The 2021 M.L.S. Weech Book Cover of the Year Pool Is Live!

Greetings all,

Fifty-two weeks is a long time.

Fifty-two weeks, 365 covers, 64 polls have all led us here to the 2021 M.L.S. Weech Book Cover of the Year Poll.

We have 12 beautiful covers for you to choose from. If you’re looking for a bit more data on what they are and why they are in the tournament, please feel free to watch this YouTube video:

While you’re at it, would you be kind enough to subscribe to my channel? It’s free, and it really helps show support for an indie guy like me.

You can vote for your favorite of the 12 right here.

This contest will go on for three weeks, and then I’ll name a winner.

There won’t be a 2022 competition. I think my channel needs a bit more time to really make all the effort and stuff worth it. I may revisit the idea if my channel gets more traction, but this is it for the next year at least. The channel will go in a different direction. Once I have a sense of what sort of content viewers are looking for, I’ll build from there.

As always, thanks for reading,

Matt

Announcing the Week 3 Winner of the 2021 M.L.S. Weech March Book Cover of the Month! Vote For Week 4!

Greetings all,

We’re just about ready to start looking for the 2021 M.L.S. Weech Book Cover of the Year, but to do that, we need one more weekly winner and then one more monthly winner.

As I said, I certainly won’t do a 2022 Book Cover of the Year. The project isn’t generating a level of interest that makes the time and energy investment worth it, but I’m going to try a few other things on YouTube. If you have any ideas, please feel free to let me know.

For now, let’s name the winner fro Week three of the 2021 M.L.S. Weech Book Cover of the Month of March.

House of Sky and Breath by Sarah J. Maas was honestly such a beautiful cover. It had great art. The detail was fantastic. It joins Lost in the Waking Well and the Starless Crown in the 2021 M.L.S Weech Book Cover of the Month of March poll, so you only need one more cover.

You can vote for that cover right here!

I’d appreciate it if you all took a look at my YouTube channel and gave it a like and subscribe. It’s a cool way to support me and these other authors and artists.

Thanks for reading,

Matt

The 2021 M.L.S. Weech December Book Cover of the Year is Live!

Greetings all,

We’ve tallied the numbers, and we have our final entrant into the 2021 M.L.S. December Weech Book Cover of the Month. Let’s announce the winner.

The final entrant into the 2021 December M.L.S. Weech Book Cover of the Month is …

An Outcast in Another World by KamikazePotato is certainly an unusually titled entrant, but it has great line art. That means you can vote for the December 2021 M.L.S. Weech Book Cover of the Month right here.

You can vote for the Week 1 January 2021 M.L.S. Weech Book Cover of the Month right here.

We’d be grateful if you took a moment to jump over to our YouTube page and offer it a like and subscribe. This is where you can see me talk about the covers and try to articulate why I liked them so much.

Thanks for reading,

Matt

Announcing Week 3’s 2021 M.L.S. Weech Book Cover of the Month of December! Vote for Week 4’s cover!

Greetings all,

We’re moving along nicely in the December polls, so that means it’s time to announce Week 3’s winner and then start choosing our final cover for the month.

The Week 3 December 2021 M.L.S. Weech Book Cover of the Month is …

Anvil Dark by JN Chaney and Terry Maggert has great composition and detail. I also like the text color. Dark joins Infinite and School for Spirits in the December poll, and we only need to pick one more cover to have a full roster for the month, and you can vote for that cover right here.

I’d appreciate it if you took a second to head to my YouTube channel and gave it a like and subscribe. That’s where you can watch me talk about each book cover.

Thanks for reading,

Matt

Announcing the 2021 M.L.S. Weech November Book Cover of the Month! December’s Contest Continues!

Greetings all,

I wanted to keep this particular post going as the Book Cover of the Month contests are frankly less successful than I had hoped. I’m too afraid to take a break with this at the expense of failing to give it my all.

With that said, we do indeed have a winner for November. We also have a winner for Week 2 of December. So let’s announce the winners.

The 2021 M.L.S. Weech November Book Cover of the Month is …

Genesis Draconis by Kevin McLaughlin and Michael Anderle is such a dynamic cover with so much energy and great color and texture. It’s a worthy entry into the November contest. ! This really was a dynamic image with great texture. Congratulations to the artist and the authors. Good luck in the 2021 M.L.S. Weech Book Cover of the Year poll.

This means we only need four more covers to get the Book Cover of the Year poll going, and we’re already halfway through December.

The Week 2 winner of the 2021 M.L.S. Weech December Book Cover of the Month is …

Infinite by Duncan Ralston was a great example of balance and reflection (if with a twist). It’s a beautiful cover and a fitting entrant into December’s contest. It joins School for Spirits in the poll, and you can vote for your favorite cover in Week 3’s poll right here.

Thanks for reading,

Matt

The November Book Cover of the Month Contest Has Begun! The 1st Week of December is Live!

Greetings all,

We’re officially in our ninth month of the 2021 M.L.S. Weech Book Cover of the Month contest. That means we get to announce the winner for the last week of November and kick off the overall contest.

The final entrant into the 2021 M.L.S. Weech Book Cover of the Month of November is …

Genesis Draconis by Kevin McLaughlin and Michael Anderle is such a dynamic cover with so much energy and great color and texture. It’s a worthy entry into the November contest.

That contest is actually live now, and you can vote for the best cover in the whole month of November right here!

The December Book Cover of the Month is also live, and Week 1’s poll is right here.

I’d appreciate it if you stopped by my YouTube channel and gave it a view, like, subscribe, and share. It’s a nice little way to show your support.

Thanks for reading,

Matt

Announcing the Week 3 2021 M.L.S. Weech November Book Cover of the Month! Week 4 is Live!

Greetings all,

First off, I just want to say again that Hazel is live in both electronic and paperback formats. I’d be ever so grateful if you gave it a try.

We’re just one week away from having the full roster of participants for the 2021 M.L.S. Weech November Book Cover of the Month.

The winner for Week 3 is …

The cover for Chimera’s Prism by PJ Garcin is just so dynamic. I love how they use the text and light to create a three-dimensional effect. The detail is also amazing. That means Prism joins The Doormen and Oldtech for the November title.

You can vote for Week 4’s cover right here.

I’d appreciate it if you took a moment to head over to my YouTube channel and gave it a like and subscribe. It’s just another way to give your friendly neighborhood author a bit of support.

Thanks for reading,

Matt

The 2021 M.L.S. Weech Book Cover of the Month Poll is Up! The First Week of the October Contests Has Also Begun!

Greetings All,

We’re officially halfway through the 2021 M.L.S. Weech Book Cover of the Year! That means we get to start the September poll and start collecting covers for October.

Let’s start by announcing the final winning cover for the month of October which is …

Falling by T.J. Newman had such a clever combination of color and pattern. Even against fantasy covers, this book stood out. Falling joins The Desert Prince, The Maleficent Seven, and War Priest to round out the 2021 M.L.S. Weech September Book Cover of the Month. You can choose the winner by heading here and voting.

Meanwhile, the October competitions have begun, and you can vote for Week One’s winner right here.

I’d appreciate it if you stopped by my YouTube channel and gave it a like and subscribe. I’m hoping to drum up intrest in the book cover competition, and you can help by spreading the word.

Thanks for reading,

Matt

Announcing The Week 3 2021 M.L.S. Weech Book Cover of the Month! Please Vote for Week 4!

Greetings all,

The 2021 M.L.S. Weech September Book Cover of the Month is rolling as always.

The 2021 M.L.S. Weech September Book Cover of the Month for Week 3 is …

The Maleficent Seven by Cameron Johnston really did just look awesome. I loved the energy and color of the image, and I’m a sucker for silhouettes. So big congrats to that cover, which joins War Priest and The Desert Prince in the overall September poll. But before we can do that, we have to pick a winner for Week 4. Please vote for that cover right here.

I’d appreciate it if stopped by my YouTube channel and gave it a like and subscribe. It really brings attention to the authors and the covers, and it really helps me out.

Thanks for reading,

Matt

Announcing the August Book Cover of the Month! Vote for Week 3 of September!

Greetings all,

The 2021 M.L.S. Weech Book Cover of the Year is moving along. We now have a winner for August, and September is moving along nicely. Let’s get straight to it.

The August 2021 M.L.S. Weech Book Cover of the Month is …

I honestly think She Who Became the Sun by Shelley Parker-Chan was a no-brainer. It’s just a stunning cover.

We’re almost halfway through the roster for the 2021 M.L.S. Weech Book Cover of the Year. September’s cover will actually be the halfway winner. So let’s look at the winner for Week 2. And that winner is …

War Priest by Harmon Cooper was a pretty wicked-looking cover. It has so much energy, and the color is great.

War Priest is will join next week’s winner, The Desert Prince, and one more cover in the September 2021 M.L.S. Weech Book Cover of the Month poll. You can vote for Week 3’s best book cover right here.

I’d appreciate it if you took a look at my YouTube channel and shared it. I’m trying to generate more voters and more support for these authors and book covers, and that will also help me.

Thanks for reading,

Matt