Open Calls Requiring a Photobook
Open calls and awards asking for a photobook, book dummy, or zine. Submissions for photobook makers and publishers. 25 calls, 10 open.
Susan McLaughlin Risograph Photobook Award 2026 · Penumbra Foundation
Penumbra Foundation's $5,000 award for risograph photobooks made worldwide in 2024–2026. Free to enter; mail one physical copy.
Future Photobook Award 2026 · Coventry University MA Photography & Fast Forward
Inaugural photobook award for HE students and recent grads. Open to any format including zines and handmade books. Free entry.
Paper Photo Award 2026 · Paper Photo Festival
Photobook competition of Poland's Paper Photo Festival — PLN 10,000 top prize, ~30 books exhibited in Sosnowiec, finalists hosted.
Paper Photo Dummy Award 2026 · Paper Photo Festival
Dummies & zines category of Poland's Paper Photo Festival — PLN 5,000 top prize for unpublished photobook dummies, ~30 shown in Sosnowiec.
2026 Paris Photo–Aperture PhotoBook Awards
Prestigious Aperture × Paris Photo photobook awards; First PhotoBook wins $10,000. Shortlist exhibited at Paris Photo, Grand Palais.
Lucie Foundation Photo Book Prize 2026
Celebrating innovative photographic books. Three categories. $3,000 Book of the Year. Open worldwide.
SlowExposures 2026 — Book Fair
Show and sell your photobook at the SlowExposures festival in Concord, GA. Free — donate one book to the raffle; first 10 photographers.
Photobook Open Call ZUM/IMS 2026
Free photobook call from ZUM and Instituto Moreira Salles — R$2,000 each to three winners, shown at Festival ZUM in São Paulo.
F/262 Photo Book Award 2026
Photobook award from F/262 Festival, Portugal. Winner gets full local production of a 262-copy hand-numbered limited edition.
Photobook Feature — In Focus · Der Greif
Photobooks featured in Der Greif's Articles section with editorial write-up. Self-published and small-edition welcome.
Past
On the Shelf 2026 · Filter Photo
Juried photo book exhibition at Filter Space, Chicago (Sept 4–Oct 31), juried by Nick Larsen of Radius Books. $500 Juror's Choice.
EPF 2026 Photobook Exhibition · Ephemere
Bound photobooks for a dedicated exhibition at Ephemere Photo Fest in Tokyo — free digital review; selected books join the archive.
PN Awards 2026 — Book Prize & Project Grant · Photography Network
Book prize for innovation in photography scholarship. Project grant for emerging scholars and curators.
VAiF26 — Photobook Open Call 2026
Free photobook open call at Visual Arts International Festival in Thessaloniki. Group exhibition in November 2026. No thematic restriction.
10th Singapore International Photography Festival 2026 Open Call
10th biennial SIPF Open Call. Portfolio + photobook categories. 3× SGD $2,000 prizes. Showcase in Singapore Oct–Nov 2026.
Encontros da Imagem Photobook Award 2026 · Encontros da Imagem
Two photobook awards (Best Published and Best Dummy) at 36th Encontros da Imagem. €1,000 each + group exhibition. Theme: Territory and Identity.
Fotobus Library Award 2026
Recognizing the 10 best photobooks of the year. Winners exhibited at Arles and Polycopies festivals.
LUMA Rencontres Dummy Book Award 2026
€25,000 production budget for winning photobook dummy. Exhibited at Les Rencontres d'Arles 2026.
2026 Book Awards
Three €6,000 awards for photobooks (Author's, Historical, Photo-Text). Winners exhibited at Rencontres d'Arles and Jimei x Arles.
Athens Photo Festival Dummy Award 2026
Dummy award with Chose Commune publishing contract (up to €15K). 20 shortlisted exhibited at Athens Photo Festival, Benaki Museum.
KYOTOGRAPHIE Photo Zine Showcase
Zines shown to international editors, curators, and publishers at KYOTOGRAPHIE Photobook Fair in Kyoto.
Hasselblad Foundation Photo Book Grant 2026
Two grants of SEK 100,000 each supporting development and publication of photographic books.
Ephemere Photobook Grant 2026
100% production coverage for an eco-conscious monograph published in Japan. Airfare to Tokyo for launch included.
Griffin Museum — Handmade Photobook Exhibition 2026
Exhibition for handcrafted photobooks where the artist's hand shapes the object itself.
Photobook Open Call 2026 · Photometria International Photography Festival
Artist books, self-published photobooks, limited editions, zines, and DIY publications for the 18th Photometria Festival.