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Undergraduate and graduate students at the University of Maine are eligible to enter the contest, as well as members of the public.<br><br>We welcome environmentally-themed cover design submissions in the form of photography, physically rendered or graphic artwork, and other digital media. $200 will be awarded to the author of the winning submission, which will be chosen by a committee of Spire&#8217;s Editorial Team and Advisory Board members. Other finalists&#8217; submissions to the contest may be featured inside the issue.<br><\/p><\/div><\/span><\/div>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-column.kb-section-dir-horizontal > .kt-inside-inner-col > .kt-info-box92_c9ce1d-2f .kt-blocks-info-box-link-wrap{max-width:unset;}.kt-info-box92_c9ce1d-2f .kt-blocks-info-box-link-wrap{border-top:5px solid #003263;border-right:5px solid #003263;border-bottom:5px solid #003263;border-left:5px solid #003263;background:#ffffff;padding-top:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);padding-right:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);padding-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);padding-left:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);margin-top:50px;margin-bottom:50px;}.kt-info-box92_c9ce1d-2f .kadence-info-box-icon-container .kt-info-svg-icon, .kt-info-box92_c9ce1d-2f .kt-info-svg-icon-flip, .kt-info-box92_c9ce1d-2f .kt-blocks-info-box-number{font-size:50px;}.kt-info-box92_c9ce1d-2f .kt-blocks-info-box-media{color:#79bde8;background:#ffffff;border-color:#79bde8;border-top-width:5px;border-right-width:5px;border-bottom-width:5px;border-left-width:5px;padding-top:20px;padding-right:20px;padding-bottom:20px;padding-left:20px;}.kt-info-box92_c9ce1d-2f .kt-blocks-info-box-media-container{margin-top:-75px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:20px;margin-left:0px;}.kt-info-box92_c9ce1d-2f .kt-infobox-textcontent h2.kt-blocks-info-box-title{padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;margin-top:5px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:10px;margin-left:0px;}.kt-info-box92_c9ce1d-2f .kt-blocks-info-box-learnmore{background:transparent;border-width:0px 0px 0px 0px;padding-top:4px;padding-right:8px;padding-bottom:4px;padding-left:8px;margin-top:10px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:10px;margin-left:0px;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kt-info-box92_c9ce1d-2f .kt-blocks-info-box-link-wrap{border-top:5px solid #003263;border-right:5px solid #003263;border-bottom:5px solid #003263;border-left:5px solid #003263;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kt-info-box92_c9ce1d-2f .kt-blocks-info-box-link-wrap{border-top:5px solid #003263;border-right:5px solid #003263;border-bottom:5px solid #003263;border-left:5px solid #003263;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-infobox kt-info-box92_c9ce1d-2f\"><span class=\"kt-blocks-info-box-link-wrap info-box-link kt-blocks-info-box-media-align-top kt-info-halign-left\"><div class=\"kt-infobox-textcontent\"><h2 class=\"kt-blocks-info-box-title\">Submission Guidelines:<\/h2><p class=\"kt-blocks-info-box-text\">Submissions of <strong>physically rendered artwork<\/strong> should conform to the following specifications:<br><strong>Lighting Condition:<\/strong> A physical piece must be photographed in a brightly lit room without a camera flash.<br><strong>Image Quality:<\/strong> Please photograph all artwork with a DSLR, Digital Scanner, or other high-quality recording device. 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Images must be at least 300 PPI and large enough to fit on a magazine-sized cover without having to blow up the image (8&#8243; x 10&#8243;).<br><strong>File Formats:<\/strong> Please submit photographed artwork in formats such as a PDF, TIFF, or high-quality JPEG.<br><br>Submissions of <strong>photographs<\/strong>\u00a0should conform to the following specifications:<br><strong>Lighting Condition: <\/strong>The image must not contain substantial amounts of &#8220;noise&#8221; or visual distortion.<br><strong>Image Quality: <\/strong>Please submit your photo in either a TIFF or JPEG format.<br><strong>Image Size:<\/strong> The photo must large enough to fit on a magazine-sized cover without having to blow up the image (8&#8243; x 10&#8243;).<br><br>Submissions of <strong>computer generated artwork\u00a0<\/strong>should conform to the following specifications:<br><strong>File Formats<\/strong>: Please submit computer generated artwork in a PDF, TIFF, PNG or high-quality JPEG file.<br><br><strong>The submission deadline for the cover design contest is January 23rd, 2026.<\/strong> All submissions should be emailed to the Editorial Team at\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:spire@maine.edu\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">spire@maine.edu<\/a>.\u00a0The email subject line for all submissions should include the contestant&#8217;s last name and the words &#8220;Design Contest Submission.&#8221; <strong>Example: LastName_Design Contest Submission.\u00a0<\/strong><br>\u00a0<br>Please send all questions to the Editorial Team at\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:spire@maine.edu\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">spire@maine.edu<\/a>.<\/p><\/div><\/span><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":399,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_kad_blocks_custom_css":"","_kad_blocks_head_custom_js":"","_kad_blocks_body_custom_js":"","_kad_blocks_footer_custom_js":"","_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-92","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.2 - 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