Chesley Award for Best Cover Illustration – Paperback

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The Chesley Award for Best Cover Illustration - Paperback is given by the Association of Science Fiction and Fantasy Artists (ASFA) to recognize achievements in the illustration of science fiction & fantasy paperback books eligible in the year previous to the award.

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Winners and nominees

YearWinnerOther nominees
2007 Daniel Dos Santos
for Moon Called by Patricia Briggs (Ace Books) [1]
2008 Donato Giancola
for Crystal Dragon by Sharon Lee and Steve Miller (Ace Books) [2]
2009 John Picacio
for Fast Forward 2 edited by Lou Anders (Pyr) [3]
2010 Scott Altmann
for The Mysterious Mr. Spine: Flight by Jason Lethcoe (Gosset & Dunlap, August 2009) [4]
2011 Jason Chan
for Geist by Phillipa Ballantine (Ace Books, November 2010) [5]
2012 Matthew Stewart
for The Cloud Roads by Martha Wells (Night Shade Books, February 2011) [7]
2013 John Picacio
for The Creative Fire by Brenda Cooper (Pyr, November 2012) [9]

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  1. The Chesley Award section of the ASFA website