| XIII INTERNATIONAL PICTURE BOOK CONTEST A LA ORILLA DEL VIENTO 2009 MÉXICO |
| Deadline: August, 31 2009 |
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XIII INTERNATIONAL PICTURE
BOOK CONTEST A LA
ORILLA DEL VIENTO 2009
MEXICO
To promote creative literature for children and young adults, Fondo de Cultura Economica invites you to participate in the XIII “A la orilla del viento” Picture Book Competition.
CONDITIONS
Open to all writers and illustrators of any age, nationality or country of residence, provided that the entry is in Spanish. FCE employees are not eligible to compete.
Books can be entered by one or more writers/illustrators.
The text and illustrations of books entered into the competition should be unpublished and must not have been submitted simultaneously for any other competition.
The entry should be true to the picture book concept, that is, a book where a story is told through the interaction or interrelation of texts and images. Books that only use illustrations to tell their story will also be accepted, but non-illustrated works are ineligible.
The theme, book format, and illustration technique are open, with a maximum length of 48 pages.
The work must be submitted in a dummy with the finalized design, text, colour and illustrations. Dummies that are incomplete or that do not meet these requirements will not be accepted.
The dummy must be signed with a pseudonym and delivered in a sealed envelope containing the full name, address, telephone number and e-mail of the entrant(s). The pseudonym(s) used must be written on the envelope, as well as the entry’s title.
DUMMIES WILL NOT RETURNED UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES, therefore ORIGINAL ILLUSTRATIONS MUST NOT BE SENT, so please only send copies instead.
All entries must be sent to the following address:
XIII Concurso de Album ilustrado
A la orilla del viento
Libros para ninos y jovenes
Fondo de Cultura Economica
Carretera Ajusco-Picacho 227,
Col. Bosques del pedregal, Del.
Tlalpan, C.P. 14738, Mexico DF.
Entrants from Argentina, Brazil, Colombia, Chile, Spain, USA, Central America, Peru and Venezuela may also send their works to our branches in these countries, to the appropriate address below. Their entries must read “XIII Concurso de Album ilustrado A la Orilla del Viento”.
The competition is open from the date of its first publication until August 31, 2009. For entries sent by mail, the postmark date is the date that will be considered for this purpose. No works will be received after the deadline.
The jury will consist of well respected figures who are involved in children’s and young adults’ literature. The jury members’ identity will be kept secret and will be revealed when the results are announced. Their decision will be final. The contest may also be declared void.
The prize consists of USD $7,000.00 (Seven thousand US Dollars) and the publication of the book in the FCE Los Especiales de A la Orilla del Viento collection.
The competition results will be published on October 30, 2009 on the official FCE website: www.fondodeculturaeconomica.com
Entrants can enter as many works as they wish. Their entry into the competition implies their agreement with these conditions.
Mexico, March 2009
For further information, please call 52 55) 54 49 18 82 and 54 49 18 80 or write to librosparaninos@fondodeculturaeconomica.com
Branches
Argentina. El Salvador 5665, (1414) Buenos Aires, Argentina. Tel. 4771 8977
Brazil. Rua Bartira 351, Perdices Sao Paulo, CEP 05009-000, Tel. 3672 3397
Colombia. Calle de la Enseñanza (11) No. 5-60, la Candelaria, Bogotá, Tel. 283 2200
Chile. Paseo Bulnes 152, Santiago de Chile, Tel. 594 4100
Spain. Vía de los Poblados 17, Edificio Indubuilding-Goinco 4-15, 28033, Madrid Tel. 763 2800
United States. 2293, Versus Streets, San Diego ,CA. 92154, Tel. 429 0455
Central America. 6a. Avenida 8-65, Zona 9 Guatemala C. A. Tel. (502) 2334 1635
Peru. Jirón Berlín 238, Miraflores, Lima, 18. Tel. 447 2848
Venezuela. Torre Polar, P.B. Local E, Plaza Venezuela, Caracas Tel. 574 4753
Eliana Pasaran
Editora de Ficcion
Obras para Ninos y Jovenes
Letras sin fronteras
Carretera Picacho Ajusco 227
Col. Bosques del Pedregal
Delegacion Tlalpan
14738 Mexico, D.F.
Telefono: 5449 1880
Fax: 5449 1873
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| CHINA GUANGXI CITY COLLEGE INTERNATIONAL CARTOON CONTEST 2009 CHINA |
| Deadline: August, 28 2009 |
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CHINA GUANGXI CITY
COLLEGE INTERNATIONAL
CARTOON CONTEST 2009
CHINA
1) Themes:
A) Global Financial Crisis
B) Free Theme
2)Hosts & Sponsors:
Hosts: Guangxi City College
Sponsors: FreeCartoonsWeb
3) Deadline: Aug 28th, 2009 (The arrival of the works)
4) Entries:
– Size: A3(297mm×420mm)
– Quantity: 6 pictures as the most for each person
– Works must be the hand drawing original by cartoonists, the ways of representation are free. Pictures with color or homophony are both allowed, it would be better if the works are good for exhibition. Computer working pictures are not accepted in this contest.
– Works must be drawn independently. The pictures which were rewarded will not be rewarded in this contest.
(5) Please sign the themes, author’s names, address& postal code, E-mail address at the back of the pictures.
– Mail address:
Liang Ming
Guangxi City College International Cartoon Contest Committee,
Fusui Stree, Fusui County,
Guangxi Province,532100
China.
– Please mail the original works, recommend to use the big envelope. Do not pucker the pictures! Any production which is broken during mailing would
not participate in the exhibition.
– Please fill in the blank of personal data, mail together with the works.
6) Jury & Secretariat Members:
President of Judgment Committee: Huang Qigong (China)
Members: Xia Dachuan (China), Massoud Shojai Tabatabai(Iran),
Yuriy Kosobukin(Ukraine),Askin Ayrancioglu(Turky)
Secretary-general: Huang Qigong
Assistant Secretary-general: Jiang Lidong, Zhang Wei
7) Choosing and Presenting works:
The contest organization committee will invite the domestic and foreign renowned cartoonists to form the appraisal committee, who will discuss and
elect the excellent works, simultaneously, they will host the corresponding evaluation work on the line too.
After the election had ended, we will invite the cartoonists who got the prizes and the appraisal committee to come to the Guangxi City College or the
Guangxi Museum to attend the contest presentation ceremony, please pay attention to the announcement of media by the organization committee.
8) Copyrights:
Guangxi City College has the following rights to the participative works:
– The works will be displayed permanently on the website of Guangxi City College;
– The works can be collected ?published, and displayed or auctioned in public;
– The works can be published in other media and publications;
– The organization unit can authorize others’ legitimate applications.
All participative authors regarded as tacitly approve this contest rule.
9) Awards:
Gold Medal (1 person): Bonus 18800 Yuan and certificate, picture album
Silver Medal (2 persons): Bonus 8800 Yuan and certificate, picture album
Copper Medal (4 persons): Bonus 3800 Yuan and certificate, picture album
Best Network Human Spirit Prize (1 person): Bonus 6800 Yuan and certificate, picture album
Excellent Prize (20 persons): Certificate, picture album
Being Selected (200 persons): Certificate, picture album
10)Contact:
Guangxi City College website: www.gxccedu.com
Contest organization committee official website: www.gxccfy.com/cartoon Organization committee office email: cygjmh2007@163.com , cygjmh2@163.com
Contest organization committee address:
Guangxi City College International Cartoon Contest Organization Committee, Fusui road, Fusui , 532100 Guangxi , China (apart from Nanning international airport 28 kilometers)
Contact persons: Huang Qigong (telephone: 013878868045) (China)
Liang Ming (telephone: 015977689300) (China)
The application form downloading website:
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| 7TH INTERNATIONAL COMICS SHOWROOM CONTEST 2009 SERBIA |
| Deadline: August, 20 2009 |
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APPLICATION DEADLINE: AUGUST 20th, 2009
Address:
SKC Happy Gallery
SALON STRIPA
Kralja Milana 48
11 000 Belgrade
Serbia
Propositions and rules:
• Participants are not age-limited
• HIGH QUALITY COPIES ONLY, up to 4 pages, will be accepted. Works have to be sent via post office (e-mails excluded). Along with their work, participants are also required to send a filled APPLICATION FORM for the 7th International Comics Showroom Contest which can be downloaded from www.skc.org.rs (incomplete applications will not be taken into consideration)
• Required language: English
• Theme, style, technique, genre and page format are free-choice
• Page numbers and name of the author(s) should be written on the back of each page.
• Submitted works will be reviewed by the jury and selected works will be shown at the Showroom exhibition.
Awards & Prizes:
• Grand prix of the Showroom (includes 1000 €);
• Awards in following categories: Best traditional style comic, Best alternative comic, Best script, Best graphic
• Special jury award for inventiveness
• Young Lion special award (up to 15 years old contestants)
• Special jury award for the best idea (up to 15 years old contestants)
• Special jury award for maturity and imagination (up to 15 years old contestants)
• Special jury award for youngest contestant
• Sponsors’ prizes.
Additional information: www.skc.org.rs
E-mail: skchappy@bitsyu.net
7th INTERNATIONAL COMICS SHOWROOM
Happy Gallery SKC Belgrade, September 24th –27th , 2009
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| 3rd CARTOONALE “DE GEUS” RULES 2009 BELGIUM |
| Deadline: August, 20 2009 |
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1. ORGANISER
The cultural association ‘De Geus’, Belgium organises every two year a cartooncontest.
2. PARTICIPATION
Every person older than 16 years may participate in this contest.
3. SENDINGS IN
* The cartoons sent in should be original and not published before. All graphic technics are allowed. Text is not allowed.
* The themes treated are free.
* The cartoons should be designed on solid paper of 21 cm x 29,7 cm (Din A4).
* There is no restriction of the number of sendings in.
* On the backside of each cartoon the name of the cartoonist must be mentioned with his address.
4. Deadline
The cartoons (without passe-partout) must be solidly packed and at latest the 20th of August 2009 sent tot the following address together with the entry form/
Cartoonale ‘De Geus’ 2009, Clement Vlassenroot, Duivenkeetstraat 16, B-9280 Lebbeke BELGIUM
5. Right of publication
Participating in the contest the cartoondrawer agrees that the cartoons sent in will be used for an exposition as mentioned in the rules. The awarded cartoons remain property of the organisers.
6. JURY
The jury acts autonomously on awarding prizes.
There is no correspondence allowed with the jury about his decisions.
7. PRIZES
By the jury four prizes are adjudged:
1st prize : 500 Euro
2nd prize : 250 Euro
3rd prize : 150 Euro
4th prize : 150 Euro for the best classified artist under 25 years old.
8. EXPOSITION AND DISTRIBUTION OF PRIZES
The results of the contest will be announced on Friday the 25th of September at 19.30 h in gallery
‘De Fontein’.
A selection of the cartoons will be exposed in art – gallery ‘De Fontein’ in Lebbeke on the 25th, 26th, 27th of September and the 3rd and 4th of October.
9. SENDING BACK
The cartoons will be sent back only if it is marked on the entry form.
The organisator is not responsible neither for lost nor for damaged cartoons during the sending in and sending back.
10. By his or her participation the artist agrees with these rules.
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| 7TH MOGI GUAÇU HALL OF HUMOR 2009 |
| Deadline: August, 14 2009 |
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The 7th Salon of Humor from Mogi Guaçu is a promotion of the Secretariat of Culture in partnership with the ONG TUPEC. Will be held from 21/08/2009 to 11/09/2009 in the Mogi Guaçu Cultural Center.
Participation
The competition will be divided into four categories cartoon, political cartoon, caricature and Comics amateurs and professionals can participate.
The submissions should conform to the standard size of 30 x 40 mounted on paper cards in this size (without margins) without frame, with free theme can be color or black and white. They should, however, be unprecedented and not to have been awarded in previous exhibitions or published in any vehicle. Each applicant may enter up to two works in each category, except for comics that should have a maximum of two pages for each job, using only one side of the paper.
Xerox or computer work will not be accepted.
Registration: From 08/06/2009 to 14/08/2009
Entries must be sent or delivered in person at Department of Culture (see address below) accompanied by the registration form affixed to the back of each work and should include:
• full name of the author
• date of birth
• Title of work
• category to be entered
• address and telephone
• number of identity
• number of CPF
• Alias and Email
7º Salão de Humor de Mogi-Guaçu
Secretaria de Cultura
Avenida dos Trabalhadores,2651- Jd Camargo
CEP_13840-195 Mogi-Guaçu (SP)
The inscription implies the total agreement that all work can be used in the Hall of Humor to promote the event, in any way of public or private communication, where the author is mentioned. The author agrees that his works are reproduced and distributed without profit. The omitted cases will be evaluated by organization.
Works will be accepted if posted until 14/08/2009.
The Organizing Committee is not responsible for the work that arrives damaged or is lost by the postal route.
Awards
Will be awarded trophies for first, second and third placed in political cartoon, cartoon, caricature and comics.
The winning work will belong to the collection in this hall.
The award committee may stop rewarding a category for lack of qualification of the work presented then the trophy would be passed to the other categories.
The first placed will receive cash prizes.
Selection
The submissions will pass through a pre-selection committee composed by the Hall organizing team and the invited experts in humor design.
The questions not provided here shall be resolved by the jury, whose decisions are sovereign and irrevocable.
Returns
The non awarded works should be removed by the author or someone of his trust on presentation of ID, after the exposure.
More information:
SECRETARIA DE CULTURA
Phone: (19) 3831 1844
E-mail: sc-contato@mogiguacu.sp.gov.br
National contest.
Monetary reward detailes not informed.
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| 28TH INTERNATIONAL SAINT JUST LE MARTEL CARTOON EXHIBITION FRANCE 2009 |
| Deadline: August, 10 2009 |
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Theme: 2009, the Year of Astronomy
Size: A4
Work: 10… Original or Photocopy
Deadline: 31 AUGUST 2009
Prizes: Porcelain Pen (One Person-The Best Cartoonist)
Address:
Salon International Caricature dessin presse&humour
Saint-Just-Le-Martel
Haute-Vienne-Limousin
5, rue de la Mairie
87590
Saint-Just-Le-Martel
(France)
E-Mail: salon.humour@wanadoo.fr Web: http://www.st-just.com Tel: 05 99 09 26 70 |
| AUSTRIAN CARTOON AWARD 2009 AUSTRIA |
| Deadline: July, 31 2009 |
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Theme: “crisis as an opportunity” 1.) General Information
The contest is open to all cartoonists and illustrators worldwide. Applicants can be either professionals or amateurs and must be 18 years of age by the date of application. Up to a maximum of 3 submissions will be accepted by each participant. Previously awarded works can not take part in the competition.
The “Austrian Cartoon Award” will take place excluding the jurisdiction of a court.
2.) Entry application
Entries must be submitted either via post and addressed to:
“Austrian Cartoon Award 2009”
c/o Werbeagentur Morré
Johann-Kamp-Platz 1
A-8074 Graz-Raaba
Austria/Europe
or
online under www.cartoonaward.com
Only application forms filled in correctly will be accepted.
3.) Procedure
1st round
All entries for this award must be received on or before 31st july 2009 either online or via post (only copies!) to be considered by the ACA Jury. The best 120 nominations of the first round will qualify for the final and deciding round of the Austrian Cartoon Award 2009.
Final round
All participants of the final round will be notified either via e-mail or post. Originals must be signed and submitted latest by the 10th september 2009 – copies will not be accepted!
Should the deadline not be met, the application will be disqualified and the following best entry from the first round will be nominated to take part in the final round.
From the final 120 nominations the jury will select the best three in each category. Finalist will receive a written notification.
4.) Jury
Jury members are caricaturists, artists and media representatives. The decisions of the judges are final and irrevocable.
5.) The ACA Cartoon Award Annual 2009
The M+N Medienverlag (publisher) will publish the 120 best cartoons in the ACA Annual.
6.) Copyright
Through the participation in the ACA contest the right of advertisements such as publications in the Annual, catalogues, newspapers etc. is given to the awards organizer. The submitted originals remain with the host.
The organizer reserves the right to reduce the advertised prize money in the event of an unexpected cancellation of sponsors’ consents. In that case, the awardees are entitled to 50 percent of the initially advertised prize money.
The “Austrian Cartoon Award” will take place excluding the jurisdiction of a court.
Compositor’s errors and printing errors excepted. Place of jurisdiction: Graz.
First round: Submission of cartoons
Requirements for online entries:
• Maximum size 15 x 20 cm (vertical or horizontal format)
• Colour profile: Bitmap, grayscales or RGB
• 240 to 300 dpi resolution
• dataformat: JPEG, JPG (maximum)
• max. data volume: 1,5 MB
Requirements for entries via post:
copies or prints (no originals for the first round), black and white or colour on paper
• minimum size 21 x 30 cm (A4 vertical or horizontal format
• maximum size 30 x 42 cm (A3 vertical or horizontal format)
The name of the contestant and the title of the entry have to be indicated on the reverse side of each submission.
Final round:
Submission of the best 120 original cartoons
Measurements of the originals
• minimum 21 x 30 cm (A4 vertical or horizontal format)
• maximum 30 x 42 cm (A3 vertical or horizontal format)
The name of the contestant and the titel of the entry have to be indicated on the reverse side of each submission.
Only cartoons on paper and on no other materials can take part in the competition.
It is required that every entry conforms to the stated limits and size before it can be given jury consideration.
posting of originals:
• flat not folded and placed between two pieces of carton
• or rolled up
The host can not be made liable for any damage caused by posting or caused during the exhibition.
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4th International Cartoon Competition URZICENI 2009
“Oh the times!, Oh the customs!”
“Oh the times!, Oh the customs!”
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R U L E S
Contest is open to all cartoonists, both professional and amateurs.
Theme: “O tempora o, mores” (Oh the times!, Oh the customs!)
Entries: max.5
The works must be accompanied by the author’s biography.
Size: A4(210x297mm) – A3(297x420mm)
Technique:
free
Deadline: 18th November 2009
Prizes:
First Prize – 1000$
Second Prize – 700$
Third Prize – 500$
Two Special Prizes with a value of 400 $ and 300 $ for a portrait of a well known world personality – any domain.
Catalogue: each selected artist will receive a copy.
Remark: the works will be not returned, they will remain the property of the House of Culture Urziceni for the future exhibitions.
The works should be sent to:
CENTRUL CULTURAL MUNICIPAL URZICENI
CALEA BUCURESTI NR.27
925300 URZICENI – IALOMITA
ROMANIA
Contact details:
Tel: 0040 722 433 933 ; 0040 243 254 020.
petras23n@yahoo.com
culturaurziceni@gmail.com
nicolaepetrache@obiectivdeialomita.ro
NAJI BENAJI-MOROCCO
