International Comic / Manga School Contest 2023
This is a manga, comic, and illustration contest open to students worldwide. Winners are eligible for cash prizes, digital creation software, pen tablets, and chances to be featured in the media too! The contest is also an opportunity to have your work judged and critiqued by professional creators and boost your skills. There are loads of categories to choose from and many opportunities to win prizes! We are looking forward to your entries!
Contest theme (all categories): Light and Darkness
School registration: November 1, 2022 – April 3, 2023, 09:00 UTC
Submission period: December 1, 2022 – April 10, 2023, 09:00 UTC
Winner announcements: Early July 2023 (tentative)
Submission Guidelines: We are seeking entries for the following six categories. All categories share the same theme of Light and Darkness.
| Comic Category (Color) | An original color comic for all ages (8-32 pages, including cover). |
|---|---|
| Manga Category (B&W/Color) | An original black-and-white or color manga for all ages (8-32 pages, including cover). |
| Bande Dessinée Category (Color) | An original bande dessinée for all ages (8-32 pages, including cover). |
| Webtoon Category (Color recommended) | An original webtoon for all ages (sized 800 x 20,000-300,000 pixels or a height ratio of 25 to 375 for an image 800 pixels or less when the width is set to 1). |
| Storyboard Category | A 4-16 page manga, comic, or webtoon drawn according to the supplied manuscript.
Manuscript text (provided by pixiv)Our hero searches for any other surviving humans in a post-apocalyptic world and ends up happening upon a male android…
(Source: “Dear Living one” by Rikka, from the official pixiv project “Writing Support Project – Happy Endings”)Manuscript text 2 (Courtesy of BookLive)Two rival wizards who used to be close childhood friends, have now crossed paths… |
| Illustration Category | Original color illustration for all ages. There are no size requirements. |
- Submissions may be created using any drawing tools or software. If you create your submission using traditional tools, please submit a digital scan of the artwork. (Paper submissions will not be accepted)
- There are no requirements for language depicted in works. However, English-language works tend to reach the widest audience.
- Entries will not be made public until the results of the judging are announced.
- For the Comic, Manga, and Bande Dessinée categories, please submit your work to the category you believe is most appropriate. However, each category specifies whether color and/or black-and-white entries are accepted. If submissions clearly do not match the requirements of the category, the contest organizers reserve the right to change the category of the entry in question.
Awards and Prizes
Comic / Manga / Bande Dessinée / Webtoon Categories
Contest Grand Prize (1 winner)
・The new Wacom Cintiq Pro 16 (DTH167) for creators who want the natural and precise pen performance
・Three years of Clip Studio Paint EX, the painting tool for computers, tablets, and smartphones, for a single-device*
Category Awards (1 winner each)
Comics / Manga / Bande Dessinée / Webtoon Categories
US$1,700 cash prize
・Wacom One Creative Pen Display
・Three years of Clip Studio Paint EX for a single-device*
Runners-up (3-5 winners each)
Comics / Manga / Bande Dessinée / Webtoon Categories
・Three years of Clip Studio Paint EX for a single-device*
Storyboard Category
Grand Prize (1 winner)
・Wacom One Creative Pen Display
・Three years of Clip Studio Paint EX for a single-device*
Runners-up (3-5 winners each)
・Three years of Clip Studio Paint EX for a single-device*
Illustration Category
Grand Prize (1 winner)
US$550 cash prize
・Wacom One Creative Pen Display
・Three years of Clip Studio Paint PRO for a single-device*
Runners-up (3-5 winners each)
・Three years of Clip Studio Paint PRO for a single-device*
Please apply after reading and understanding the entry instructions. PLEASE CLICK – HOW TO ENTER –