Thursday, July 24, 2008
Stumped about what to submit like everyone else? We hope this will help!
1) What do I have to submit? In simple words please!! (NEW!)
1) Your original manga pages, numbered, in A4 size. (in its original form OR printed form)
2) Completed Submission Form and Creator Details Form, attached to each manga
3) *Any related attachments. (Example: Story synopsis, character profile, artwork, photos of you working in progress etc)
*OPTIONAL and NOT compulsary
2) So do I submit my original manga OR digital manga? (NEW!)
Either one! If you have created your manga with manual tools (colour pencils, paint, ink, etc) and have no way of scanning them in, then just send us the original manga.
If you are working on your manga digitally, remember to print a copy out for our judges AND save the softcopies inside a CD-ROM and send that to us too.
The following recommended formats for your digital mangas are, PDF, TIF, PSD, JPEG or BMP set at the highest resolution.
3) Hmm...lets say that I drew and inked my manga using manual means and plan to scan it into the computer and colour it using Photoshop. Which one do I submit now? The original inked copy or the finished-printed-out version? (NEW!)
Submit the finished and printed out version if that is the case. Save the softcopy of this version inside a CD-ROM and send that to us too, as a backup. Keep your original inked and draft version as well and we may have plans for them should you win. . .
4) If I want to submit more than one manga story, which do I do or need? (NEW)
Firstly, you need to attach a SEPARATE Submission Form for every manga story that you intend to submit. You need only submit ONE Creator's Form. Click on Submission Requirements to read more. Photocopied Submission Forms are allowed.
5) Where can I get those forms?
You can get them in our blog in the Downloads.Pdf link
All forms are in PDF format.
6) I am experiencing a technical error and unable to download the forms! Help!
Don't worry, you can always email/contact us, rei@transtel.com.my an request for the forms. We will send it by email or fax it to you directly if required.
7) What am I suppose to do if I want to submit it through my school?
You will have to find out who your teacher-in-charge is. He/she will act as the main contact between the organisers and the school. Get your teacher to fill in an additional form called the SCHOOL INFORMATION FORM.
This teacher will be responsible for compiling all the entries and submitting them on your behalf.
Click on Submission Guidelines to read more.
8) Where do I send in my entries? Can I send in by email?
JUNIOR MANGA CHALLENGE 2008
TRANSTEL TECHNOLOGY (M) SDN. BHD.
No. 4A-D, Jalan SS25/35,
Taman Mayang, 47301,
Petaling Jaya
Selangor Darul Ehsan
West Malaysia
Sorry, but you cannot send your entries by email. Send in your entries before the 1st of December 2008.
The official deadline for submission is 1st December 2008, no later than 6pm.
9) How many mangas can I submit? Is there an additional charge? (NEW!)
As many as time permits you and as much as your creative juices can flow!
NO, there is no more charge for every additional manga that you submit.
10) Erm...submit ON the 1st of December 2008? What do you mean by that? (NEW!)
It's not on but BY 1st of December 2008. Your mangas have gotta arrive right here on our doorstep by the 1st of December 2008, no later than 6pm. If it comes after 6pm, you will be disqualified!
However, we might consider if we see a nice little anime souvenir/merchandise inside the package and...wait, pretend that you didn't hear that from me... OO;
11) How do I arrange my forms and manga? (NEW!)
Before sending in your manga, you can arrange your forms in this way,
Submission Form
Creator Detail’s Form
Story Synopsis (if any)
Manga Cover
Manga Pages
Appendix containing notes, sketches, photographs etc.
12) What sort of photos can I include? Photos of the manga in progress or me working on it? (NEW!)
You can include any photo of yourself that is related to the Junior Manga Challenge. These can be photos of you working on your manga in progress or photos of your unfinished manga such as drafts, sketches and yes, even doodles on toilet paper. Feel free to add a sense of humour like a photo of you reading manga while you soak away in the bath tub.
The photos are not compulsory. However, they are there to prove to the judges that you were the original creator of the manga and not anyone else. Besides, behind-the-scene photos are fun (kinda like DVD extras) and it delights the judges to learn more about you, as the creator and the pains you went through to create your manga.
13) How do I fax in my manga? (NEW!)
Do NOT fax in your manga! Faxing is evil! The pages will be jumbled up and it will greatly deteriorate and downgrade the quality.
Please send in your manga to us by snail mail in an envelop that is slightly bigger than your manga pages. We appreciate if your manga pages arrived safely, in one piece, UNBEND to us!
14) Must I print OUT the manga? Can I just submit it in softcopy form and send it in a CD to you? (NEW!)
The answer to this is YES, you absolutely MUST print out your manga! Our judges will not entertain any manga that have to be read off the computer screens.
If you have no access to a printer, you have to motto motto GANBATTE to find a way of printing your manga out.
There are places that offer printing facilities such as the following,
- Your school library
- Internet Cafe (for those under 18 and primary schoolers, make sure you have your parents with you or at least a supervisor.)
-Public library
-Friends and neighbours
15) Can I just submit the original manga pages without going through all that digital c%&# hassle? Not all of us kids have access to printers, scanners and computers you know! Have a heart, Rei! (NEW!)
Yes my dears, if you really do not have access to the facilities to go digital, then just submit your original manga pages already. It's ok with us. We won't become beserkers and come rushing to eat you if you can't go digital but we discourage you from testing us all the same...
For those who are submitting your manga in its original form, make sure that your drawings are fully INKED or the lines DARKENED. Don't say we didn't warn you!
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