Onomatopee Publication Open Call

Open call

Submit your book proposal
Thank you for your interest in publishing with Onomatopee.

From now on we welcome new proposals through this open call.

By centralizing submissions, we aim to ensure a transparent, structured, and fair selection process that allows us to carefully align new titles with our editorial mission and current thematic lines.

We kindly ask you to complete the questions in this form and upload the requested documents. This information will help us to better understand your project and its potential fit within our publishing program.

To ensure a transparent and consistent review process, we kindly ask you to submit your proposal through this form. Please take the time to answer the questions and upload the requested documents, as this will help us evaluate your project in relation to our editorial mission and thematic lines.

The open call is open all year round with a deadline every four months. For 2025-2026 this means the coming deadlines:
- 01 November 2025
- 01 February 2026
- 01 June 2026
- 01 October 2026
After the deadline, all submissions will be carefully reviewed by our editorial team. We will get back to you three months after the deadline to let you know whether we would like to plan a meeting with you to explore the possibility of working together.

Please note that we don't publish fiction.

We look forward to receiving your proposal and thank you for considering Onomatopee as a publishing partner.
Name

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Address

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Email
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Information about the publication
Title of the project/publication proposal
Short summary (max. 100 words)
Extended description (max. 500 words)
Please answer the following questions: What is the subject, and why is it urgent orrelevant? What do you want to communicate, and to whom?
To which theme does it relate to?
What is the formal or content-related necessity of the book?
Artistic / Research approach
Please share how you work and think as a maker or researcher.
You may describe this in writing, but you are also welcome to upload existing materials (such as publications, excerpts, documentation of exhibitions, or project proposals) that demonstrate your methods and positioning.You may optionally reflect on:Your working method(s)The (critical, cultural, activist) reference frameworks you engage withHow your institutional, curatorial, or pedagogical context informs your proposal.Feel free to upload any relevant materials in the next segment (PDFs, text excerpts, links to work, etc.).
Please share how you work and think as a maker or researcher.
You may describe this in writing, but you are also welcome to upload existing materials (such as publications, excerpts, documentation of exhibitions, or project proposals) that demonstrate your methods and positioning.

You may optionally reflect on:
- Your working method(s)
- The (critical, cultural, activist) reference frameworks you engage with
- How your institutional, curatorial, or pedagogical context informs your proposal.
Feel free to upload any relevant materials in the next segment (PDFs, text excerpts, links to work, etc.).
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Intended audience and distribution vision
Who is the book for, and where do you imagine it being circulated?
Why do you want to develop this project in collaboration with Onomatopee?
How do you envision the collaboration? What do you expect?
About the Maker(s)
Short bio of the applicant / team members

(For institutions or collectives: describe your mission, scope, and relevant teammembers)
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Relevant previous work

(links / uploads /cv / portfolio)
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About the Production
What stage is your project at?
Concept, work in progress, near completion, etc. What is the expected number of pages?
Please add finished text contributions and images for review.

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Have you considered the form/design of the publication and/or decided on the graphic designer/printer?
Why did you choose the book/publication format, this graphic designer and/ or language?
Funding and support
Are any partners involved in the project? Are there institutional collaborators involved (e.g. museums, academies, collectives)? Have any funds been awarded or applied for?
Deadlines
Are there important deadlines to keep in mind?
Visuals / dummy / sketches / moodboards / A manuscript or first draft, if available

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If you would like to share any additional information not covered in the questions above, please do so here.
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