Submissions open for Published Book Cover Design Award

Thursday 14 March 2024

Submissions are now open for the Festival’s Best Published Book Cover Design Award.

The Festival’s Whitsundays Literary Heart Awards offers a substantial cash prize to celebrate excellence in book cover design for paperbacks, digital, and audio books.

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Applicants are encouraged to pay particular attention to the required Award submission format, requested form details, and word limit. If the format and application requirements are not met, submissions may not progress.

Prize money: First Prize receives $1,500, and Runner-Up $500

Submissions: Must be original works for books published in Australia between 1 July 2023 and 30 June 2024 and offered for sale to the general public. Any book cover design in any genre is eligible but the book must be at least 24 pages in length. Printed book, ebooks and audio book cover designs are eligible if they meet the publication release dates.

Eligibility: Applicants are required to be Australian citizens living in Australia or abroad, or permanent residents who reside Australia. Applicants under 18 years are eligible with permission from their parent or guardian.

Deadline: Submissions for the best Published Book Cover Design close Wednesday 10 July 2024.

Submission fee: AUD$60 plus GST