Sep 01, 2020 21:00:00

'GIGAZINE Manga Award' which is easy to set up serialization plan Started recruitment in September 2020 & Manga special page looks like this

At the GIGAZINE Manga Awards , which announces the recruitment every month, the recruitment and screening are done on a monthly basis. Therefore, you can choose whether you want to apply in a hurry to receive the results speedily, or if you do not make it in time for the month, stick to the next month and try again. Even in actual serialization, it is easy to handle scheduling even when busy. The manga award exclusive site `

`manga.gigazine.net '' that was announced in the recruitment article in June 2020, which makes it easy to check the recruitment essentials etc. at any time, has already been released, so please check what it is like Please give me.

◆ Click here for the 'GIGAZINE Manga Award' application guidelines

I already read the application guidelines, so just apply! If you are interested, please use the application form .

Click here for the original script recruitment guidelines

If you are thinking of applying in a novel or screenplay format, please check the application guidelines from the link above.

◆ The page design of the 'Manga Award exclusive site' looks like this
At the GIGAZINE Manga Award, we announced at the beginning of every month and asked applicants to refer to the monthly page, but to make it easier to check the recruitment guidelines and GIGAZINE Manga, `` GIGAZINE Manga Award exclusive site '' is released Did. The purpose and purpose of building the site is explained in 'A summary of points considered for building the 'Manga Award exclusive site' from various past experiences' .

GIGAZINE Manga Award-Serialized manga on 1 million PV daily!
https://manga.gigazine.net/

Pages are created using the theme file Avada that can be used in WordPress.com . With the function Avada Live updated on August 27, 2020, you can visually design pages while checking the layout. First, create a 'Container' that is a framework and select the layout.

A 'paragraph' with two boxes is created, like the image.

You can assemble the page by selecting elements such as 'Image' and 'Text' from 'Elements' that are about 70 and putting them in this box. You build a page by repeatedly creating paragraph sections that combine elements.

The top of the site looks like an image. In the form of a single page that scrolls vertically,

the illustrations contributed as 'GIGAZINE Manga Award announcements and advertisements' are arranged in each section.

Click 'Application Guidelines' from the header menu...

You can automatically scroll to the section of the application guidelines. The header menu is set so that it is always displayed at the top even if you scroll the page, so you should be able to move quickly to the item you want to see.

It is also easy to access the application form. Basically, the description is the same as the one announced at the beginning of every month, but we will add explanations and sections according to your opinions and requests.

The page viewed from the smartphone is like the image below. To display the menu, click the menu icon in the upper right.

Menus are displayed intermittently depending on the size of the screen, but you can check all menus by scrolling.

Just like the PC version, you can click the menu to automatically scroll and access the information you want to see.

◆Application Guidelines for 'GIGAZINE Manga Award'

・When you serialize manga on GIGAZINE...?
・Complete remote & work timing

・Since the serialized manga is 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, it is easy to get opinions and requests like a venture company!

etc. If you have any other questions like 'How is this?'

, click here to contact us.

・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 may be treated as 'original work', but applications are welcome)

-The genre is free and the completed manuscript of 'Episode 1' and its making materials . For the 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 creation that has already been announced on 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.

・'Drawing only' is OK if you can show the URL of the portfolio and the collection of works. For those passed the first stage examination, we will have you actually draw a trial original in the second stage examination, and after passing, we will go to the final stage voting examination.

·The deadline:
Wednesday, September 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
↓
Stage 2: Examination after creating additional necessary items such as 'First episode manuscript' and 'Plot to final episode' in a format that is more serialized. At the stage we have reached this point, we promise to serialize in some form or another.
↓
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. We will assure serialization when the final stage is reached.

・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 of 50,000 yen (100,000 yen in total) 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 email address at the time of application by the end of the month following the month of application for details of the screening.
In other cases, please note that we do not basically notify the examination results.

・Flow after award
After finishing the serialization on GIGAZINE, it will be sold as an electronic book 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 plots (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, you will be asked if you can consistently create a script written in G to the final story, with the intention 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 enter the address of the shared link in the application form. In that case, please do not edit the document after applying.

・Make sure that the sharing setting of Google is 'Everyone who knows the link'. If you keep 'Limited', you cannot read the submitted work. For details, check 'Share files to the public' in Google Docs Help .

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.

Now, we look forward to the applications of creators. Thank you.