MR RIPLEY'S ENCHANTED BOOKS: Children's Book Cover Illustration Competition - HEAT THREE - 2023/24

 Welcome once again to Mr Ripley's Enchanted Books 14th Annual Children's Book Cover Illustration Competition! This vibrant event showcases and celebrates the incredible talent and creativity of artists from all around the world. As we continue to foster a love for highlighting the unsung heroes/teams of our favourite book covers.  Join us on this exciting journey and spread the word as we embark on another year of discovering extraordinary artistry that brings enchanting stories to life through the power of illustrations. Get ready to unleash your inner artist and be a part of this remarkable celebration of children's illustration and design! Previous winners HERE!

Mr. Ripley's Enchanted Book Cover Competition Rules 

There will be FIVE (3 of 5) weekly heats; each with SIX books to vote for. Although there will be 7 book covers in the final to vote for. All heat winners will make the grand final plus two book covers WITH the highest number of votes from all the previous heats. 

Congratulations! HEAT ONE WINNER: Bex Hogan - Bronte Tempestra and the Lightning Steeds - Published by Piccadilly Press (1 Feb. 2024) - Book Cover Illustration by Hannah McCaffery and art directed by Dominica Clements

HEAT TWO WINNER: Rachel Chivers Khoo - The Magician Next Door - Published by Walker Books (7 Mar. 2024) - Book Cover Illustration by Alice McKinley and cover designer Maia Fjord 

Each week you vote you will be in with a chance to win an exciting prize. 

This week's great prize is a £10 Book Voucher and a Hardback book - Sally Nicholls/Julia Sarda - GODFATHER DEATH and a bar of chocolate. Good luck everybody! 

If you are interested all you need to do is:
  • Vote for your favourite book cover using the poll HERE  (or at the bottom of the post)
  • Leave a comment through this post/poll or see pinned Tweet/X for more details on @Enchantedbooks
  • This poll will end on the 7th of December 2023 at Midnight (UK). 

Have fun and share with the world through Twitter, Facebook, Threads, and Instagram. Watch the voting develop, and wait to hear whether you've won (once the poll has closed).

Here are the six brilliant book covers to vote for this week: 


BOOK ONE: Norm Konyu - A Call To Cthulhu - Published by 
Titan Comics (5 Dec. 2023) - Book Cover Illustrated by Norm Konyu - VOTE HERE


BOOK TWO: Nicola Baker - Finding Hope (A Whistledown Farm Adventure)
- Book Published by Simon & Schuster Children's UK (29 Feb. 2024) - Book Cover Illustrated by Rachel Dean - VOTE HERE 


BOOK  THREE: Stuart White - Astra FireStar and the Ripples of Time - Published by Penobi Press (30 Nov. 2023) - Book Cover Illustrated by Jennifer Jameson - VOTE HERE


BOOK FOUR: Andy Ruffell - Lily Grim and the City of Undone - Published by Hodder Children's Books (11 May 2023) - Book Cover Illustrated by Francesca Cabonari - VOTE HERE


BOOK FIVE: Rhian Tracey Hide and Seek: A Bletchley Park Mystery - Published by Piccadilly Press (29 Feb. 2024) - Book Cover Illustrated by David Dean - VOTE HERE 


BOOK SIX: Sam Sedgman - The Clockwork Conspiracy - Published by 
Bloomsbury Children's Books (1 Feb. 2024) - Book Cover Illustrated by Tom Clohosy Cole  - VOTE HERE 

HAPPY VOTING! 




Comments

KWu said…
Love the colours on the fifth book!!
Claire H said…
Dig for victory for me - teased the story well but also liked the colours