Greetings from Oscar Goerijs Goriszoon, Mayor of Pennsic 53,
We are holding a competition this year for the cover art for the Pennsic 53 Event Guide. The theme for the artwork is “Music”.
All artists are invited to submit concept sketches for cover art to publications@pennsicwar.org, using the guidelines below:
Guidelines
– The cover is 8.5″ x 11″, and will be printed in black and white.
– There should be space in the design to include “Pennsic 53 (or LIII)” and the event dates (July 24 to August 9, 2026).
– Event Guide artwork can include the heraldry of the East and Middle Kingdoms and AEthelmearc, or the kingdom symbols (Tyger, Dragon, Escarbuncle).
– You may create the cover art using any medium, as long as you can submit it as a high quality graphics file.
Please submit your concept sketch by February 28, 2026. Once an artist has been selected, the final artwork will need to be completed before June 15, 2026.
Please address any questions to publications@pennsicwar.org