Manga Award / sixth International edition / Tokyo 2013

The Sixth International MANGA Award Guidelines for Application
http://www.manga-award.jp/en/award_6th.html


1. Purpose
To promote MANGA overseas.
2. Conditions of Entry
(1) The MANGA works (24 or more pages) must be produced in countries
outside Japan. Both published and unpublished works are eligible except
works which received the past Manga Awards.
(2) The MANGA works should be produced within three years of date for apply.
(3) The works must be submitted in printed form as a rule.
(4) Overseas publishing companies are permitted to apply for the Sixth
International MANGA Award only if they confirm that their MANGA artists consent to their works being submitted.
3. How to Apply
(1) Application Period
April 2012 – 15 June 2012 (entries must arrive by 15 June) Applications should be sent to either i) or ii) below.
i) P.O.Box MBE 703
The Sixth International MANGA Award Executive Committee, Yanagiya Taiyo Building 1F, Nihombashi Muromachi 4-3-16, Chuo-ku, Tokyo 103-0022, JAPAN
ii) Japanese Embassies or Consulates General (See the website for the address.)
(2) Two copies of the works must be submitted.
(Additional copies may be requested for works which win the award.)
(3) Please ensure the entry form, filled in either in English or Japanese, is attached to the works.
4. Return of Works
The submitted works will not be returned to applicants. Therefore, if works have not yet been published, the original should be retained by the artist. We might donate submitted works to public organisations, or exhibit them.
5. Selection
The Sixth International MANGA Award Evaluation Committee is in charge of the selection procedure.
6. Prize
(1) The Gold Award of the Sixth International MANGA Award will be given to the best MANGA and approximately three works of merit will receive the Silver Award.
(2) Winners will be invited to Japan for around 10 days as supplementary prize for the award ceremony (without Bronze Award).
7. Award Ceremony
The award ceremony will be held in Tokyo in January 2013. (END)