The winners of the 2025 People’s Choice Book Cover Contest announced!

We had 21 excellent book covers submitted for our first People’s Choice Book Cover Contest, and they were all gorgeous! The contest received 277 votes, which exceeded our expectations. The winners were announced on Saturday, April 26 at the 2025 Conference of Writers. The authors of the winning covers in each category received a digital “badge” to display on wherever they choose, $50, and bragging rights! Here are the top vote-getters and winners in each category.

Books for Young Readers (age 0 – 6th grade)

the 2nd and 3rd most popular covers were:

The 2025 winner in the Books for Young Readers category is:

Books for Older Readers (over 6th grade)

the 2nd and 3rd most popular covers were:

The 2025 winner in the Books for Older Readers category is:

Congratulations to all the authors and cover designers who had a book published in 2023 or 2024. You’re all winners!

BWC members – if you have a book published during 2025, be sure to enter next year’s People’s Choice Book Cover Contest. We’ll open submissions in March 2026.