Artells Media Awards
October 2026
The month's best work wins the cover of an international magazine — printed and shipped to 189 countries — and goes on to compete for the title of the year.
Win the month
Your work in print across our five magazines — judged blind, only the work counts
- 11st place: the cover of Artells magazine + a printed publication, a medal on your profile and +300 Artist Score
- 22nd place: the cover of Artego magazine + social media placement and +200 Artist Score
- 33rd place: the cover of Figgi, Quadro or Marika (you choose which) and +150 Artist Score
- 4–10Places 4–10: social media placement in the magazines of the editors' choice and +50 Artist Score
- ★Editors' Pick: the editorial team's own award, +150 Artist Score
How the Awards work
Four steps, one round a month
- Step 1
Enter
Up to 2 photos per round, free (PRO: 10). The gallery is blind: nobody sees whose work they rate.
- Step 2
Rate others
Give each work 1 to 5 stars. Every 20 ratings earn you one more free entry.
- Step 3
Places are locked
When the round closes, the top places win magazine covers, social placement and Artist Score, and the winner becomes Creator of the Month. The editors may add an Editors' Pick of their own.
- Step 4
The annual final
The top 20% of every round (never fewer than 10) and the Editors' Picks go on to Creator of the Year, one work per author.
Why rating matters
The round runs on the ratings creators give each other.
A work needs 3 ratings to place
Yours help every entry, your own included, reach the table.
Fair by design
A few quick 5s from friends barely move a score, and an editor's rating counts 5 times.
+If you place: how you get your prize
- Step 1
Results the same day
The day the round closes you get an email with your place and a notification in your account.
- Step 2
Claim your cover
Top 3 get a letter with a link: the form opens with your cover chosen and your prize code in.
- Step 3
Send within 7 days
Upload the full-resolution file of your winning work and send. Nothing to pay. The editors place it in an issue and tell you which.
- Step 4
Yours to keep
Your medal on your profile with a verified link, Artist Score and a place in the annual final. A certificate can be ordered from your account.
Equal scores? Places are never shared. The higher score goes first; with equal scores, the work with more ratings is ahead; if that is equal too, the work entered earlier.
Artist Score earned here is merit-only and can't be bought. How scoring works