, wine and gin labels, and expertly bound art history books. The winner badge is something you want to showcase on your author profile. After tallying up over 20,000 entry forms, we are finally ready to announce the winners of the 2016 book shimmy awards. Here are the 2019 national book awards winners and finalists the. Our favorite part of the regional designs awards each year is the slew of award winning book cover designs that we receive from each region.
My award winning book cover designs have worked to double sales overnight, and turn a. World fantasy award nominees and winners are decided by attendees and judges at the. And now, for a visual feast celebration of one of the print staffs top obsessions. Our visionary awards are the only awards of their kind in our industry. Top shelf covers were announced and celebrated at ecpas annual pubu.
The cover is based on an important scene, early on in the book, where the protagonist is telling his nephew about the folklore regarding the lights they see in. Penguin book cover design award winner case study university. Yalsa has launched the new teen book finder database, which is a onestop shop for finding selected lists and award winners. These highresolution digital seals can be used online and in print materials.