MR RIPLEY'S ENCHANTED BOOKS: Children's Book Cover Illustration Competition - ROUND THREE - 2024/25

We welcome YOU once again to Mr Ripley's Enchanted Books 15th 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.

ROUND ONE WINNER: Susan Cahill - The World Between the Rain - Published by Everything with Words (24 Oct. 2024) - Book Cover Illustration by Holly Ovenden. 

ROUND TWO WINNER: Kevin Moran - The Doomsday - Published by O'Brien Press (3 March 2025) - Book Cover Illustration by Tomislav Tikulin - Cover design by Emma Byrne 

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/Reece Carter - The Lonely Lighthouse of Elston-Fright 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 or other socials for more details on @Enchantedbooks
  • This poll will end on the 29th of November 2024 at Midnight (UK). 

Have fun and please share with the world through X, 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: Jennifer Bell - Magicalia: Thief of Shadows - Published by Walker Books (6 Feb. 2025) - Book Cover Illustration by David Wyatt - VOTE HERE

BOOK TWO: Eoin Colfer - Beanie the Bansheenie - Published by Walker Books (31 Oct. 2024) - Book Cover Illustrated by Steve McCarthy - VOTE HERE

BOOK THREE: Cornelia Funke - The Colour of Revenge - Published by Chicken House (10 Oct. 2024) - Book Cover Illustration by Karl James Mountford - VOTE HERE

BOOK FOUR: Rhian Tracey - Wink, Murder: a Bletchley Park Mystery - Published by Piccadilly Press (13 Feb. 2025) - Book Cover Illustration by David Dean - VOTE HERE



BOOK FIVE: Kate Thompson - Yetis Don't Exist! - Published by Templar Publishing (7 Nov. 2024) - Book Cover Illustrated by Loretta Schauer - VOTE HERE

BOOK SIX: Mel Taylor-BessentRace to Echoes Edge - Published by Farshore (27 Mar. 2025) - Book Cover Illustration by Alessandro D'Urso - VOTE HERE

Happy Voting! 

Comments

Anonymous said…
I choose number six.
Anonymous said…
Kate Thompson - Yetis Don't Exist! - book 6 Margaret gallagher
Linby said…
Difficult to choose as they are all so lovely.