The Frank R. Paul Awards for Magazine and Book Cover Art  have been relaunched and submissions are being taken through January 10, 2024.

The new awards are for cover art for books and magazines published in 2023. Prizes will include $500 for each of the two categories. The awards will be determined by a panel of judges.

Award administrator Frank Wu, a three-time Hugo winner, says “Bill Engle, Frank R. Paul’s grandson, is on the awards committee, and is as excited as we are about re-launching this award.”

Artists, authors and publishers are encouraged to submit up to 5 of their own works; this includes pro, semi-pro, fan and indie. Other folks are encouraged to submit up to 2 works by anyone. AI-generated artwork is NOT eligible for this award. A slate of finalists will be released prior to the announcement of the winners. For full information on submitting, please visit the award web page.

After the close of the submission period candidates will be judged by a panel of distinguished judges: Frank Wu, Brianna Wu, Jannie Shea and Alan F. Beck.

Frank R. Paul (1884-1963) was one of the first great science fiction illustrators, and the Guest of Honor at the first World Science Fiction Convention in 1939. For a gallery of Frank R. Paul’s work, click here. Click here for the entry on Frank R. Paul in The Science Fiction Encyclopedia.

The Frank R. Paul Awards were last run in 1996 by Kubla-Khan and the Nashville SF Association. Frank Wu is funding the first year’s award. For subsequent years they will be setting up a 501(c)(3) nonprofit and taking donations.