Top Shelf Book Cover Awards celebrate 10 years with changes to 2022 program

Top Shelf Book Cover Awards celebrate 10 years with changes to 2022 program A tenth anniversary of anything marks a very good time to reflect, to remember, to look ahead and, at times, to “re-package” the gift we’ve received over the prior decade. ECPA is doing just that for the 10th Annual Top Shelf Book Cover Awards, recognizing excellence in book design. For this year’s 10th anniversary, ECPA is making two key changes to the submission and judging process – emphasizing industry involvement…

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B&H wins two Top Shelf Book Cover Awards

B&H wins two Top Shelf Book Cover Awards [NASHVILLE, TENN., October 9, 2020—] The Evangelical Christian Publishers Association (ECPA) recognized LifeWay’s B&H Publishing for a pair of Top Shelf Book Cover Awards on October 1 via a webcast with author Ruth Chou Simons. The two B&H honors went to “For All Who Wander” by Robin Dance and “A Holy Pursuit” by Dianne Jago. Art direction for each title was overseen respectively by Jade Novak and Susan Browne. “I’m thrilled to…

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ECPA recognizes 24 book designs as the year’s best in Top Shelf Book Cover Award program

ECPA recognizes 24 book designs as the year’s best in Top Shelf Book Cover Award program Announcement delivered via webcast featuring artist and author Ruth Chou Simons, and designers Torrey Sharp, Micah Kandros, and Becca Wildsmith TEMPE, ARIZ., October 1, 2020 – Today ECPA announced the winners of the 2020 Top Shelf Book Cover Award during a live broadcast of the closing session of ECPA PubU Online, featuring artist and author Ruth Chou Simons who gave a keynote on “Art That Heals in…

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The “She Reads Truth Bible” and “The Lost Sermons of Spurgeon” win Top Shelf Book Cover Awards

The “She Reads Truth Bible” and “The Lost Sermons of Spurgeon” win Top Shelf Book Cover Awards Nashville, Tennessee (December 1, 2017)–B&H Publishing Group is proud to announce that two of our titles received the 2017 Top Shelf Book Cover Awards: the She Reads Truth Bible and The Lost Sermons of C.H. Spurgeon Volume 1 Collector’s Edition. The Top Shelf Book Cover Awards are presented by the Evangelical Christian Publishers Association (ECPA) and recognize outstanding book cover design in the…

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ECPA Announces the Best Book Designs of the Year

ECPA ANNOUNCES THE BEST BOOK DESIGNS OF THE YEAR Eighteen titles awarded the Top Shelf Book Cover Design Award Media contact:  Stan Jantz, Executive Director, ECPA, 480-966-3998  sjantz@ecpa.org November 7, 2017, Nashville, Tenn. – ECPA announced the winners of the 2017 Top Shelf Book Cover Awards today at Lipscomb University during the opening session of ECPA PubU.  PubU keynote speaker GABE LYONS announced the winning covers among the nearly 250 Christian publishing professionals gathered for the event.  Renown Nashville-based letterpress…

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InterVarsity Press Designers Receive Top Shelf Book Cover Awards

InterVarsity Press Designers Receive Top Shelf Book Cover Awards Krista Clayton | 630.734.4013 | kclayton@ivpress.com WESTMONT, IL— The Evangelical Christian Publishers Association (ECPA) honored InterVarsity Press designers Cindy Kiple and David Fassett with Top Shelf Book Cover Awards last week at PUBu 2016 held at Trinity International University in Deerfield, Illinois. The Top Shelf program highlights book design excellence, intelligence, and beauty. “I was honored to lead a session at PUBu16 about the role of excellent design in selling books,” said IVP publisher Jeff…

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ECPA Announces Best Christian Book Designs of 2016

ECPA ANNOUNCES BEST CHRISTIAN BOOK DESIGNS OF 2016 Eighteen titles are awarded Top Shelf Book Cover Design Awards FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Media contact:  Stan Jantz, Executive Director, ECPA, 480-966-3998  sjantz@ecpa.org October 13, 2016, Deerfield, Ill. – ECPA announced the winners of the 2016 Top Shelf Book Cover Awards today at Trinity International University during the opening session of PUBu among nearly 200 industry professionals.   A record number of recipients – 16 books and 2 Bibles – were chosen this year as winners…

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