Found! The cover art that will appear on The Juno Charm, my forthcoming poetry collection (Salmon, Nov. 2011). It's perfect, featuring as it does a peacock (Juno's mascot/symbolic bird) and the moon (there are several moon poems in the book.) The artist is Chicago-based Anni Betts. I'm not going to post a pic of the image yet - I don't want to 'wear it out'. See Anni's quirky, sweet work at her website here.
Meanwhile I have polished up the manuscript with the help of a great writer friend and I have a cover endorsement on the way from a woman writer who I totally admire, so all is moving at a nice trot. I was giggling away to myself yesterday as I tried to compose cover blurb - it's such a funny business talking about yourself and your work in the third person, while trying to keep control of the book jacket speak. All good fun.
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15 comments:
What gorgeous artwork - really look forward to seeing your cover, and adding this one to the shelf!
Congratulations on the book, I can’t wait! and what a great way to kick start the New Year ;-)
I love the art work it's FANTASTIC! SO Vibrant and full of life. Her web site feels positive.
Ah Mr Chapman - I'm reading the Darwin Vampires right now.
Congrats on the collection - can't wait to read it.
Thansk Vanessa - I am following your novel pub journey with interest.
Kar - thanks a mill, girly.
Colm - TDV's a great book. I love it.
Congratulations, I'm looking forward to the book.
Very taken with the whale and octopus images: must be having an aquatic day. Maybe the rain...
A new direction? Great uplifting colourful work, just what we need to guide us through the greyness of the Celtic Cockroach Years.
Pat - well there's no nudity on the cover so that's new! Still the same old melancholic poetry though, sprinkled with joy :)
Titus - ah the rain. It's never bloody ending. Anni's got some great images on there, I'm delighted to have her as cover artist.
That's wonderful, Nu - that's some impressive talent on your Juno Charm! Congratulations x
Exciting! Really looking forward to the book!
Ah the suspense! I love suspense!
Congratulations on your poetry collection and i love the title, and that its the name of your daughter...
I can't wait to see the cover, and the book of course. Anni's work is stunning. well done, you have accomplished so much its really inspiring for us other mothers, and i mean that!
Thanks Rae - it's months 'til it comes out (Nov.) but all this jazz has to be take care of now.
Thanks you, ELizabeth. I dread this end of the work and then I get a huge kick out of it whne I get into it.
Like your magpies cover, it's nice to be involved in that side of things.
Niamh - thanks so much. I feel weepy when you say that. I barely slept last night with Juno so I am probably going to be weepy, but it means a lot to me to have the support and kinship of other mother-writers. N x
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