The Society of Illustrators is proud to announce the third annual Comic and Cartoon Art Competition.
Open to artists worldwide, entries are considered by a jury of professionals, including renowned cartoonists, illustrators, publishers, and editors. The competition will result in an exhibition that will showcase the most outstanding works created in this genre throughout each year.
CATEGORIES:
Long Form: A work that is longer than 40 pages. Includes graphic novels, comic books, etc. An anthology is eligible in this category if it is created by one person, and the individual stories form a cohesive whole. If stories should be judged independently, please submit an entry form per person. There are two subcategories for Long Form. Long Form ADULT and Long Form Kids (Children’s/ Young Adult).
Short Form: A work that is two pages or more, but shorter than 40 pages. Includes stand-alone work, zines, comic books and work that has been published in anthologies. Work appearing in anthologies may be entered in this category if the individual story is shorter than 40 pages. If stories should be judged independently please submit an entry form per story.
Special Format: Work that is design-driven and created with special attention to production values, including limited edition, small press, hand-made and artist’s books.
Digital Media: Work that is native to a digital format. Includes web comics, online comic strips, and other digitally driven works. Up to 20 images accepted per entry. Please note, you may include the link to the webcomic in the description of the entry for works that are longer format.
Comic Strip: A short-form work published in newspapers, magazines, books, online, etc. featuring four or more panels. Must be one page or less.
Single Image: Work featuring a self-contained narrative image with or without caption. Includes gag cartoons, political cartoons, single-panel cartoons, etc.
New for 2016 is the addition of the M. Prize, a financial award given in memory of Timothy Patrick Moynihan to gold and silver medalists of the Society’s Comic and Cartoon Art Annual.
Gold medalists will each receive $200 and silver medalists will receive $100.
Moynihan was a native of Albany, NY settling in numerous places throughout his life including Coeymans Hollow, Syracuse, New York City, Washington D.C., and Cambridge, MA. He was the son of the late U.S. Sen. Daniel Patrick Moynihan. Using the pseudonym Mendl and Gus Murphy for his creative work, Moynihan’s comic strip “New Thermos” appeared in upstate weeklies including The Mountain Eagle and Phoenicia Times in the Catskills. He drew political cartoons, and illustrated a music history “Rock ‘n Woodstock” in 1994. Moynihan also worked as a sculptor and created props for off-Broadway theatrical productions. The M. Prize award was created by his family and friends to keep his legacy alive.
Deadline for book submissions: January 5, 2016
*Books must be at the Society by this date.
Deadline for online submissions: February 12, 2016
* Books not eligible to be submitted online.
Exhibit Dates: June 14 – August 20, 2016
Opening Reception: June 17th, 2016
MORE INFO: http://www.societyillustrators.org/Awards-and-Competitions/Comic-Cartoon-Annual/Overview.aspx
