Entry for the Clip studio Paint’s International Comic Manga School Contest for 2019 has started and the theme is “GIFT”. The closing date for the contest is May 9, 2019(Japan Time).

Read the press release below.

International Comic Manga School Contest 2019

This manga, comic and illustration contest is open to students enrolled in an Art/Design school, technical/vocational school, school art club, or extracurricular art program. Submit your work for a chance to win a cash prize, creative software, pen display tablet and even a chance for your artwork to be featured in media publications! We can’t wait to see what you’ll create.

Contest theme: Gift

Submission period : January 30, 2019 – May 9, 2019 (Japan time)

Comic Category: An original color or black-and-white comic of 8–48 pages
Webtoon style comics are also accepted (min. 30 panels, max. 690 x 20,000 pixels)
Illustration Category: An original color illustration

You can submit artwork made with any digital or traditional tool or software. If you create your submission using traditional tools, please submit a digital scan of the artwork.

Submit your work to our comic, manga and illustration contest for a chance to win a cash prize, a Wacom Cintiq Pro and even a chance for your artwork to be featured in Japanese media!

This contest is open to students enrolled in an Art/Design school, vocational school, school art club, or after school art program.

Link: http://www.clipstudio.net/promotion/comiccontest/en/