Category Archives: Shortlist
Somewhere Else — Penguin Random House New Zealand Award for Best Illustrated Book 2021 FINALIST
Penguin Random House New Zealand Award for Best Illustrated Book 2021 Finalist Designers: Lily Paris West & Lucinda Birch Title: Somewhere Else Publisher: Lost in a Fog Format: 255 x 190mm, 88pp, casebound, section-sewn with black head-and-tail bands. Orange linen … Continue reading
The Swimmers — HarperCollins Publishers Award for Best Cover 2021 FINALIST
HarperCollins Publishers Award for Best Cover 2021 Finalist Judges’ comments An intriguing cover solution that follows a trend of using an abstract, contemporary portrait painting, setting up the expectation that this painting is representative/illustrative of one of the characters in … Continue reading
Head Girl — HarperCollins Publishers Award for Best Cover 2021 FINALIST
HarperCollins Publishers Award for Best Cover 2021 Finalist Judges’ comments A nice extension of ‘head girl’, endorsed by a foiled gold star, alongside a felt-pen-drawn portrait and hand-lettered title and author name. The overall format has a notebook/diary feel. View shortlist
2020 Shortlist
PANZ Book Design Awards 2020 Shortlist Click on cover images for more information Penguin Random House New Zealand Award for Best Illustrated Book Upstart Press Award for Best Non-Illustrated Book Scholastic New Zealand Award for Best Children’s Book … Continue reading
2020 Hachette New Zealand Emerging Designer Shortlist
2020 Hachette New Zealand Emerging Designer Shortlist Congratulations to shortlisted designers: Christine Ling and Jessica Read Click on designer’s image for more information and examples of their work.
Christine Ling – 2020 Hachette New Zealand Emerging Designer Award FINALIST
2020 HACHETTE NEW ZEALAND EMERGING DESIGNER AWARD Christine Ling View shortlist
Jessica Read – 2020 Hachette New Zealand Emerging Designer Award FINALIST
2020 HACHETTE NEW ZEALAND EMERGING DESIGNER AWARD Jessica Read View shortlist
Pass It On— HarperCollins Publishers Award for Best Cover 2020 FINALIST
HarperCollins Publishers Award for Best Cover 2020 Finalist Designers: Key designer: Jessica Read in collaboration with Shobha and Keryn Kalyan Title: Pass It On Publisher: Self published by Shobha and Keryn Kalyan Format: 297 x 210mm, 288pp, hardcover, section sewn … Continue reading
Mophead — HarperCollins Publishers Award for Best Cover 2020 FINALIST
HarperCollins Publishers Award for Best Cover 2020 Finalist Judges’ comments This cover brilliantly encapsulates the title and story whilst maintaining a sense of mystery to invite the reader to dive on in. View shortlist
Louise Henderson: From Life — HarperCollins Publishers Award for Best Cover 2020 FINALIST
HarperCollins Publishers Award for Best Cover 2020 Finalist Judges’ comments The vibrant yellow and bright cover artwork provide an inviting entrance to the art of Louise Henderson. With typography that is both sensitive to era and contemporary, this cover is … Continue reading





