Voting ends at midnight,
May 11, 2007
2006's Cover Ballot Committee:
- Lisa Baca
- Blythe Barnhill
- Marlene Breakfield
- Marian Clough
- Linnae Crady
- Leanne Davis
- Ann Garland
- Mary Alice Gibbons
- Jenny Gustafsson
- Lauren Harrison
- Christiane Johnson
- Mary Ann Johnson
- Elaine Lee
- Tobi Liedes-Bell
- Jeanette van de Lindt
- Mary Lynne Nielsen
- Jackie Priadka
- John Rothermel
- Sharon Shearouse
- Jo-Ann Walmsley
- Karen Wheless
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Welcome to the Cover Contest for 2006!
We are very much looking forward to seeing what you judge to be the best (and worst) in romance novel covers from 2006!
Ten finalists are presented in each of
seven categories. They are listed below, along with a brief
description, in the same order as the layout of the ballot pages.
- Alternate Reality includes both romances with a fantastical element and science fiction/fantasy with a strong romance bent.
- Romantic Suspense covers features present-day romantic suspense.
- The Two-Cover
category includes both two-part covers (a front cover with a second,
inside image immediately following it) and a combination of front and
back covers. A front/back cover nomination or a stepback had to have a
back cover or stepback with at least 50% of its area devoted to an
artistic image or design. Since this is a contest that judges artwork,
the Cover Ballot Committee feels it's crucial that any image nominated
not consist entirely or predominantly of text. Covers from the
Two-Cover category may be from Contemporary, Historical, or Alternate
Reality books.
- Historical offers
front covers of historical romances, including Harlequin Historicals. It also features historical romance covers produced, like contemporary series romances, with a "banner" appearing on them.
A front cover in this category could also be nominated with its back cover in the Two-Cover category.
- Contemporary features present-day romances.
- Series refers to contemporary romance "lines" published by Harlequin and Silhouette, such as Desire, Blaze, and SuperRomance.
- The Worst Cover
category consists of those covers that we wish really hadn't happened
: ). Any covers that would fit into any of the other categories could be
nominated for Worst.
Who Puts This All Together?
The cover contest wouldn't happen without the interest of a large group
of people. The names of the participants in the Cover Ballot Committee
are listed in the upper right of this page.
Their enthusiasm, dedication, and willingness to return yet one more
ballot is what makes this contest happen.
When you go to the ballot page for each category, you will see some people's names
included with them. Those persons are the Cover Ballot "heads" and they
keep track of all the nominations, discussions, and votes in their
categories and process each slate administratively. It's a great deal
of work, and we thank them for their efforts with this acknowledgment.
We also want to thank Jeanette van de Lindt for creating all the lovely logos you see on our Cover
Contest pages, and former Cover Ballot member Teresa Galloway for her scripts for the ballot
pages. I'd also like to thank my co-chair Jo-Ann Walmsley for running the committee with me.
You've been a great help!
And our final, most important group that helps put this together is you!
Your nominations and suggestions are what make this contest happen.
Without them, we'd never be able to come up with the slates you're
about to see. So please, remember to take a moment and
nominate a wonderful cover
when you see one!
So now it's time to go to the contest!
And The Nominees Are...
The link below will take you to the first ballot of the contest. Each category
contains its own ballot. In order for your ballot to be counted, it must
include your name and email address, which you must fill in on each
page. If you are concerned about having your last name and/or email
address posted on-line, don't be. We need your name and email address
for tracking purposes (i.e., to assure that there is only one vote per
person and that the email address is legitimate). The information is
also important in case we need to get in touch with you for
clarification on a selection. No last names or email addresses will
appear in any web-published material at Cover Cafe.
Readers, authors, and artists are all
welcome to vote, but please, no ballot stuffing. We request that you
start at the beginning of the ballot. Note that you MUST vote in at least three
categories to avoid the appearance of ballot stuffing. Each ballot will
be carefully checked and suspect votes will be eliminated.
We at the Cover Ballot Committee
thank you for your interest, support, and participation. We look
forward to seeing your votes and comments! Remember, the poll closes at
midnight, May 11!
Jenny Gustafsson
Cover Ballot Co-chair
April 20, 2007 |
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Submit a nomination for the 2007 cover contest |
We're seeking new participants for the Cover Ballot
Committee. It's a lot of fun - if you
enjoy what you see here, think about all those hundreds of covers that
that you don't see!
If you're interested in participating in the Cover Ballot Committee,
contact .
You can find results for previous contests here:
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