This annual competition honors design and production teams whose work furthers a tradition of excellence in book design. The selected entries are featured in a traveling exhibit and a forthcoming catalog. Approximately 289 books, 292 jacket and cover designs, and seven journals were entered. From this pool the jurors chose fifty-three books, one journal, and thirty-six jackets and covers. The design blog FaceOut Books has an inside look at the judging process.
Awards for interior design:
FROGS AND TOADS OF THE SOUTHEAST, by Mike Dorcas and Whit Gibbons
Designer: Mindy Basinger Hill
Production Coordinator: Walton Harris
THE THEORY OF LIGHT AND MATTER, by Andrew Porter
Designer: Mindy Basinger Hill
Production Coordinator: Walton Harris
Awards for covers and jackets:
THE CIVIL RIGHTS READER, edited by Julie Buckner Armstrong and Amy Schmidt
Designer/Art Director: Mindy Basinger Hill
Production Coordinator: Kathi Dailey Morgan
DROWNING LESSONS, by Peter Selgin
Designer/Art Director: Anne Richmond Boston
Production Coordinator: Walton Harris
EVANGELISM AND RESISTANCE IN THE BLACK ATLANTIC, 1760–1835, by Cedrick May
Designer/Art Director: Mindy Basinger Hill
Production Coordinator: Kathi Dailey Morgan
OTHER SOUTHS, edited by Pippa Holloway
Designer/Art Director: Erin Kirk New
Production Coordinator: Kathi Dailey Morgan
