The Embassy of Japan in the UK is once again launching their manga-writing competition, MANGA JIMAN 2013, with fantastic prizes up for grabs. Now in its 7th year, MANGA-JIMAN can be translated as ‘having pride in manga’ and the Embassy of Japan is proud to offer this opportunity to UK manga creators.
This competition is open to all UK residents aged fourteen (14)* years or over. All creations should be original and between six (6) to eight (8) A4-sized pages in length and drawn so that it reads from left to right. The manga should in some way make reference to ‘voyages of discovery’. We chose this theme because 2013 marks the 400th anniversary of the first British ship to arrive in Japan and 150 years since five samurai arrived in the UK, the first Japanese to study at university in Britain. NB Your manga does NOT specifically have to refer to these two events.
- 1st Prize: Two (2) return air tickets to Japan, courtesy of All Nippon Airways!**
- 2nd Prize: A fabulous laptop computer from Toshiba of Europe Ltd.
- 3rd Prize: A superb digital camera from RICOH UK Ltd
- Runners-up will receive and a selection of manga publications, available in the UK from various UK manga publishers amongst others prizes.
- The winners’ works will also be displayed in a special MANGA JIMAN EXHIBITION at the Embassy of Japan.
Should you wish to enter, please read the full MANGA JIMAN COMPETITION 2013 RULES & REGULATIONS (pdf) and then carefully fill out and submit the official 2013 APPLICATION FORM (word doc) along with your entry by post or in person to Manga Jiman 2013 Competition, JICC, Embassy of Japan, 101-104 Piccadilly, London W1J 7JT.
Entries received after 5pm Monday, 4 November 2013 will not be deemed eligible to be judged in the competition.
• Please contact manga@ld.mofa.go.jp with any queries about the competition.
• Manga Jiman Facebook page; see winning entries from previous years on Myebook.
* The competition is open to all legal residents of the United Kingdom who are, or will be, over the age of fourteen (14) by 1 January 2014.
** Terms and conditions may apply.
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The founder of downthetubes, which he established in 1998. John works as a comics and magazine editor, writer, and on promotional work for the Lakes International Comic Art Festival. He is currently editor of Star Trek Explorer, published by Titan – his third tour of duty on the title originally titled Star Trek Magazine.
Working in British comics publishing since the 1980s, his credits include editor of titles such as Doctor Who Magazine, Babylon 5 Magazine, and more. He also edited the comics anthology STRIP Magazine and edited several audio comics for ROK Comics. He has also edited several comic collections, including volumes of “Charley’s War” and “Dan Dare”.
He’s the writer of “Pilgrim: Secrets and Lies” for B7 Comics; “Crucible”, a creator-owned project with 2000AD artist Smuzz; and “Death Duty” and “Skow Dogs” with Dave Hailwood.
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