There were almost 300 entries in our Cover Contest, with 149 moving on to the Public Voting round. There were almost 13,000 votes cast via the various methods that were used to count votes. We wanted to have a publicly voted contest since it is the public that decides whether or not to buy your book. With so many great entries however the judges wanted to voice their opinions on the covers they liked best as well so each category has Judges’ Choice winners as well. Many of the categories were very close with the votes. All the authors and cover designers that entered should be very proud of their accomplishments!
Click on each book title to see the cover and to leave a congratulatory comment 🙂
Prizes:
1 – $100 Amazon Gift Card for Overall Winner, plus one of each of the prizes for Category winners.
4 – One Year Membership to Author Marketing Club to Top 4 Overall Covers, regardless of category.
Top 4 Overall by Popular Vote:
SciFi: Quexistence: The Quest for the Meaning of Existence: TIME DREAMS by Tom Stafford Overall Winner! Congratulations!
Fantasy: Stone Angels by Laurie Olerich
Romance: Artistic License by Nageeba Davis
Memoirs: Reflections-of-Mamie: A Story of Survival by Rosemary “Mamie” Adkins
For each Category Winner:
1 – 4 week Home Page Ads on BookGoodies.com ($95 value)
1 – Author Ad Network Ads ($99 value)
All winners:
Badge to acknowledge your cover achievement
General Fiction
Days Like These by Tony Welch – Winner, Popular Vote
Judges’ Choice Awards
Abe Lincoln: Public Enemy No. 1 by Brian Anthony & Bill Walker
For The Love of Ireland by Judy Leslie
I Call Myself Earth Girl by Jan Krause Greene
Romance
Artistic License by Nageeba Davis – Winner, Popular Vote
Judges’ Choice Awards
Bound to the Highlander by Kate Robbins
Bug Stuff…and Other Stories by Vicki Batman
Fantasy
Stone Angels by Laurie Olerich – Winner, Popular Vote
Judges’ Choice Awards
Wormwood by D.H. Nevins
Rock ‘n Roll Heaven by Shawn Inmon
Annealed: Book Five of the Pipe Woman Chronicles by Lynne Cantwell
SciFi
Quexistence: The Quest for the Meaning of Existence: TIME DREAMS by Tom Stafford – Winner, Popular Vote of Category AND Overall Winner!
Judges’ Choice Awards
Colorworld by Rachel E Kelly
Khe by Alexes Razevich
The Refugee by C.A. Hartman
Mystery
Cop A Feel (Handcuffs and Happily Ever Afters) by Robyn Peterman – Winner, Popular Vote
Judges’ Choice Awards
Motor Dolls by Lori Bentley Law
Roses Are White by John Phythyon
General NonFiction
Out of Mind, Out of Sight by Sally J. Ling – Winner, Popular Vote
Judges’ Choice Awards
Grammar Without Tears by Tabitha Ormiston-Smith
Set in Stone: Mountain View Cemetery by Trisha Lyn Fawver
Memoirs
Reflections-of-Mamie: A Story of Survival by Rosemary “Mamie” Adkins – Winner, Popular Vote
Judges’ Choice Awards
Siren’s Feast, An Edible Odyssey by Nancy Mehagian
Sister Moon of the Philippines by Victoria Mulato
Poetry
Roving Enchantments by Bruce Hesselbach – Winner, Popular Vote
Judges’ Choice Awards
Human Crutches by Damon Ferrell Marbut
Young Adult
Seventh Dimension – The Door – A Young Adult Fantasy by Lorilyn Roberts – Winner, Popular Vote
Judges’ Choice Awards
The Guardian and the Rogue Shadow by S L Lewis
The Sprocketeers: Great Giza Gonzo by John Stapleton and Sundae
Children’s Books
The Viking’s Apprentice II: The Master’s Revenge by Kevin McLeod – Winner, Popular Vote
Judges’ Choice Awards
Polka Dot Sue by Mary Russo, PhD
Theophilus Grim and the Carriage of Justice (The Trying Tales of Chumbles & Grim series) by Dannal J. Newman
Sister Moon of the Philippines is an amazing story – heart- wrenching, tear-jerker! Love the cover. Congratulations!
Congratulations to all the winners and a special congratulations to Rosemary “Mamie” Adkins for her important memoir on surviving child abuse “Reflections of Mamie”! Thank you to Bookgoodies staff too for all your efforts in bring these wonderful titles to our attention!
Congratulations to all the winners and especially to Rosemary Adkins!! Well deserved, indeed!
Worthy book cover winners all, especially Mamie’s memoir.
Congratulations to all the winners!
Congratulations to all these great book covers! 🙂
My sincere congratulations to all of the winners with a special mention to Rosemary “Mamie” Adkins, author of Reflections of Mamie: A Story of Survival. This is such an honor for her I am sure, considering the number of entries in the competition.
I look forward to next year’s competition for this most prestigious award.
congratulations to all the winners