The 'GIGAZINE Manga Award', which is best suited for times when 'content transmission' is required, starts recruiting in June 2020
In the GIGAZINE Manga Awards, which is being recruited from January 2018, the deadline is set at the end of each month, the application is judged in the month following the month in which the application is submitted, and if the applicant passes the selection, the applicant will be contacted at the latest two months later. Is taking Therefore, we made an announcement at the beginning of every month and asked applicants to refer to the page for each month, but we are planning a 'GIGAZINE Manga Award exclusive site' so that it is easier to confirm the recruitment guidelines and GIGAZINE Manga. Although it will not be announced for a while, I summarized the points of what purpose and purpose the site is being constructed in this article.
I already read the application guidelines, so just apply! If you are interested, please use the application form .
Click here for original script recruitment guidelines
If you are thinking of applying in a novel or script format, please check the application guidelines from the link above.
◆A summary of points considered for building a 'manga award exclusive site' from various past experiences
The dedicated page for the GIGAZINE Manga Award is created with WordPress . There are two types of WordPress: 'WordPress.org', where you set up a server and domain yourself, and 'WordPress.com', which uses the official WordPress server. GIGAZINE already manages multiple servers, so I can quickly increase it in the cloud, but considering the case where multiple people log in to WordPress to edit, I have to prepare a relatively powerful server, and yet In consideration of maintenance and operation, which is said to be updated regularly in the future, we decided to select 'WordPress.com' with a focus on the balance of factors such as price, speed, management, and stable update.
For WordPress.com
One of the reasons for choosing Avada is that the parts included in ' Fusion Builder ' for building Avada are substantial. In Fusion Builder, you can build pages by dragging and dropping these contents, so you can arrange many functions conveniently with rich parts.
In addition, Avada has its own page builder, so if you customize one place you can apply it to all other parts at once, integrate the function to install the whole demo page, even API It's complete, and it's a theme that you can do anything you want.
Avada has more than 60 demo pages available. By installing the demo, the page design you want to refer to can be used as it is, and even beginners can easily create multifunctional pages. This time, I have installed the demo page called '
The second reason I chose Avada as the theme was that the official support was substantial.
You can also edit the page more visually by using the function called
Even if you simply create one site, if you consider to operate it continuously, I think that the skill that has been operating GIGAZINE for nearly 20 years can be utilized. Please look forward to seeing what kind of site it will actually be.
◆ Guidelines for 'GIGAZINE Manga Award'
・When you serialize manga on GIGAZINE...?
・Complete remote & work timing
・Since the serialized manga will be posted on GIGAZINE, you can read it first
・There is no strict deadline and it is easy to schedule
・No restrictions on genres and targets, anything is OK if it is interesting
・Completion of assistants who can entrust you with coloring and background (no need to pay your own expenses)
・Because it is a young label, opinions and requests can be passed easily like a venture company!
etc. If you have any other questions like 'How is this?'
・Basic conditions:
・It is assumed that you can read it even with a smartphone (no spreads, vertical scrolling standard)
・Full color, full digital (black and white are treated as 'original')
-The genre is free and the completed manuscript of 'Episode 1' and its making materials . For making materials, in addition to character design and settings, please send a synopsis of the entire story in the range of 200 to 800 characters. Please note that the screening may not proceed if there are insufficient entries.
・Original format:
Please refer to ' Princess and Gamer ' for aspect ratio, file size, and resolution.
・Number of originals:
freedom. Any page is OK.
・Other:
・Primary creations that have already been announced by other media and platforms
-A work that was published in a magazine but was not published in a book or was discontinued due to unreasonable circumstances on the way is also acceptable. Please do not give up.
・'Draw only' is OK if you can show the URL of the portfolio and the work collection. For those that have passed the first stage examination, we will have them actually drawn as trial originals in the second stage examination, and after passing, we will send them to the final stage voting examination.
·The deadline:
Sunday, June 30, 2020, 23:59:59
・Review process:
After the first selection by the editorial department, the following screening process is planned.
Phase 1: GIGAZINE Secret Club Evaluation that can be viewed only by members, and evaluation including the making materials by the editorial department
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Second stage: In a format that takes serialization into consideration, additional examinations will be made after additional preparation of necessary items such as 'Episode 1 manuscript' and 'Plot to final episode'. At the stage we have reached this point, we promise to serialize in some form.
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Final stage: The serialized manuscript will be judged by the GIGAZINE editor-in-chief + GIGAZINE secret club member's evaluation + GIGAZINE serialized writers will judge the guest and determine the grand prize winner overall. In addition, we will assure serialization when it remains in the final stage.
・Reward:
To commemorate the new development of GIGAZINE Manga from March 2020, the rewards including the prize amount have been renewed as follows. Since it has been clarified, including the question 'How far can I proceed to serialize?', please do not miss it. The left side of the arrow is the conventional setting, and the right side is the reward from March 2020.
Everyone who passed the first screening and were selected for the first stage:
Prize money 10,000 yen → Prize money 30,000 yen
Second stage entry:
Additional prize money of 20,000 yen → Additional prize money of 20,000 yen + editing in charge for serialization
Finalists:
Prize money only when winning or winning the grand prize → Additional prize money 50,000 yen (total 100,000 yen) at the final stage advancement + serialization commitment after brushing up the submitted work
Prize:
Prize money 50,000 yen → Prize money 100,000 yen + serialized commitment
Grand Prize:
Prize money 100,000 yen → Prize money 500,000 yen + serial commitment with the submitted work as it is
・Results of selection of submitted works
For works that go through the first stage screening, we will contact the e-mail address at the time of application by the end of the month following the application month for details of the screening.
In other cases, please note that we do not basically notify the examination results.
・Flow after winning
After finishing the serialization on GIGAZINE, it will be made into an electronic book and sold on Amazon. We will pay the prescribed manuscript fee and royalty respectively. GIGAZINE is responsible for selling and advertising electronic books.
・Question acceptance form:
If you have any questions about applying, please click here to contact us. If similar questions continue, we will summarize them as a FAQ, so please understand and cooperate.
・Manga Award application form:
Click here
◆Original script recruitment guidelines
-In addition to the first episode manuscript , prepare the plot (synopsis) from the first episode to the last episode . Synopsis Please describe in detail the flow of the whole work, from 100 to 800 characters, and write it on the first page of the manuscript.
・In the first screening, we will look at the fun of a simple story and the completeness of one story. If you proceed from the second screening to the final screening, we will judge whether you can consistently create the script of the writing to the final story, which is conscious of actually creating the original manga.
・In the case of 'Original only', if you are applying only text, it is okay if you paste the text in Google Docs and then enter the address of the shared link in the application form. In that case, please do not edit the document after applying.
Click here for application form
There is 'GIGAZINE secret club (GSC) closed examination' in the selection process of the Manga Award. Not only GSC members but also those who are not yet members, please take this opportunity to become a member of GSC and witness the birth of future masterpieces. Click here to register for the GIGAZINE Secret Club.
We look forward to receiving applications from creators. Thank you.
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