As well as writing travel guides and books about travel writing, I also write poetry collections. I released A Turbulent Mind: A Poetry Collection of a Mother’s Journey with Alzheimer’s last year, and submitted it to Joel Friedlander’s monthly cover design award. He reviews and provides feedback oral of the submitted fiction and nonfiction covers, and chooses one fiction and one nonfiction winner. Last month, my poetry collection was chosen as the nonfiction winner.

I searched for days to find a cover image that adequately conveyed the book’s Turbulent title and cover designer Jessica Bell chose a fabulous collection of fonts to finish the book’s cover. She also added a few other elements to the cover image to provide it with a more cohesive look and feel. As soon as I saw it, I fell in love.

If you want to get feedback on your cover design, why not submit your fiction or nonfiction cover to Joel’s monthly cover competition to get his feedback. It’s a great way to get some professional feedback on what’s striking and what has missed the mark in your cover design.