Calls For Entry

The MACK First Book Award is a publishing prize open to artists who have not previously had a book published. The award was established in 2012 to support emerging artists and bodies of work that find a voice through the book form.

Each year, our jury creates a shortlist of the ten best submissions. The winner will receive the opportunity to collaborate with MACK in publishing their book project. The winning book will be announced and launched at Photo London in May 2020, alongside an exhibition of the work at Somerset House.

The call for submissions emphasises a predilection for projects intended for book form: visual art projects that find a voice through the book. Submissions can include texts, collage and experimental approaches to book-making.

We are looking for unique work of high quality and encourage artists of all ages and nationalities to submit their book projects.

Submission Guidelines

• Entries are only accepted from artists who have not previously had a book published.

• All submissions must either be unpublished or self-published book projects. Books that have already been published by a third party publishing house will not be considered.

• Submissions must consist of coherent book projects and not portfolios of images in book form.

• All submissions must be received as printed book dummies. Digital submissions in the form of PDFs, ebooks or apps will not be considered.

• Any text within the book must be supplied with an English translation.