CARTA Awards Results 2025

1. Best Tarot Deck

Winner:
Bee Tarot  by Kristoffer Hughes (author) & Nadia Turner (artist) – Llewellyn Worldwide Ltd.

1st Runner Up:
Journey Tarot Deck by Teagan Michael Turner (author & artist) – Luminarium / Self published

2nd Runner Up:
Good Fortune Tarot by Barbara Moore (author) & Jessica Roux (artist) – Llewellyn Worldwide Ltd.

2. Best Oracle Deck

Winner:
Call of the Morrigan Oracle  by Stephanie Woodfield, Karen Storminger (authors) & Naomi Cornock (artist) – Llewellyn Worldwide Ltd.

1st Runner Up (tie):
Deadly Apothecary Oracle by Priestess Moon (author & artist) – Rockpool Publishing

Seasons of the Witch, Litha Oracle by Lorriane Anderson & Juliet Diaz (authors) &  Tijana Lukovic (artist)– Rockpool Publishing

2nd Runner Up:

Seasons of the Witch, Lammas Oracle by Lorriane Anderson & Juliet Diaz (authors) &  Tijana Lukovic (artist)– Rockpool Publishing

3. Best Self-published Deck

Winner:
Unicorn’s Journey Tarot  by Lisa Papez (author) & Francesca Paiocchi (artist) 

1st Runner Up:
Cat Aura Tarot by  Malumir R. Logan (author) & E.C. Mazur (artist) 

2nd Runner Up:
Journey Tarot Deck by Teagan Michael Turner (author &  artist) 

4. Aspiring Debut Artist

Winner:
Animal Guide Rune Cards by Dawid Lipka & Bartosz Mazik (authors & artists) – Blue Angel Publishing

1st Runner Up:
Journey Tarot Deck by  Teagan Michael Turner (author & artist) – Luminarium / self published

2nd Runner Up:
Soul Wisdom Oracle Cards by Nicole Miz (author &  artist) – Blue Angel Publishing

5. Aspiring Debut Author

Winner:
Unicorn’s Journey Tarot  by Lisa Papez (author) & Francesca Paiocchi (artist) – Self published

1st Runner Up:
Animal Guide Rune Cards by Dawid Lipka & Bartosz Mazik (authors & artists) – Blue Angel Publishing

2nd Runner Up:
Spirit Medicine Oracle Deck System by Nathan Simmonds (author &  artist) – Self published

 

6. Outstanding Artistic Achievement

Winner:
Bee Tarot  by Kristoffer Hughes (author) & Nadia Turner (artist) – Llewellyn Worldwide Ltd.

1st Runner Up:
Lost Oracle by Fiona Horne (author) & Veronica Collins (artist) – Rockpool Publishing

2nd Runner Up:
Hong Kong Tarot by Errol Yeung & Gooloo Choi (authors & artists) – Self published

7. Best Book Independent of a Deck

Winner:
Unlocking the Tarot: Create Your Own Keys by Lisa Papez (author) & Brittany Keller  (cover artist) – Llewellyn Worldwide Ltd. 

1st Runner Up:
Tarot for Creativity by Chelsey Pippin Mizzi (author), J Bindel & N. Fernando (artists) – Chronicle Books

2nd Runner Up:
The Psychic Art of Tarot: Opening Your Inner Eye For More Insight by Mat Auryn (author) – Llewellyn Worldwide Ltd. 

8. Best Guide Book Accompanying a Deck

Winner:
Oracle of the Mythic Heroes by Letao Wang (author) , Rosang Zuali & Anjun Guo  (artists) – Beyond Words Publishing

1st Runner Up:
Animal Guide Rune Cards by Dawid Lipka & Bartosz Mazik (authors & artists) – Blue Angel Publishing

2nd Runner Up:
Unicorn’s Journey Tarot  by Lisa Papez (author) & Francesca Paiocchi (artist) – Self published

9. TABI Judges Award for Best Tarot Deck

Winner:
The Children of Ostara Tarot by Alexandria Huntington (author & artist) – Self published

1st Runner Up:
Bee Tarot  by Kristoffer Hughes (author) & Nadia Turner (artist) – Llewellyn Worldwide Ltd.

2nd Runner Up:
Good Fortune Tarot  by Barbara Moore (author) & Jessica Roux (artist) – Llewellyn Worldwide Ltd.

10. TABI Members Award for Best  Tarot Deck

Winner:
Tarot Obscuro by Lotta Glybotskaia (author) & Una in Space (artist) – Una in Space

1st Runner Up (3-way tie):
Syndala Tarot by Jennifer Cooper Steidleys (author & artist)  – Self published

Good Fortune Tarot  by Barbara Moore (author) & Jessica Roux (artist) – Llewellyn Worldwide Ltd.

Fool’s New Journey Tarot  by John Matthiews (author) & Charles Newington (artist) – REDFeather MBS / Schiffer Publishing