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5 Self-Publishers win CIPA EVVY Book Awards

Five of our clients won won book awards at the 2013 Colorado Independent Publishers Association EVVY Book Awards banquet held on May 18th. Here are the 5 award-winning books we designed. Noted below are the team members who have participated in the production of each book.

Karen Saunders with 5 award-winning books

John Hall is all smiles with a copy of his book and his award certificate. John’s book Do What You Can! won 3rd place in the “Self-Help” category. Several team members participated in the production of his book: Barbara McNichol edited the book, I came up with the cover concept, Kerrie Lian designed the cover and interior, Helena Mariposa proofread the book and converted it into ebook formats. The steps graphic on the front cover was based on John’s logo designed by Matt McKendree.

John Hall with his book awards

Here is the cover of John’s book.

Dow What You Can! book cover design

John Beigel’s book, Making Perfect Popcorn won a 1st place award in the “How-To” category. Barbara McNichol edited the book, and Kerrie Lian designed the cover and interior. Shown below is the front cover of his book.

Making Perfect Popcorn book cover design

Hal Urban’s book, 20 Gifts of Life won two awards: 2nd place award in the “Parenting/Family” category and a 2nd place award in the “Inspirational” category. Kerrie Lian designed the cover and interior of his book. Shown below is the front cover of his book.

20 Gifts of Life book cover design

Julia Spencer’s book, Looking Through a Keyhole also won 2 awards: 3rd place in the “Inspirational” category and a merit award in the “Autobiography/Memoir” category. Shown below is the front cover of her book. Julia came up with the front cover concept and Kerrie Lian designed the cover and interior. Helena Mariposa proofread the book and converted it into ebook formats.

Looking Through a Keyhole book cover design

Gabrielle Welch’s book, The Pizza Trap won a merit award in the “Diet/Health/Fitness” category. Shown below is the cover (which was not designed by one of our team members). Kerrie Lian designed the interior, Helena Mariposa proofread and converted the book into ebook formats and Judy Gordon created the extensive index.

The Pizza Trap cover