Wednesday, November 19, 2008
Alright, Junior Mangakas! KIITE KUDASAI! It's time to turn up the heat, get frantic, or just start PANICKING because DEADLINE is looming around the corner! Its less than a week to Submission Time!
*ducks from a flying wooden cabinet at supersonic speed
I have already received some early submissions and some are already looking SASUGAAAA UMAAAAII FANTABULOUS!!! Are you sure you did that yourself??? HONTOU-NI~!!!??? XD
And here are some quick questions that have been repeated to me for the past few weeks, here they are!
1) Are photocopied mangas allowed?
Answer: NOPE. Photocopied version degrades the overall quality and impression of your manga artwork.
2) Co-creators! What about them?? They deserve the credit too...
Answer: If you have collaborated with another creator in this, you both have to decide whose to be the LEAD creator. Even with dancing partners, one will have to lead, deshou? In music, one is the lead soloist, while the other the accompanist, ne? Figures, I watch too much Cantabile and La Corda...
Now pay attention! The LEAD Creator will have to fill up the Submission Form and his/her own Creator's Details form while the co-creator, need only fill in another Creator's Details form. Therefore, there will be 2 Creator's Details form and just 1 Submission Form. If possible, just scribble at the top of the Submission Form, including co-creator.
You will both have to split the prizes later, afterwards though.
3) Do I need to do an illustrated cover?
Answer: This isn't compulsary, but then again an illustrated cover will make your manga feel more complete!
4) Can the illustrated cover be in colour and the rest in black and white?
Answer: Again, there is no hard and fast requirement for this, so yes, we are fine with that.
5) Do I need to bind the pages of my manga?
Answer: Nope. You are not required to. We understand that some of you already went ahead and made an actual manga graphic novel and we are fine with that although we prefer it in loose pages format.
*ducks from a flying wooden cabinet at supersonic speed
I have already received some early submissions and some are already looking SASUGAAAA UMAAAAII FANTABULOUS!!! Are you sure you did that yourself??? HONTOU-NI~!!!??? XD
And here are some quick questions that have been repeated to me for the past few weeks, here they are!
1) Are photocopied mangas allowed?
Answer: NOPE. Photocopied version degrades the overall quality and impression of your manga artwork.
2) Co-creators! What about them?? They deserve the credit too...
Answer: If you have collaborated with another creator in this, you both have to decide whose to be the LEAD creator. Even with dancing partners, one will have to lead, deshou? In music, one is the lead soloist, while the other the accompanist, ne? Figures, I watch too much Cantabile and La Corda...
Now pay attention! The LEAD Creator will have to fill up the Submission Form and his/her own Creator's Details form while the co-creator, need only fill in another Creator's Details form. Therefore, there will be 2 Creator's Details form and just 1 Submission Form. If possible, just scribble at the top of the Submission Form, including co-creator.
You will both have to split the prizes later, afterwards though.
3) Do I need to do an illustrated cover?
Answer: This isn't compulsary, but then again an illustrated cover will make your manga feel more complete!
4) Can the illustrated cover be in colour and the rest in black and white?
Answer: Again, there is no hard and fast requirement for this, so yes, we are fine with that.
5) Do I need to bind the pages of my manga?
Answer: Nope. You are not required to. We understand that some of you already went ahead and made an actual manga graphic novel and we are fine with that although we prefer it in loose pages format.
6) I heard that a story synopsis is necessary...? But it isn't stated in the Submission Form. HOW?
Answer: A story synopsis will be very helpful to our judges as a quick reference. Hence, we still do highly recommend you to include it in. Some of you will NOT be submitting the entire story and this is where your synopsis will be crucial for the judges to get the gist of your story. If you did not include a story synopsis, no worries. You won't be disqualified for it as we did not make it a requirement.
6) How do I prevent the postman from damaging my envelope like crushing and all of that?
Answer: We advise you to slip a hard cardboard into your envelope to support your A4 size loose pages. Some of you just sent us an entire soft folder containing the pages which is also a brilliant idea!
7) What does the last bit of the Submission Form means? The one where I have to tick YES or NO and sign for it?
Answer: We organisers are also taking on the role of PUBLISHERS on behalf of all of you potential creators. With your permission, we will publish your work FREE OF CHARGE on any platform online or offline, for the public to appreciate your manga. Take it as free publicity and promotion, without the hefty fee that a regular advertising agency will charge you!
This is highly recommended especially for young uprising creators like yourself, as this will be your first step in making an official public debut (that is NOT Deviantart) and having your works recognised by the public eye and who knows, maybe someone famous will pick it up. This is how it all begin for most successful creators.
6) How do I prevent the postman from damaging my envelope like crushing and all of that?
Answer: We advise you to slip a hard cardboard into your envelope to support your A4 size loose pages. Some of you just sent us an entire soft folder containing the pages which is also a brilliant idea!
7) What does the last bit of the Submission Form means? The one where I have to tick YES or NO and sign for it?
Answer: We organisers are also taking on the role of PUBLISHERS on behalf of all of you potential creators. With your permission, we will publish your work FREE OF CHARGE on any platform online or offline, for the public to appreciate your manga. Take it as free publicity and promotion, without the hefty fee that a regular advertising agency will charge you!
This is highly recommended especially for young uprising creators like yourself, as this will be your first step in making an official public debut (that is NOT Deviantart) and having your works recognised by the public eye and who knows, maybe someone famous will pick it up. This is how it all begin for most successful creators.
What's even more worse than being a failed creator, is in fact, an undiscovered one.
Don't be a paranoid about the whole copying thing because there is ABSOLUTELY NO WAY anyone can truly copy your ideas unless they are a clone or a doppleganger of you. Been there, done that..take it from me Juniors!
8) Where's your place? Can I hand deliver my stuff?
Answer: Sure. Refer to the Map below. I hope its not too small..and don't turn into Dataran Prima, we are at SS25!
8) Where's your place? Can I hand deliver my stuff?
Answer: Sure. Refer to the Map below. I hope its not too small..and don't turn into Dataran Prima, we are at SS25!
9)How fast can my package reach you?
Answer: We suggest that you write down the DATE of WHEN you actually sent your manga. Entries that arrived after 6pm on the 1st of December 2008 will be disqualified, BUT if the date is stated when you actually sent your package, high chances are that your entry won't be disqualified!
10) Why aren't you responding to my email or txts as fast as you should?? TELL ME WHY!
Answer: Etto ne....gomen...mou isogashiisugi desu! It's been rather hectic lately. I will get back to you though!
11) This blog isn't updating as often as it should...
Answer: Please refer to the above and have a heart.... T_T
12) Do you draw Rei?
Answer: Yes.
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