CHANGE THE WORLD WITH ILLUSTRATIONS!

The Asia Illustrations Annual Awards, held every year all over Asia, has grown into an enormous event in the illustration industry. It is a grand spectacle that has been receiving superb reviews all around the world. The 2018 Asia Annual Illustration Awards will see the winners have their artwork displayed in Songshan Cultural and Creative Park.
If your entry is chosen as a winner for the Asia Illustrations Annual Awards, then you work will be displayed on a grand platform where it will lead to your recognition as an illustrator to rise.
We are looking forward to your participation in the Asia Illustrations Annual Awards and to see your outstanding pieces of artwork be seen worldwide! Asia Illustration Association · Japan official website here

Purpose

The 2018 Asia Illustrations Annual Awards will be held at Songshan Cultural and Creative Park, in Taiwan in December 2017.

Timeline

The Asia Illustrations Annual Awards is heading into its fourth year.
With the scale of the event growing, we strive to learn from each year and use that knowledge to improve it.
We have only one goal in mind: to show winning artwork in their best form. We endeavor to do just that.
By all means, have a look at what we have achieved so far with the Asia Illustrations Annual Awards.

• March 2014
  Open Recruitment for 2015 Asia
  Illustrations Yearbook Project

• January 2015
  2015 Asia Illustrations Yearbook Published

  

• January 2015
  2015 Asia Illustrations Festival held in Taipei Huashan

  

• April 2015
  Open Recruitment for 2016 Asia Illustrations Yearbook Project

  

• June 2015
  2015 Asia Illustrations Yearbook Festival
  held in Calligraphy Greenway

  

• April 2016
  2016 Asia Illustrations Yearbook Published

  

• June 2016
  Open Recruitment for 2017 Asia
  Illustrations Yearbook Project

  

• July 2016
  Asia Illustrations Annual Awards in Taichung

  

• October 2016
  Asia Illustrations Annual Awards in Tainan

  

• November 2016
  Asia Illustrations Annual Awards in Zhuhai, China

  

• January 2017
  2017 Asia Illustrations Yearbook Published

  

• January 2017
  Held in Taoyuan Illustration Exhibition ”亞洲崛起 - Yàzhōu juéqǐ" (Asia Awakening)

  

• July 2017
  Open Recruitment for 2018 Asia
  Illustrations Yearbook Project

• August 2017
  Asia Illustrations Annual Awards Scheduled to be in Malaysia

  

• October 2017
  Asia Illustrations Annual Awards
  Scheduled to be in Sapporo, Japan

  

• December 2017
  Asia Illustrations Annual Awards Scheduled to be in Kobe, Japan

  

• December 2017
  2018 Asia Illustrations Yearbook
  Scheduled to be Published

• December 2017
  Asia Illustrations Annual Awards Scheduled to be in Taipei (Songshan Cultural and Creative Park)

  

The chance to participate in the Asia Illustrations Annual Awards
with famous illustrators!

Famous new illustrators are born at the Asia Illustrations Annual Awards, like Taiwan's Wan Wan, Japan's Toshitaka Nabata, and Hong Kong's Kenny.
Participating in the Asia Illustrations Annual Awards will lead to deeper exchanges with famous illustrators and enable unprecedented and innovative new ideas.

The following are previous winners of the Asia Illustrations Annual Awards.

2018 Asia Illustrations Annual Awards Entry Conditions

Artwork Submission Period: 9:00 a.m., July 1, 2017 to 11:59 p.m., September 15, 2017 (JST)
Event Duration: December 16, 2017 to March 4, 2018
Entry Fee: 3,700 yen (requires Japanese bank account)

Terms & Conditions for application

• Artwork already included in the Asia Illustrations Collections is not allowed.
• The artist can only submit artwork that they own copyright for. Furthermore, the entrant must have the right to allow printing the work into the Asia Illustrations Collections.
• Entries will be used for promotion of the 2018 Asia Illustrations Collections.
• The manner in which your artwork is arranged may be changed if deemed necessary.
• The inclusion of your work or time and location of the exhibition may change if deemed necessary.
• The entrant must provide their real name and correct personal information. Should any falsification of information be discovered, the sponsor has the right to disqualify the entrant.
• If the entrant has been disqualified, then their entry fee will not be returned to them.
• Entries that violate the copyright of a third party or other rights will not be accepted. Should there be an issue between third parties, then the sponsor will bear no responsibility whatsoever.
• The artists of winning entries will retain copyright over them, however the sponsor reserves the right to use them in advertisement for the Asia Illustrations Collections free of charge.
• The artist of winning entries will retain copyright over them, however they do not have the right to publish the Asia Illustrations Collections as their own work.
• Please refrain from entering submissions that would infringe upon public morals and ethics.
• The first screening for illustrations to be included in the Asia Illustrations Collections will be conducted by the Asia Illustrations Collections Executive Committee. The second stage will be judged by a special panel.
• The sponsor reserves the right to suspend the contest without prior notice in the event of an unavoidable occurrence such as a natural disaster during which continuing the contest is deemed difficult.
• Should the entry conditions be deemed inadequate, the sponsor reserves the right to change them without prior notice.
• Should the personal information supplied by the entrant be deemed inadequate, the sponsor reserves the right to disqualify the entrant. Furthermore, the sponsor has no obligation to notify the entrant in such a case.
• The entrant agrees to allow the sponsor and/or co-sponsors to use their personal information in the operation of the Asia Illustrations Collections.
• The sponsor and/or co-sponsors reserve the right to use personal information in assisting with their creative activities.
• The entrant agrees that they have fully read all the entry terms and conditions.

Entry Details

1. Items Needed from Illustrator

• (1) Name (Japanese or English only)
• (2) Pen Name
• (3) Email Address
• (4) Official Website or Facebook Link
• (5) Profile (Within 100 characters; if it exceeds 100, then the sponsor will adjust it as necessary. Please have it in Japanese or English.)
• (6) Nationality
• (7) Phone Number (add your country code; Japan is +81)
• (8) Address (Postal Code/Zip Code is required)

4. Entry Fee

Application Fee: ¥3,700
Please transfer the amount into the following bank account.
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Bank Name: 楽天銀行（0036）
Branch Name: 第二営業支店（252）
Branch Address: 〒158-0094　東京都世田谷区玉川1-14-1
Recipient's Account Number: 7151026
Recipient's Name: メディバン

For those outside of Japan, please use PayPal.
PayPal Account:
MediBang Inc.
int-kanri@medibang.com
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*Proof of payment will be required when you apply. Please send along with your entry form and artwork.

Q&A Form

Q1. Does my face have to be in the photo?

A: We would prefer it if your face were in the photo. If for some reason, you are unable to have your face in the picture, then please at least have a part of your body in it e.g. your hands, head, etc.

Q2. Do I use my real name or my pen name for the collection?

A: You can choose whether you want to use your real name or pen name on the form.

Q3. What happens if I win, but the size of my original work doesn't adhere to the designated requirements (72.5 x 60.5 cm)?

A: If it doesn't fit our guidelines, then send in the original at its maximum size and at a resolution of 300 dpi (JPG).

Q4. Is the entry fee compulsory? What will it be used for?

A: It will be used for the collections project.
1. Expenses for publishing the collections (editing, design, marketing, etc.)
2. Costs for opening exhibitions (venue, layout, curation, operation, etc.)
*The sponsor will bear the cost for the venue if it is insufficient.

Q5. Can I enter if my work is hand-drawn on paper?

A: Yes, you may. Scan it and convert it to a digital file. Then enter it in the form.
(We have a required size for submissions, so we recommend using editing software to adjust it.)