Open Call of the Academy | Publication Series 2026 – text-based publications
The Rectorate is opening the call for submissions for new text-based volumes. The call is aimed at employees (including project staff) and students of the Academy.
The publication series of the Academy of Fine Arts Vienna now comprises 30 volumes. The series underwent a reorientation in 2021 and now has two forms of publications: on the one hand, text-based paperbacks which are published promptly and by Sternberg, and, in addition, publications with more freedom of design, such as artists' books.
The text-based books are published in pocket format (10.8 x 17.8 cm) in the series' standard design. They are published peer reviewed. The books are also available via Open Access: https://repository.akbild.ac.at/de/sammlungen_schriftenreihe/query
The current call is aimed at the production of text-based publications for which the manuscript is as complete as possible and at least a substantial text sample is available, for example, an entire chapter, so that production can begin promptly. There are no restrictions on the subject matter. The publishing house is Sternberg Press.
The projects are financed to the extent of editing, printing and layout costs. Costs for authors' fees, translations or image rights will not be covered. The jury reserves the right to also support projects only partially.
The submitted project must be related to the Academy. Both anthologies and monographs can be submitted. The language of the publication series should remain primarily English. The jury meeting will take place in March 2027.
Students and doctoral candidates can submit under the condition that a professor/lecturer agrees to accompany the submission and production process to ensure feasibility.
Selection process: A publication advisory board with representatives from the institutes and the library works together with the Rectorate on strategic questions concerning the series. The advisory board is supplemented by an external jury (consisting of two external members and three advisory board members) which makes the selection from the submissions.
Submission
Your submission should include the following:
- a clearly formulated proposal for the publication project including a list of authors for anthologies and table of contents (max. 5,000 characters)
- sample text, e.g., a chapter
- timetable for realization
- cost outline
Deadline: Wednesday, 3 February 2027, 11 h
Submissions work via the Academy's submission system.
Information on the previous volumes can be found at: https://www.akbild.ac.at/en/publications-1/publication-series
For further information please contact Martina Huber (ma.huber@akbild.ac.at, 01588161001)