NOW ACCEPTING SUBMISSIONS! NO SUBMISSION FEE! DEADLINE IS JUNE 22.

Orbis Editions is accepting proposals from artists and writers for the Cantabrigia Award to make publications in 2021. Recipients will have the opportunity to make a publication with Orbis Editions' in-house editing, design, and printing resources valued at $4,000 and receive a $1000 stipend when their publication goes to press.

We define a publication to include works on paper and in digital media; application is open to publications that are image-based, text-based, or both. Publication proposals do not need to be fully conceived but readiness to go to press is one of the primary criteria in the selection process. We are particularly interested in conceptually driven projects that include: artist books, essays, poetry, fiction, how-to manuals, public policy briefs, and more.


The submission deadline is June 22nd.
Applicants will be notified in July.

GUIDELINES

1. The publication program is open to artists and writers working in any discipline/genre. There will be a public launch event in Cambridge. If you are a Cambridge resident or have a relationship with the city of Cambridge and its communities, please let us know.

2. Extra consideration will be given to projects that present ideas or topics that are not well-represented in the commercial sector.

3. Publications may be entirely text based or text free.

4. Orbis Editions encourages applications that push the boundaries of what may be considered a publication.

5. This award is not geared toward the production of monographs or exhibition catalogues.


PLEASE EMAIL THE FOLLOWING SUPPORTING MATERIALS TO cantabrigia.award@gmail.com, WITH YOUR NAME IN THE SUBJECT LINE:

1. CV (Curriculum Vitae): Acceptable formats include .txt, .pdf, .doc, .docx

2. Detailed Publication Proposal: Outlines both the background and plan for the publication, and the relationship of the support materials to your proposal.  Acceptable formats include .txt, .pdf, .doc, .docx (up to 800 words)

3. Work Samples:
       a. IMAGE and/or TEXT work samples: up to 10 files. Images should be no larger than 2MB each.
       b. IMAGE and/or TEXT work samples list (optional), formatted as follows: Filename, Work Title, Year, Medium, Dimensions (where appropriate), any additional info as needed
 
4. Artist Statement (optional): Up to 500 words.  Acceptable formats include .txt, .pdf, .doc, .docx

5. Narrative Bio (optional): Up to 200 words.  Acceptable formats include .txt, .pdf, .doc, .docx

*The design and layout of supporting documents will not be evaluated (eg. the presentation of a CV), simply attaching word documents or pdfs and images will be sufficient.