Photography Contest

Create! Magazine Women’s Issue 2025

Create! Magazine Women’s Issue 2025

Deadline |

CLOSED

Theme |

Women in art.

Territory |

Worldwide

Eligibility |

Women-identifying and gender non-conforming artists

Entry Fees |

FREE

Prizes |

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Create! Magazine is thrilled to announce the call for entries for our 2025 Women’s Issue. This annual print and digital publication celebrates the creativity, resilience, and brilliance of women artists around the world.
We warmly welcome submissions from women-identifying and gender non-conforming artists who resonate with the theme of celebrating women in art.
This special edition is dedicated to increasing representation and visibility in the art world. Whether you’re an emerging or established artist, this is an opportunity to share your work with a global audience of curators, collectors, and art enthusiasts.

Why Submit?
Visibility: Feature your work in an international print and digital publication reaching over 200,000+ readers.
Recognition: Be reviewed and selected by a panel of renowned curators and art leaders.
Prizes: Enhance your career with interviews, memberships, and other exclusive opportunities.

Prizes
First Place
Full-length interview in Create! Magazine Issue #51.
Podcast interview on Art & Cocktails.
One-year membership to AQ Society ($2,000 value).
Second Place
Online interview feature on our website.
One-year membership to AQ Society ($1,000 value).
Complimentary digital one-year subscription to Create! Magazine.
Third Place
Online interview feature on our website.
One-year membership to AQ Society ($500 value).
All Selected Artists
Published in the print and digital issue.
Access to special gifts and discounts from partners

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ENDS 11/18/25
Be Featured in our December 2025 Online Juried Solo Exhibition! Juror; Ed Kashi!
ENDS 11/30/25
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ENDS 12/01/25
Our Annual Photo Contest is now open for submissions, and we’re looking for the best of the best. Grand Prize: $2,500,
ENDS 12/01/25
The Rencontres d’Arles is pleased to announce the launch of the 2026 Discovery Award. Jury award of €15,000 and public award of €5,000
ENDS 12/09/25
Publication in AAP Magazine 54 Nature + $1,000 Cash Prizes
ENDS 01/06/26
Rewarding the best single images! Enter for free and you could win $5,000, top Sony digital imaging equipment plus more!
ENDS 01/06/26
Dedicated to young photographers under 19 years-old - first prize is top Sony digital imaging equipment plus benefit from global exposure
ENDS 01/06/26
First place receives Sony Digital Imaging equipment and inclusion in the Sony World Photography Awards exhibition and book
ENDS 01/08/26
All Finalists: All five finalists participate in a group exhibition organized by Aperture at AIPAD in New York in April 2026.
ENDS 01/09/26
First-place winners in each category will receive $3,000, while second and third places will get $1,500 and $1,000, respectively.
ENDS 01/13/26
Rewarding the best photo series worldwide! Enter for free and you could win $25,000, a range of Sony digital imaging equipment plus more!
ENDS 02/15/26
Art is born out of passion. Fine Art photography is a perfect instrument, which allows a person to communicate with the world and share their vision. It results from the author's deep sensitivity, a need to express feelings through image.
ENDS 03/01/26
Full Tuition, a Leica camera system on loan for the academic year and an opportunity to present their work at the Leica Store in New York City’s Meatpacking District.
ENDS 03/31/26
Entries are open worldwide to photographers using an iPhone or iPad. Photos should not be published previously anywhere. The posts on personal accounts (Facebook, Instagram etc.) are eligible.
ENDS 05/17/26
MonoVisions Photography Awards are an international open call for photographers using black and white medium to express their visual language.