Book Cover Design Contest for High School Students

The Kerrytown BookFest is sponsoring a contest open to Michigan high school students to design a front book cover for A Cold Day in Paradise by Steve Hamilton. The theme for the 2010 BookFest is “Great Lakes, Great Books”, and the contest is intended to inspire students to think about visual interpretation of the written word.

• Entries will be judged by professionals in the arts or publishing fields. Mr. Hamilton will be one of the judges this year. The three best covers will be recognized with cash prizes ($100 to the winner and $50 to each of 2 runners-up) at the Kerrytown BookFest on Sunday, September 12, 2010. Honorable mentions will be awarded to the 4th and 5th place finishers.
• The contest application form is provided on the reverse of this flyer and can also be downloaded from the Kerrytown BookFest website (http://www.kerrytownbookfest.org). Details for application submission are provided on the application form.
• Complimentary copies of A Cold Day in Paradise will be provided to the first 50 entrants of the competition.
• Entries must be 8.5 inches wide x 11 inches tall and may be in any medium, including photography, illustration, or computer-generated art. Consideration will be given to the artists and designers whose entries consist entirely of their own original content. The design should be for the front cover only and must include the title and author.
• Deadline for book cover art submissions as directed on the application form is August 1, 2010.
• For further information, please e-mail kerrytownbookfestcontest@gmail.com

Contest Rules:

• This contest is open to all Michigan high school students.
• The book cover you design will be for A Cold Day in Paradise by Steve Hamilton, and must include the cover art, the title, and the author’s name.
• The art can be either hand done, computer generated, or a combination of both, and should be 8 ½ inches wide X 11 inches tall in finished size.
• Please place your name, e-mail & phone number on the back of your art.
• Your art can be turned in anytime but must be submitted by August 1, 2010, at one of the following downtown Ann Arbor locations:Aunt Agatha’s
  213 South 4th Avenue
  Ann Arbor, MI 48104

  Motte & Bailey Booksellers
  212 North 4th Avenue
  Ann Arbor, MI 48104

  Hollander’s
  410 North 4th Avenue
  Ann Arbor, MI 48104

Finalists will be announced before the BookFest, winners will be announced the day of the festival, Sunday, September 12 at the Ann Arbor Farmer’s Market. See other side for cash prizes & judging information.

To enter the contest, simply fill out the information below and turn your application in at one of the three downtown Ann Arbor locations listed above. Free copies of A Cold Day in Paradise will be available to the first 50 students who submit their applications. Please fill in legibly – especially e-mail addresses.

Application for Kerrytown BookFest Book Cover Design Contest 2010

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By entering the contest, you grant The Kerrytown BookFest the right to place an image of your design on the bookfest website (http://www.kerrytownbookfest.org) and to use it on a poster to advertise the contest and the BookFest. To confirm your acceptance of this use, please sign below and have a parent or guardian sign as well.

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