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Manga & drawing contests

The contests worth entering.

Every ongoing manga and drawing contest, with the organizer, jury, prize, and deadline at a glance. Updated weekly.

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Major11 days left

KMA Award: Mangaka Discovery 2026

Kodansha Manga Academy's new global manga award.

PrizeGrand Prize ¥300,000 + Tokyo ceremony invitation
Local16 days left

Alison Brown Young Comics Maestro Award 2026

A comic strip competition for young artists aged 18 and under.

PrizeOverall winner receives £200, and two runners-up receive £50 each.
Major37 days left

YanMag Painter Award 2026

New Young Magazine award aimed at non-manga drawing pros.

PrizeGrand Prize ¥1,000,000
Cheese! Manga Grand Prix — Round 314
Major44 days left

Cheese! Manga Grand Prix — Round 314

Shogakukan Cheese!'s monthly shōjo/josei newcomer prize.

PrizePremium Debut Prize ¥1,000,000 + laptop + immediate debut
Major51 days left

The 35th Kadokawa Manga Newcomer Award

KADOKAWA is seeking entries for the 35th Kadokawa Manga Newcomer Award!

PrizeCash prizes and publication opportunities in KADOKAWA manga magazines.
Major51 days left

Tottori Manga Kingdom 2026 International Comic Art Contest

A prestigious global manga competition organized by Tottori Prefecture with the theme 'Clothes'.

PrizeGrand Prize: 500,000 yen cash + Certificate, Merit Awards: 100,000 yen, Judges' Awards: 50,000 yen, U-15 Award: 30,000 yen worth of prizes.
Major51 days left

Shonen Jump+ Name Original Manga Award 2026

Submit your manga storyboards to Shonen Jump+ and show your storytelling strength!

Flagship66 days left

Shogakukan 99th Newcomer Comic Award

Shogakukan's flagship newcomer contest, feeding all its manga magazines.

PrizeGrand Prize ¥2,000,000 + tablet + 3-yr Clip Studio Paint EX
Flagship81 days left

Tezuka & Akatsuka Awards — Lower Term 2026

Shueisha's twin flagship gateways into Weekly Shonen Jump.

PrizeGrand Prize ¥2,000,000 + Weekly Jump publication
Major81 days left

Nakayoshi Newcomer Manga Award

A semi-annual major newcomer manga award to debut and win serialization rights in Nakayoshi!

PrizeGrand Prize: 1,000,000 yen + publication in Nakayoshi & serialization rights; Runner-up: 500,000 yen + publication & one-shot rights.
Standard81 days left

1st Manga Time Kirara Forward Newcomer Award

Seeking cute and cool story manga for the next wave of Kirara Forward!

Prize300,000 yen, assigned editor, and guaranteed serialization
Major82 days left

Silent Manga Audition — SMA24 (next round)

Coamix's wordless global manga contest — the route to a Japanese debut.

PrizeCoamix publishing pathway + editor pairing
Standard263 days left

1st OUR FEEL Manga Award

The web manga label "OUR FEEL" holds its first manga award judged by Moyoco Anno, Yama Wayama, and Tomoko Yamashita.

PrizeGrand Prize: 300,000 yen + feedback from judges; Encouragement Prize: 100,000 yen + feedback.
MajorEnded 8 days ago

Jump SQ. Newcomer Manga Award SPARK (July 2026)

Submit your manga to Jump SQ.'s monthly SPARK award and win up to 1.5 million yen!

PrizeGrand Prize 1.5 million yen + publication in Jump SQ.
MajorEnded 10 days ago

Mangadraft × Clip Studio Paint Global Comic Awards (Round 8)

Mangadraft & Celsys's Europe-anchored global comic award.

PrizeManga & Webtoon Grand Prizes €2,000 each + 3-yr Clip Studio Paint EX

Every active manga & drawing contest, in one place.

M2W Contests tracks every major manga and drawing contest currently open for submission, plus the contests opening soon and the ones that just closed. Each entry lists the organizer, sponsors, judges, prize, deadline, and submission link — straight from the organizer.

What you'll find here

Shonen Jump's Tezuka & Akatsuka Awards (Shueisha), the Jump SQ. SPARK New Manga Award, Ultra Jump New Manga Award, JUMP Shin Sekai Manga Award, the rolling MANGA Plus Creators Monthly Award, Kodansha Manga Academy's Mangaka Discovery, Coamix's Silent Manga Audition, the Pixiv × CLIP STUDIO PAINT Global Comic Awards, the 20th Japan International Manga Award (Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan), the Manga Taisho, and the Tezuka Osamu Cultural Prize.

Contests open to non-Japanese artists

Most contests we list accept entries from anywhere in the world. The Japan International Manga Award is dedicated to non-Japanese creators; the Tezuka & Akatsuka Awards, Kodansha Mangaka Discovery, Silent Manga Audition, MANGA Plus Creators, and the Pixiv × Clip Studio Global Comic Awards all accept international entries.

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