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Anthology Cover Art Competition 2026
Anthology Magazine · Ireland
International competition for a cover artwork for Anthology magazine. Open to artists of all nationalities in painting, printmaking, mixed media, photography and digital media. Prize of EUR 500 plus cover publication; EUR 18 per entry; deadline 31 October 2026.
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Who can enter
- Location
- Open worldwide
- Age
- No age limit
- Career stage
- Any
- Mediums
- Painting, Printmaking, Mixed media, Photography, Digital art
- AI
- No AI-generated work
- Size limits
- No dimension restrictions; may be cropped to 190 x 195mm cover. Files JPG/PNG/PDF max 4MB.
- Submission
- Online submission
- Also
- All nationalities, living anywhere. Work must not have appeared on another publication's cover or be entered in another contest simultaneously; no generative AI.
About
Anthology Magazine's Cover Art Competition invites visual artists worldwide to submit work for the cover of a future issue. It was established to support established and emerging artists and to provide a platform for publication, and has no prescribed theme.
Eligible media are painting, printmaking, mixed media, photography and digital media. Works must not have appeared on the cover of another publication, must not be entered simultaneously in another contest, must not carry the artist's name and must not use generative AI. There are no dimension restrictions, though work may be cropped to the 190 x 195mm cover; files are submitted as JPG, PNG or PDF up to 4MB.
The winner receives EUR 500, the cover of Anthology and editorial coverage in print and online. The standard fee period runs 1 March to 31 October 2026 at EUR 18 per entry.