2026 Page Turner Fellowship
Priority deadline: Dec 31, 2025
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The Page Turner Fellowship provides an individual designer or artist who has not yet participated in an art book fair a one-time grant, a reserved half-table, and additional mentorship to support the creation of a new work to be launched at the 2026 Seattle Art Book Fair. The goal of this program is to encourage and support new voices in the art book field and to grow the connections among book artists and designers in Washington State.
Requirements for applying
Required qualification
Preferred qualification
Applicants from communities that have been historically underrepresented within the art book field are strongly encouraged to apply.
Priority deadline: Dec 31, 2025
︎︎︎Read the FAQ
︎︎︎Apply now (Note: this is the same form as the Exhibitor Application. Please follow the instructions in the form to skip to the PTF section.)
The Page Turner Fellowship provides an individual designer or artist who has not yet participated in an art book fair a one-time grant, a reserved half-table, and additional mentorship to support the creation of a new work to be launched at the 2026 Seattle Art Book Fair. The goal of this program is to encourage and support new voices in the art book field and to grow the connections among book artists and designers in Washington State.
Requirements for applying
Required qualification
- Must be based in Washington State
Preferred qualification
- Have not previously exhibited at an art book fair, zine festival, or equivalent event (equivalent events include craft fairs, literary festivals, or trade events at which you’ve sold publications or zines)
- The proposed work is a new, previously unpublished project
Applicants from communities that have been historically underrepresented within the art book field are strongly encouraged to apply.
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Announcing the recipients of first annual Page Turner Fellowship
We are pleased to announce that Washington-based artists Daniel R. Smith and Cecelia “Mika” Westman have been selected for the inaugural Page Turner Fellowship. From January to May, Smith and Westman will work with SABF staff and mentors to develop new publications to be launched at the third annual Seattle Art Book Fair on May 10–11, 2025 . The incoming artists were awarded Fellowships based on their applications that included a proposal and sample work, which were reviewed by a panel of four advisors who are working artists, writers, and publishers: Jake Alexander, Alex Barsky, Kelly Froh, and Mita Mahato.
For SABF 2025, Smith — a graphic designer and artist — proposed to work on a book that is a collection of collages made at the Rockland artist residency at Belfair, WA. Smith’s colorful collages were executed over a period of three weeks across the pages of a vintage promotional binder for “Pyro Antifreeze.” Westman proposed to create a shadow book — a series of pages from which light shining through could cast shadows on a wall — that could form the basis of shared experiences for telling stories. Harriet Tubman will be the subject of the first book in the eventual series.
Click here to see the full press release
We are pleased to announce that Washington-based artists Daniel R. Smith and Cecelia “Mika” Westman have been selected for the inaugural Page Turner Fellowship. From January to May, Smith and Westman will work with SABF staff and mentors to develop new publications to be launched at the third annual Seattle Art Book Fair on May 10–11, 2025 . The incoming artists were awarded Fellowships based on their applications that included a proposal and sample work, which were reviewed by a panel of four advisors who are working artists, writers, and publishers: Jake Alexander, Alex Barsky, Kelly Froh, and Mita Mahato.
For SABF 2025, Smith — a graphic designer and artist — proposed to work on a book that is a collection of collages made at the Rockland artist residency at Belfair, WA. Smith’s colorful collages were executed over a period of three weeks across the pages of a vintage promotional binder for “Pyro Antifreeze.” Westman proposed to create a shadow book — a series of pages from which light shining through could cast shadows on a wall — that could form the basis of shared experiences for telling stories. Harriet Tubman will be the subject of the first book in the eventual series.
Click here to see the full press release
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