Chicon 7<\/a>.<\/p>\nBest Cover Illustration: Paperback Book<\/b><\/i><\/p>\n
* Mitchell D. Bentley for The Alamo and Zombies by Jean A. Stuntz (Yard Dog Press, Dec. 2011)<\/p>\n
*\u00a0Dan Dos Santos for My Life as a White Trash Zombie by Diana Rowland (DAW, July 2011)<\/p>\n
*\u00a0Justin Gerard for Heart of Smoke & Steam by Andrew P. Mayer (Pyr, November 2011)<\/p>\n
*\u00a0Lucas Graciano for The Goblin Corps by Ari Marmell (Pyr, July 2011)<\/p>\n
*\u00a0David Palumbo for God\u2019s War by Kameron Hurley (Night Shade, January 2011)<\/p>\n
*\u00a0Matthew Stewart for The Cloud Roads by Martha Wells (Night Shade, February 2011)<\/p>\n
*\u00a0Jon Sullivan for The Curious Case of the Clockwork Man by Mark Holder (Pyr, March 2011)<\/p>\n
*\u00a0J. P. Targete for The Sword of Darrow by Alex & Hal Malchow (Ben Bella Books, May 2011)<\/p>\n
Best Cover Illustration: Hardback Book<\/b><\/i><\/p>\n
*\u00a0Tom Kidd for Deathbird Stories by Harlan Ellison (Subterranean Press, March 2011)<\/p>\n
*\u00a0Stephan Martiniere for Prospero Regained by L. Jagi Lamplighter (Tor, September 2011)<\/p>\n
*\u00a0Lee Moyer for Two Worlds and In Between: The Best of Caitlin R. Kieran (Subterranean Press, Sept. 2011)<\/p>\n
*\u00a0Cliff Nielsen for The Tempering of Men by Sarah Monette &\u00a0Elizabeth Bear (Tor, August 2011)<\/p>\n
*\u00a0Greg Staples for The Horror Stories of Robert E. Howard (Subterranean Press, Feb. 2011)<\/p>\n
Best Cover Illustration: Magazine<\/b><\/i><\/p>\n
*\u00a0Facundo Diaz for Clarkesworld #57, July 2011
*\u00a0Laura Diehl for Fantasy #53, August 2011
*\u00a0Lee Moyer for Weird Tales #357, Winter 2010\/2011
*\u00a0Carly B. Sorge for Apex Magazine #28, September 2011
*\u00a0Dariusz Zawadski for Fantasy #50, May 2011<\/p>\n
Best Interior Illustration<\/b><\/i><\/p>\n
*\u00a0Julie Dillon for \u201cThe Dala Horse\u201d by Michael Swanwick (Tor.com, July 2011)<\/p>\n
*\u00a0Scott Gustafson for Eddie: The Lost Youth of Edgar Allan Poe by Scott Gustafson (Simon & Schuster, Aug. 2011)<\/p>\n
*\u00a0Ryohei Hase for \u201cNarco Americano\u201d by T. J. English (Playboy, February 2011)<\/p>\n
*\u00a0Greg Staples for The Horror Stories of Robert E. Howard (Subterranean Press, Feb. 2011)<\/p>\n
*\u00a0J. P. Targete for The Sword of Darrow by Alex & Hal Malchow (BenBella Books, May 2011)<\/p>\n
Best Monochrome Work: Unpublished<\/b><\/i><\/p>\n
*\u00a0Justin Gerard for St. George and the Dragon, pencil
*\u00a0Stephen Hickman for Siegfried, ink on toned paper
*\u00a0Jo\u0101o Ruas for Migration, graphite on paper, vellum & acetate
*\u00a0Raoul Vitale for The Yeti, pencil
*\u00a0Allen Williams for Wood Nymph, pencil<\/p>\n
Best Color Work: Unpublished<\/b><\/i><\/p>\n
*\u00a0Stephen Hickman for The Hero of the Apotheosis, acrylic
*\u00a0David Palumbo for Through a Blood Red Veil, oil
*\u00a0Omar Rayyan for The Dragon and the Nightingale, watercolor
*\u00a0Eric Velhagen for Fantasy Feast, oil
*\u00a0Raoul Vitale for Turin and Glaurang, oil<\/p>\n
Best Three-Dimensional Art<\/b><\/i><\/p>\n
*\u00a0Gil Bruvel for Dichotomy, cupro nickel
*\u00a0Thomas S. Kuebler for Baba Yaga, mixed
*\u00a0Michael Parkes for Moonstruck, bronze
*\u00a0Virginie Ropars for Autumnnalis Venenata, mixed
*\u00a0Vincent Villafranca for Robobike, bronze<\/p>\n
Best Gaming-Related Illustration<\/b><\/i><\/p>\n
*\u00a0E.M. Gist for Wandering Elf (Magic the Gathering: Tactics), Sony Online, January 2011<\/p>\n
*\u00a0Lucas Graciano for Pathfinder Player Companion: The Humans of Golarian, Paizo Publishing, July 2011<\/p>\n
*\u00a0Michael C. Hayes for Distress (2012 Core Set Magic card), WotC, July 2011<\/p>\n
*\u00a0Chris Rahn for Glissa, the Traitor (\u201cMirrodin Beseiged\u201d Magic card), WotC, Jan.\/Feb. 2011<\/p>\n
*\u00a0Matt Stewart for Creepy Doll (\u201cInnistrad\u201d Magic card), WotC, September 2011<\/p>\n
Best Product Illustration<\/b><\/i><\/p>\n
*\u00a0Stuart Craig for production design for the Harry Potter films, Warner Brothers, 2011<\/p>\n
*\u00a0Lee Moyer for Check These Out, 2012 Literary Pin-up calendar, Worldbuilders, 2011<\/p>\n
*\u00a0John Picacio for George R.R. Martin: A Song of Ice and Fire, 2012 Calendar, Random House, July 2011<\/p>\n
*\u00a0William Stout for Zombies 2012, calendar, Andrews McMeel, 2011<\/p>\n
*\u00a0Michael Whelan for Gift from the Sea, Dragon*Con 2011 promo art & program book, 2011<\/p>\n
*\u00a0Michael Zug for IlluXCon 2011 promo poster, 2011<\/p>\n
Best Art Director<\/b><\/i><\/p>\n
*\u00a0Matt Adelsperger for WotC
*\u00a0Lou Anders for Pyr Books
*\u00a0Irene Gallo for Tor
*\u00a0David Palumbo for Night Shade Books
*\u00a0Jon Schindehette for WotC<\/p>\n
Award for Lifetime Artistic Achievement<\/b><\/i><\/p>\n
*\u00a0Jim Burns
*\u00a0Jean Giraud (\u201cMoebius\u201d)
*\u00a0Charles Vess<\/p>\n<\/body>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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