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For more information on program criteria and submissions visit the ECPA community website.

The Evangelical Christian Publishers Association, in conjunction with Dickinson Press as a sponsor, began the ECPA | dp Book Cover Award program in 2007 to educate, promote and recognize superior cover design in the Christian publishing industry. In 2012, the program created two distinct awards with the launch of the Science + Art program. The Science Award portion of the program is built on the foundational RESEARCH of the Research Institute for Social Change [RISC] which measures consumer buying motivations and expands on the direct relationship between cover design and book sales. Book covers are judged and analyzed by how well their design elements match characteristics of their intended audience. Research info. The Art Award portion of the program focuses on the following DESIGN merits: appropriateness for the market, level of conceptual thinking and the quality of the execution. The three judge panel for the DESIGN award includes experts Charles Brock, Archie Ferguson and Chris Gilbert. Meet the judges.

ECPA congratulates the following 2012 program Winners:

Design Awards | Research Awards

Design Awards

Best Cover from a Small-Sized Publisher (1-100 titles annually)

• The Hole in Our Holiness
  Author: Kevin DeYoung
  Publisher: Crossway
  Designer: Josh Dennis

Best Cover from a Mid-Sized Publisher (101-250 titles annually)

• Daddy, Is That Story True or Were You Just Preaching
  Author: James W. Moore
  Publisher: Abingdon Press
  Designer: Studio Gearbox / David Carlson

Best Cover from a Large Publisher (251+ titles published annually)

• Love Does
  Author: Bob Goff
  Publisher: Thomas Nelson, Inc.
  Designer: Connie Gabbert

 

Design Awards | Research Awards

Research Awards

Best Cover from a Small-Sized Publisher (1-100 titles annually)

• Spark
  Author: Jason Jaggard
  Publisher: WaterBrook Multnomah Publishing Group
  Designer: Kristopher Orr

Best Cover from a Mid-Sized Publisher (101-250 titles annually)

• What Every Man Wishes His Father Had Told Him
  Author: Byron Forrest Yawn
  Publisher: Harvest House Publishers
  Designer: Koechel Peterson & Associates

Best Cover from a Large Publisher (251+ titles published annually)

• Soul Detox
  Author: Craig Groeschel
  Publisher: Zondervan
  Designer: Curt Diepenhorst

For more information on this award program, please click here.

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The ECPA | dp Book Cover Award is sponsored by Dickinson Press and Faceout Studio.

Dickinson Press, Inc. [DP] is a well established and innovative book manufacturer specializing in trade soft and hard cover books, Bibles, New Testaments, dictionaries and educational workbooks. DP also specializes in lightweight papers and compact or mini books.  In August of 2010, Dickinson Press along with STL Distribution and Snowfall Press, announced an alliance that places an on-demand book making facility within the STL Distribution center. The alliance combines Dickinson's 125 years of printing expertise with Snowfall Press' next generation integrated printing software. DP manges the fully-automated digital book making and binding operation. The operation enables complete automation from the uploading of files, to pre-flighting the files, to printing, binding and shipping. The alliance provides significant benefits to publishers and retailers alike. Out-of-stock books, niche titles, and out of print books are readily available for same day turn-around of orders. It is DP’s vision to become the leading provider of unique, high quality services to Christian book marketers.

Faceout Studio is a market leading design firm that services a broad range of national and international publishing clientele. The studio focuses on brand design, brand identity systems, book packaging, photography, film production and product development. Over the years their work has been recognized by Communication Arts, the AIGA, Print magazine, Eye magazine, STEP magazine, Graphis, CMYK, Graphic Design: USA and the national American Advertising Federation. Their work has also been published in various books, most recently from Rockport, Harper Collins, Springer and Barcelona-based Mao Mao publications. They have been invited to speak at various events hosted by the AIGA, AAUP, and the Shanghai Press and Publication Bureau as well as many northwest art schools. Past judging experiences have included the Independent Book Publishers Association, the American Association of University Presses and the Beauty of Books in China, sponsored by the Shanghai Press and Publication Administration.