Hybrid Meeting: You CAN Tell a Book by its Cover

December 7, 2024: In-person and on Zoom

Meeting: 9 am-12:15 pm

We’re excited to announce another special hybrid meeting.

If you are a current member of BAIPA and you are planning on attending this event in person, please send an email to [email protected] with your reservation. Deadline is December 1st.

Please scroll down to the bottom of this page if you need a non-member ticket.

The general meeting begins at 9 am, the panel presentation is at 11 am, after Q&A, networking time, introductions & announcements.

(Click here for the schedule for the day)

MORNING PRESENTATION:

How to Make Sure your Book Cover is Doing its Job — Regardless of Medium or Genre

David Kudler, John Byrne Barry, and Suzanne Parrott

You may not be able to judge a book by its cover — but that doesn’t mean that people don’t every day. Your cover has a very important job to do, so are you sure it’s up to the job?

For this year’s annual cover design event, we have invited three top experts (David Kudler, John Byrne Barry, and Suzanne Parrott) to discuss four aspects of book cover design: composition, color, typography, and branding.

The panel will also provide live feedback of two or three BAIPA authors’ book covers, AND we will have our usual cover design contest. See this blog article for details on submitting your books for both opportunities, as well as some useful content about cover design.

The panel will be moderated by Ruth Schwartz.

About Our Speakers:

David Kudler

David Kudler is an author, publisher, and expert provider of design and editorial services to independent publishers. Through his company, Stillpoint Digital Press, he has published over a hundred titles by twenty authors — including himself.

Connect with David: stillpointdigital.com

John Byrne Barry

Connect with John: johnbyrnebarry.com

Suzanne Parrott

Suzanne Parrott, author of several children’s books and self-help guides, brings over 40 years of experience in graphic design, advertising, and marketing. With a B.A. from the University of Washington, her career started at Sage Advertising before founding OneWay Advertising and Design in 1988, which evolved into First Steps Publishing in 2011. As owner and Lead Graphic Designer, she specializes in cover design, interior layout and ebook formatting. Parrott has presented self-publishing workshops for organizations like Willamette Coastal Writers Group, Oregon Coast Learning Institute, and Florence Festival of Books helping authors navigate the publishing process. SuzanneParrott.com | FirstStepsPublishing.com.

Connect with Suzanne: suzannefyhrieparrott.com