Responsive / Penguin / Brief

'Introduction

Standout cover design is an integral part of the success of a book and Penguin Random House has created thousands of iconic book covers throughout the years. The vital role of illustrators and designers in the production of some of the world's best-loved adult and children's books has created and defined the identity of our UK publishing lists.

We value creativity and design incredibly highly, and started the Penguin Random House Design Award nine years ago to encourage the next generation of designers to use their amazing talents to help us tell our author’s stories.

I am always impressed with the quality of submissions and I look forward to seeing what this year’s talent has to offer.'

The Judges

Prizes:

'1st Prize

The winner of the Adult Fiction Cover Award will be invited to spend four weeks in the Penguin Random House Design Studios on a work placement*, working on live briefs. The work placement will be paid at a rate of £50 a day (subject to any applicable taxation) and the winner will also receive a cash prize of £1,000.

*Subject to agreeing terms in advance.

2nd Prize

The winner of the 2nd Prize will receive a £500 cash prize.

3rd Prize

The winner of the 3rd Prize will receive a £250 cash prize.

All the shortlisted entrants will be invited to an award ceremony where the winners will be announced, and at which an exhibition of all the shortlisted designs will be on display.'

Submission Details

'THE CLOSING DATE FOR ENTRIES IS 12 NOON ON WEDNESDAY 11 MARCH 2015.

Entries must be supplied in the following format:

PDF

300ppi

CMYK

5mm bleed

Ideally colour managed to ISO Coated 39 or ISO Uncoated 29 (optional)

Trim and crop marks to be included

Maximum file size 5 meg

Please include the front cover only on the first page of your PDF and a full cover spread (front, spine and back cover) on the second page of your PDF.'

'The Brief

Oranges Are Not The Only Fruit by Jeanette Winterson

‘A story of self-liberation for a secular age’ Guardian

This is the story of Jeanette, adopted and brought up by her mother as one of God’s elect. Zealous and passionate, she seems destined for life as a missionary, but then she falls for one of her converts.

At sixteen, Jeanette decides to leave the church, her home and her family, for the young woman she loves. Innovative, punchy and tender, Oranges Are Not The Only Fruit is a few days’ ride into the bizarre outposts of religious excess and human obsession.

‘Many consider her to be the best living writer in this language... In her hands, words are fluid, radiant, humming’ Evening Standard
The Brief

Jeanette Winterson’s writing is vivid, experimental and imaginative and your cover design should reflect this.

It should appeal to a contemporary, enquiring and literary readership.

This book has been chosen because there are many themes and layers within. Try and reflect this in your design.

Your cover design needs to include all the cover copy as supplied and be designed to the specified design template (B format, 198mm high x 129mm wide, spine 14.5mm wide).'

'Copy

Front cover:

Oranges Are Not The Only Fruit

Jeanette Winterson

'Many consider her to be the best living writer in this language . . . In her hands, words are fluid, radiant, humming' Evening Standard


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Spine:

Oranges Are Not The Only Fruit

Jeanette Winterson

[Vintage logo – as positioned on the PDF template]


Back cover:

'She is a master of her material, a writer in whom great talent abides' Muriel Spark, Vanity Fair

This is the story of Jeanette, adopted and brought up by her mother as one of God's elect. Zealous and passionate, she seems destined for life as a missionary, but then she falls for one of her converts. At sixteen, Jeanette decides to leave the church, her home and her family, for the young woman she loves. Innovative, punchy and tender, Oranges Are Not The Only Fruit is a few days’ ride into the bizarre outposts of religious excess and human obsession.

'Her novels stand out as performances of real originality and extraordinary promise' John Bayley

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The design template.