The Contest
The latest Venus Febriculosa Book Cover Design Contest is open to all graphic designers, illustrators, and artists.

The contest involves the creation of a hypothetical book cover for Umberto Eco’s novel The Name of the Rose — a murder mystery set in the confines of a monastery during the 14^th century.

Please note that this contest is for a hypothetical book cover and there are no plans for actually transitioning the winning entry for an actual book cover contract.

This graphic design contest is open to anyone 18 years or older. Graphic design students are encouraged to enter. A limit of only one entry per person is allowed. There is no entry fee.
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Guidelines
Submissions must be original and created by the entrant. Any use of copyrighted material or images in the book cover art is grounds for disqualification. Submissions must include your name, address, email address, country, and school (if attending).

Submitted designs must be in JPG format. The minimum size for entries is 4.25 x 7″. The maximum is 5″ x 8″.

The design must contain the words “The Name of the Rose” and “Umberto Eco.” The title of the book must be in English. No other words or phrases are to be used unless they are used as graphical elements. The cover design is only for the front of the book.

For a complete listing of the rules of this contest, click here for the PDF file.

Prizes
The winner of the contest will receive a cash award of $1000. The winning artwork will be featured on the venusfebriculosa.com website.

Other Info
The winner will be announced on April 30, 2010. The contest deadline is February 26, 2010.