The deadline for our annual book cover contest is November 26, which is Tuesday. We only have seven entries so far, so if you submit, you have a good chance of winning, unless everyone is waiting until the last minute. Details below.
At our December 7 meeting, the presentation will feature a panel on book cover design featuring David Kudler, John Byrne Barry, and Suzanne Fyhrie Parrott — register here — followed by a live critique of several BAIPA authors’ book covers. Then after the presentation, we’ll vote on the best book covers.
We are soliciting book covers for two purposes: (1) for the brave among you, to be discussed and critiqued by the panel and participants, and (2) for the contest. When you submit for the contest, in the form below, you will have the option of clicking yes if you are open to the live critique. We will have time for two or three critiques.
You can submit a finished cover or a work in progress that you’re seeking feedback on.
Instructions:
- The contest is open to any book authored by a current BAIPA member, whether you worked with a designer on the cover or you designed it yourself. Any year of publication is fine. (Even if it’s not published yet.) You can submit a cover you’ve submitted before, unless you won. Only one entry per author.
- Deadline is November 26, and you must be a current BAIPA member prior to that date as well. If you are not yet a member, you can join here.
- Include your contact information and your genre. Upload a cover that’s at least 1000 pixels wide.
- If you are coming in person, please bring a copy of your book (or your cover) and we will display it. We will also put the covers onto slides that we’ll display at the meeting before we vote. Everyone present will get three votes.
- We will group the books into categories, so there will be multiple winners. Last year, we grouped them into: (a) nonfiction, (b) memoir, (c) mystery & thriller, (d) children’s, and (e) general fiction, historical fiction, and poetry. This year’s categories will be determined by the volume of submissions in each category.
Winners get a free workshop in 2025.
The cover I submitted for the contest Dec 7 was my wife’s book, but I finished it after she passed away. I also took charge of getting the cover designed.