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The Academy of British Cover Design Winners

The Academy of British Cover Design held its inaugural awards ceremony last night. The competition was open to any cover produced for a book published between January 1 and December 31 2013 by a designers based in the UK. Here are the winning cover designs in each of the 10 categories:

Children’s

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Charm and Strange by Stephanie Kuehn; design by Sharon King-Chai

Young Adult

Tinder
Tinder by Sally Gardner; design by Laura Brett

Sci-Fi / Fantasy

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I, Robot by Isaac Asimov; design by Clare Skeats

Mass Market

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The Scent of Death by Andrew Taylor; design by Emma Rogers

Literary Fiction


Tampa by Alissa Nutting; design by Gray318

Crime / Thriller

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Tequila Sunset by Sam Hawken; design by Tony Lyons at Estuary English

Non-fiction

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Football Type; design by Rick Banks at Face37

Series Design

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 F. Scott Fitzgerald paperbacks; design by Sinem Erkas (pictured: Tender is the Night)

Classics / Reissue


1984 by George Orwell; design by David Pearson

Women’s Fiction

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Instructions for a Heatwave by Maggie O’Farrell; design by Yeti McCaldin

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