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THE 28TH YOMIURI INTERNATIONAL CARTOON CONTEST
The Yomiuri Shimbun is seeking entries from professionals and amateurs of all ages and nationalities for the 28th Yomiuri International Cartoon Contest.
The deadline is Sept. 22.
The contest's General Division comprises the Theme Section and the Free Section. Contestants may enter both sections.
The subject for this year's Theme Section is "Trouble."
The world is full of troubling issues, from the great, such as environmental crises, to the small, such as bothersome neighbors. But sometimes people take pleasure in others' problems, though we cannot talk about it too loudly. Surely everybody has found humorous what may be to another person something very serious.
Before people think it is a bit improper to ask others to mock people's problems, remember that predicament and worry also have inspired imaginations and been a driving force for much creativity.
Why not try your hand at joining our "Olympics of laughter"?
The contest also includes a Junior Division, subdivided into international and domestic categories, and open to anyone aged 15 or younger. Entries in this division may be on any theme.
Up to three entries may be accepted per participant. Entries exceeding the upper limit will be excluded from selection.
Awards (Cash awards will be subject to tax):
Grand Prize (¥2,000,000 or about $17,929) for the most creative cartoon
Hidezo Kondo Prize (¥ 1,500,000 or about $13,445) for one outstanding entry
Gold Prize (¥500,000 or about $4,482) for one entry in both the Free and Theme sections
Special Prize (¥200,000 or about $1,793) for up to five works on the judges' recommendation
Selected Works Prize (¥100,000 or about $896) for 15 works in the Free and Theme sections
Noncash prizes for excellent works in the Junior Division
Caution:
PLAGIARIZED CARTOONS AND CARTOONS PREVIOUSLY PUBLISHED IN OTHER MEDIA OR THAT BEAR A CLOSE RESEMBLANCE TO SUCH MATERIAL WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED.
Winners will be announced in late December, and reproductions of winning cartoons will appear in The Yomiuri Shimbun and The Daily Yomiuri early January.
Entries should be addressed to:
Yomiuri International Cartoon Contest Section
The Yomiuri Shimbun
1-7-1, Otemachi, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 100-8055, Japan
Cartoon Contest Open To All
Rules and conditions of entry
Cartoons submitted will not be returned
Each cartoon and its mat should be no larger than A3 size (297 millimeters by 420 millimeters).
Entrants may use any layout, style and drawing material.
Cartoons produced by more than one person will not be accepted.
The award-winning and selected works will be displayed in the Yomiuri International Cartoon Contest Exhibition, to be held in several locations in Japan and other countries.
The Yomiuri Shimbun reserves the right to:
Reproduce the cartoons in newspapers, magazines and electronic media publications of The Yomiuri Shimbun;
Exhibit the cartoons in the Yomiuri International Cartoon Contest Exhibition;
Reproduce the cartoons in catalogues or posters to promote the contest in Japanese and other languages;
and Permit third parties to reproduce the cartoons for the promotion of the contest.
How to enter
Attach the entry form to the reverse side of each cartoon (copy for multiple entries), specifying the section
of your choice and providing your particulars as required. If you use a pseudonym, include your real name.
Entrants who fail to comply with the rules and conditions of entry will be disqualified.
Prizes, if awarded, will be withdrawn. Entries using someone else's name
will also be disqualified.
The Yomiuri Shimbun will not accept responsibility
for any damage caused to cartoons before or after they
are received by the newspaper.
The Largest and Most Influential Newspaper in Japan
THE YOMIURI SHIMBUN
1-7-1, OTEMACHI, CHIYODA-KU, TOKYO, JAPAN
http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/info/cartoon/
Entry form:
http://www.cartoonblues.com/Contests/Entry_form_Yomiuri2006.doc
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