BBTB 2025 COVER ART CONTEST
This year’s theme is Community. You are encouraged to interpret this theme as literally or figuratively as you desire. Final judges for the Books by the Banks art competition will be distinguished local artists. Prizes will be awarded in-person at Books by the Banks. Winning entries will be shared in a print compilation at the festival.
Contest Rules:
- Participants must be residents of Indiana,
Kentucky or Ohio, or be attending school in one of
these states at the time of submission. - Participants may submit only one entry per
category. - All entries must be uploaded by Monday,
September 22, 2025. - Submitted work must be original and unpublished,
either in print or online, at the time of entry. - Entries generated in any part through the use of
artificial intelligence programs (AI) will be
disqualified. - Simultaneous submissions are fine, but please
notify us immediately if your work is accepted
elsewhere. - To ensure anonymous judging, remove all
identifying information from your manuscript. - Teen participants must be between 13 and 18 years
old by November 15, 2025.
