Welcome to the Alberta Book Publishers' Association

Book Design of the Year: judged on the overall design of the
entire book.
Book Cover Design of the Year: judged only on the book cover or jacket.
Book Illustration of the Year: judged on illustrations including drawings, paintings, photographs and other artwork. Children’s books and art books may be entered.

Publishers do not have to be members of the BPAA to apply but must meet eligibility guidelines as follows. A publisher will:

have its chief office of business located in Alberta;

be at least 80% beneficially owned by Canadian citizens or landed immigrants, or be fully owned and controlled by Canadian institutions or associations that are 80% controlled by Canadian citizens or landed immigrants;

have effective managerial and editorial control by people domiciled in Alberta, and financial control in the hands of people living in Canada; and

publish original Canadian books as a primary and not an occasional activity.

Books will be judged on:

quality of production values,

appropriateness to the intended market.

Books submitted will be eligible for each of the three book design awards. The jury will recognize a book in each category from all of the books submitted, according to the criteria.

Submissions shall consist of the completed entry form,
4 copies of each title, and a cheque or money order for an administration fee of $25 per title, per design award category.

Submission Deadline

The deadline for submissions is Tuesday, January 26, 2010.

For more information, please contact the Book Publishers Association of Alberta at (780) 424-5060, or by email.

Previous Winners

2009

Alberta Book Design Award
NeWest Press (Edmonton)
Cleavage, by Theanna Bischoff
Book design by Natalie Olsen
Alberta Book Cover Design Award
NeWest Press (Edmonton)
Listening to Trees, by A.K. Hellum
Cover design by Natalie Olsen
Alberta Book Illustration Award
Maggie & Pierrot: A Children's Book Publisher (Edmonton)
Ollie's Field Journal: a 9/10ths Happy Story from Africa by Patti McIntosh
Illustrations by Tara Langlois & Dustin Delfs

2008

Alberta Book Design Award
The University of Alberta Press (Edmonton)
Culturing Wilderness in Jasper National Park: Studies in Two Centuries of Human History in the Athabasca River Watershed, edited by I.S. MacLaren
Book design by Alan Brownoff
Alberta Book Cover Design Award
The University of Alberta Press (Edmonton)
Great Canadian Film Directors, edited by George Melnyk
Cover design by Alan Brownoff
Alberta Book Illustration Award
The University of Alberta Press (Edmonton)
Lady Bugs of Alberta: Finding the Spots and Connecting the Dots by John Acorn
Illustrations by John Acorn

2007

Alberta Book Design Award
The University of Alberta Press (Edmonton):
Portraits of the Bison: An Illustrated Guide to Bison Society
by Wes Olson, photographs by Johane Janelle,
book design by Alan Brownoff

Alberta Book Illustration Award
CanMedia (Edmonton):

Alberta Book Design Award
The University of Alberta Press (Edmonton):
Damselflies of Alberta: Flying Neon Toothpicks in the Grass
by John Acorn, design by Alan Brownoff

Alberta Book Design Award
The University of Alberta Press (Edmonton): An Ark of Koans
by E.D. Blodgett, illustrations by Jacques Brault,
design by Alan Brownoff

Alberta Book Cover Design Award
The University of Alberta Press (Edmonton): An Ark of Koans
by E.D. Blodgett, illustrations by Jacques Brault,
cover design by Alan Brownoff

Alberta Book Illustration Award
Red Deer Press (Calgary): In Abby's Hands by Wendy A. Lewis, illustrations by Marilyn Mets and Peter Ledwon

Alberta Book Design Award
The University of Alberta Press (Edmonton): Recurring Fictions
by Wendy McGrath, Design by Alan Brownoff

Alberta Cover Award
Banff Centre Press (Banff): Thing Feigned or Imagined: The Craft
in Ficiton by Fred Stenson, Design by Alan Brownoff

Alberta Book Illustration Award
Red Deer Press (Calgary): Courage to Fly by Troon Harrison, illustrated by Zhong-Yang Huang


	Alberta Book Design Awards There are three Book Design award categories. Each award is presented to an Alberta publisher for the best book in its category: Book Design of the Year: judged on the overall design of the entire book. Book Cover Design of the Year: judged only on the book cover or jacket. Book Illustration of the Year: judged on illustrations including drawings, paintings, photographs and other artwork. Children’s books and art books may be entered. Eligibility Publishers do not have to be members of the BPAA to apply but must meet eligibility guidelines as follows. A publisher will: have its chief office of business located in Alberta; be at least 80% beneficially owned by Canadian citizens or landed immigrants, or be fully owned and controlled by Canadian institutions or associations that are 80% controlled by Canadian citizens or landed immigrants; have effective managerial and editorial control by people domiciled in Alberta, and financial control in the hands of people living in Canada; and publish original Canadian books as a primary and not an occasional activity. Books entered must have been published between January 1 and December 31, 2009. Revised editions are eligible only if revisions are significant and include an entirely new design. Criteria Books will be judged on: artistic merit, innovation of form, quality of production values, appropriateness to the intended market. Books submitted will be eligible for each of the three book design awards. The jury will recognize a book in each category from all of the books submitted, according to the criteria. Submissions Submissions shall consist of the completed entry form, 4 copies of each title, and a cheque or money order for an administration fee of $25 per title, per design award category. *Submission Deadline* The deadline for submissions is Tuesday, January 26, 2010. For more information, please contact the Book Publishers Association of Alberta at (780) 424-5060, or by email. Previous Winners 2009 Alberta Book Design Award NeWest Press (Edmonton) Cleavage, by Theanna Bischoff Book design by Natalie Olsen Alberta Book Cover Design Award NeWest Press (Edmonton) Listening to Trees, by A.K. Hellum Cover design by Natalie Olsen Alberta Book Illustration Award Maggie & Pierrot: A Children's Book Publisher (Edmonton) Ollie's Field Journal: a 9/10ths Happy Story from Africa by Patti McIntosh Illustrations by Tara Langlois & Dustin Delfs 2008 Alberta Book Design Award The University of Alberta Press (Edmonton) Culturing Wilderness in Jasper National Park: Studies in Two Centuries of Human History in the Athabasca River Watershed, edited by I.S. MacLaren Book design by Alan Brownoff Alberta Book Cover Design Award The University of Alberta Press (Edmonton) Great Canadian Film Directors, edited by George Melnyk Cover design by Alan Brownoff Alberta Book Illustration Award The University of Alberta Press (Edmonton) Lady Bugs of Alberta: Finding the Spots and Connecting the Dots by John Acorn Illustrations by John Acorn 2007 Alberta Book Design Award University of Calgary Press (Calgary) and The University of Alberta Press (Edmonton) Alberta Formed Alberta Transformed, edited by Michael Payne, Donald Wetherell and Catherine Cavanaugh Book design by Mieka West Alberta Book Cover Design Award The University of Alberta Press (Edmonton) Continuations by Douglas Barbour and Sheila E. Murphy Cover design by Marvin Harder Alberta Book Illustration Award The University of Alberta Press (Edmonton) with The Hebrew University Magnes Press (Jerusalem) Reading Writers Reading by Danielle Schaub Photographs by Danielle Schaub 2006 Alberta Book Design Award The University of Alberta Press (Edmonton): Portraits of the Bison: An Illustrated Guide to Bison Society by Wes Olson, photographs by Johane Janelle, book design by Alan Brownoff Alberta Book Cover Design Award University of Calgary Press (Calgary): Writing the Terrain: Travelling Through Alberta with the Poets edited by Robert M. Stamp, cover design by Mieka West Alberta Book Illustration Award CanMedia (Edmonton): The Albertans:From Settlement to Super Province 1905-2005 by Paul Stanway, design by Dean Pickup 2005 Alberta Book Design Award The University of Alberta Press (Edmonton): Damselflies of Alberta: Flying Neon Toothpicks in the Grass by John Acorn, design by Alan Brownoff Alberta Book Cover Design Award University of Calgary Press (Calgary): The Garden of Art: Vic Cicansky, Sculptor by Don Kerr, cover design by Mieka West Alberta Book Illustration Award River Books, an imprint of the Books Collective Barb's Miracle: How Barb Tarbox Transformed her Deadly Cancer into a Lifesaving Crusade, words by David Staples, images by Greg Southam 2004 Alberta Book Design Award The University of Alberta Press (Edmonton): An Ark of Koans by E.D. Blodgett, illustrations by Jacques Brault, design by Alan Brownoff Alberta Book Cover Design Award The University of Alberta Press (Edmonton): An Ark of Koans by E.D. Blodgett, illustrations by Jacques Brault, cover design by Alan Brownoff Alberta Book Illustration Award Red Deer Press (Calgary): In Abby's Hands by Wendy A. Lewis, illustrations by Marilyn Mets and Peter Ledwon 2003 Alberta Book Design Award The University of Alberta Press (Edmonton): Recurring Fictions by Wendy McGrath, Design by Alan Brownoff Alberta Cover Award Banff Centre Press (Banff): Thing Feigned or Imagined: The Craft in Ficiton by Fred Stenson, Design by Alan Brownoff Alberta Book Illustration Award Red Deer Press (Calgary): Courage to Fly by Troon Harrison, illustrated by Zhong-Yang Huang 2002 Alberta Book Design Award The University of Alberta Press (Edmonton) / University of Hawaii Press: A Painter's Year in the Forests of Bhutan by A.K. Hellum, Illustrations by A.K. Hellum, Design by Lara Minja, Lime Design Alberta Book Cover Award The University of Alberta Press (Edmonton) / University of Hawaii Press: A Painter's Year in the Forests of Bhutan by A.K. Hellum, Cover Design by Lara Minja, Lime Design Alberta Book Illustration Award The University of Alberta Press (Edmonton) / University of Hawaii Press: A Painter's Year in the Forests of Bhutan by A.K. Hellum, Illustrations by A.K. Hellum 2001 Alberta Book Design Award The University of Alberta Press: Apostrophes IV: speaking you is holiness by E.D. Blodgett, Design by Alan Brownoff Alberta Book Cover Award Johnson Gorman Publishers: Udderly Art: Colourful Cows for Calgary by Tom Keyser, Cover design by Boldface Technologies Alberta Book Illustration Award Hole's: Herbs & Edible Flowers by Lois Hole with Earl J. Woods, Illustrations by Donna McKinnon, Photos by Akemi Matsubuchi 2000 Alberta Book Design Award Gabriel Dumont in Paris, by Jordan Zinovich, cover & design by Alan Brownoff The Univeristy of Alberta Press Alberta Book Cover Award Gabriel Dumont in Paris, by Jordan Zinovich, cover design by Alan Brownoff The Univeristy of Alberta Press Alberta Book Illustration Award The Bone Talker, by Shelley A. Leedahl, illustrated by Bill Slavin Red Deer Press 1999 Alberta Book Design Award On Tumbledown Hill, by Tim Wynne-Jones, illustrated by Dusan Petricic, cover design by Kunz + Associates, art direction, text desing and illustrations by Dusan Petricic Red Deer Press Alberta Book Cover Award Flat Side, by Monty Reid, cover design by Dean Allen Red Deer Press Alberta Book Illustration Award On Tumbledown Hill, by Tim Wynne-Jones, illustrated by Dusan Petricic Red Deer Press 1998 Alberta Book Design Award The One & the Many, by Rabindranath Tagore, translated by William Radice and Ketaki Kushari Dyson, design by George Allen and Christine Spindler Bayeux Arts Alberta Book Cover Award Fern Hill, by Dylan Thomas, illustrated by Murray Kimber, design by Kunz + Associates Red Deer Press Alberta Book Illustration Award Fern Hill, by Dylan Thomas, illustrated by Murray Kimber, design by Kunz + Associates Red Deer Press 1997 Alberta Book Design Award A Hiker's Guide to Art of the Canadian Rockies, by Lisa Christensen Glenbow Press Alberta Book Cover Award Love and Human Remains/Unidentified Human Remains and The True Nature of Love, by Brad Fraser NeWest Press Alberta Book Illustration Award Tiger's New Cowboy Boots, by Irene Morck Red Deer College Press 1996 Alberta Book Design Award Blown Away Red Deer College Press Alberta Book Cover Award Icefields, by Thomas Wharton NeWest Press Alberta Book Illustration Award Mister Got to Go, by Lois Simmie Red Deer College Press 1995 Alberta Book Design Award Queues, Rendezvous, Riots: Questioning the Public in Art and Architecture, George Baird and Mark Lewis, editors Banff Centre Press 1994 Alberta Book Design Award Maxwell Bates: Biography of an Artist, by K.M. Snow University of Calgary Press 1993 Alberta Book Design Award The Road Home: News Stories From Alberta Writers Reidmore Books