Contests
26 upcoming and past contests on Comics Jobs.
Upcoming contests
Past contests

KIM ĐỒNG COMICS COVER QUEST 2025
Bạn đọc yêu thích truyện tranh Manga/Comic và thiết kế đồ họa, có mong muốn được đóng góp công sức để nâng tầm các bìa truyện tranh Manga bản tiếng Việt, cũng như được trở thành cộng tác viên thiết kế lâu dài của NXB Kim Đồng (NXB).

14th Annual Manga Kingdom Tottori International Comic Art Contest
Submissions are open for the 14th Annual Manga Kingdom Tottori International Comic Art Contest. The theme this year is "Promise" and there are no restrictions on nationality, age, or other qualifications.

CUỘC THI SÁNG TÁC TRUYỆN TRANH LẦN THỨ HAI (THE SECOND COMIC BOOK CONTEST)
Với mong muốn tìm kiếm các tác giả, hoạ sĩ truyện tranh Việt Nam và phát triển nghệ thuật truyện tranh của Việt Nam, Viện Pháp tại Việt Nam, Nhà xuất bản Kim Đồng và Phái đoàn Wallonie-Bruxelles tại Việt Nam phối hợp tổ chức CUỘC THI SÁNG TÁC TRUYỆN TRANH

Ignatz Awards
The Ignatz Award, named for the character in the classic comic strip Krazy Kat by George Herriman, is the festival prize of the Small Press Expo. Since 1997, the Ignatz Awards have recognized outstanding achievement in comics and cartooning. The Ignatz recognizes exceptional work that challenges popular notions of what comics can achieve, both as an art form and as a means of personal expression.

Wordless World Manga Contest
Manga work without texts can be applied from around the world! You can aim for a manga serialization in Japan.

Silent Manga Audition (SMA)
The SILENT MANGA AUDITION® (SMA) is a manga audition exclusively for manga without dialogue. This way, creators of all ages from across the world can break through language barriers and share their love of manga with each other.
2nd Mangano Grand Prize
This manga award is for all manga artists, organized by "Manganno", a manga submission platform for all manga artists. The second edition has seen an increase in editorial departments from 10 to 12 magazines, making it even more powerful!

ジャンプ次世代バトル漫画賞 (Jump Next Generation Battle Manga Award)
ジャンプの王道「バトル漫画」の新時代を切り開く才能を見つけ出す一度きりの漫画賞です。新たなジャンプの看板となる才能をプロアマ問わず、募っています。

Manga Jiman Competition
Create a comic within 6, 7 or 8 A4 size pages. Your story can be in colour or black and white but must read from left to right.

Yonkoma 14+
Create a story in a 4-panel comic strip, arranged vertically. Entries can be in colour or black and white.

Yonkoma Youth
Create a story in a 4-panel comic strip, arranged vertically. Entries can be in colour or black and white.

Fumetto Comic Competition 2025
This year Fumetto is collecting stories around the topic of wealth under the title “RICH”: What does wealth look like? Who is rich? People don't talk about money. But: What you can't talk about, you should draw about! Or is it ultimately not about money at all? But about abundant health, love and time? Are the inconspicuous little moments the ones that contain the wealth of an entire universe, or are our experiences and emotions the true mark of wealth?

JNC Original Light Novel contest
Do you have an idea you've been dying to bring to life or a story you've been keeping for a rainy day? The JNC Original Light Novel contest is providing aspiring writers an opportunity to get their work digitally published with artwork and receive a cash prize. There’s even an opportunity to have your work adapted into a manga by Kadokawa.

Kyushu International Manga Award
コミックゼノン&コミックぜにょん&コミックタタンが贈る局地的まんが賞!広く九州在住の才能を集めるために“九州地区限定”のまんが賞を開催!漫画家デビューへの大きな一歩!!

Global Comic Awards
Celsys holds the Global Comic Awards in cooperation with comic posting sites to provide a wide range of opportunities for comic creators around the world to present their work. In addition to prizes and cash, your work may even get published!

Comic Book Writing Competition
Our Annual Fall Comic Book Writing Competition gives creators a chance to get a foot in the door, make industry connections, and make comics!

Kitakyushu International Manga Competition
Send us your great four-panel manga!

2nd TATESC COMICS Global Awards (English entries)
Join the TATESC Contest! Winning entries to receive prize money and publishing support!

タテスクコミック大賞 (Tatesuku Comic Awards)
All KADOKAWA comic labels are participating! It is a vertical scrolling manga award. The grand prize is 3 million yen. Professionals and amateurs can submit as many works as they like to any category.

Kyoto International Creators Award
The Kyoto International Creators Award is an international contest designed for aspiring creators of manga, anime, etc. to debut their works at Kyoto, Japan. There are two "Open Theme" contests, the Comic Contest and the Animation Contest.

Short Comics Competition
Let’s see your finished short comics! Competition is open to fully finished short comics of all genres. Individual creators or full creative teams are welcome to submit their projects.

Japan International Manga Award
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs founded the International MANGA Award in 2007 for the purpose of expanding international exchange and mutual understanding through the MANGA culture which is widely accepted around the world. This award honors MANGA artists who contribute to the development of MANGA culture in the world.

World's Largest Web Novel Contest
Naver Webtoon and Moonpia announced on the 9th that they will hold 2024's largest web novel contest with a total prize of KRW 390 million. The goal is to expand the opportunities for writers to debut through various channels and increase the base of the webtoon-web novel industry. This contest will recruit web novels from various genres such as ▲ Fantasy ▲ martial arts ▲ modern products ▲ sports ▲ alternative history.
Next Manga Award
The NEXT MANGA AWARDS was established in 2014 by KADOKAWA Group as a Japanese manga award based on fan votes and nominations. Users submit up-and-coming manga they feel have the potential to become the next big hits, and the most popular titles will be selected as award nominees. Winners are then determined based on votes from manga fans from all over the world.

Spaces Comic Book Writing Competition
Our Annual Fall Comic Book Writing Competition gives creators a chance to get a foot in the door, make industry connections, and make comics!
