Awards

A selection of the awards, nominations and shortlists that SHIFT BOOKS' books and publication projects have received to date.

Publisher Prices

Winner of the Sustainability Award of the German Publishing Prize 2026
Shortlisted for the Berlin Publishing Prize 2025
Winner of the German Publishing Prize 2024

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Belles Mômes
Clélia Odette

APhF Pick:26 Book Award – Shortlist
Stiftung Buchkunst, The Most Beautiful German Books 2026 – Shortlist

Invisible City
Jimmi Wing Ka Ho

PHotoESPAÑA Best Photography Book Award 2026 – Shortlist
Stiftung Buchkunst, The Most Beautiful German Books 2026 – Longlist

Land without Water
Ana Rodríguez Heinlein

PHotoESPAÑA Best Photography Book Award 2026 – Shortlist
German Photo Book Award 2026 – Nominated

Connecting Worlds
diverse authors & photographers

Stiftung Buchkunst, The Most Beautiful German Books 2026 – Shortlist
Germany's Most Beautiful Regional Book 2026 – Shortlist

Where The Poplars Grow
Irina Unruh

German Photobook Award 2024/25 – Silver
Belfast Photo-Book Award 2025 – Winner
Lucie Photo Book Prize, Los Angeles 2025 – Shortlist
Stiftung Buchkunst, The Most Beautiful German Books 2025 – Longlist