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Manga & drawing contests

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

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Major6 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.
Major6 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.
Major6 days left

Shonen Jump+ Name Original Manga Award 2026

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

Flagship21 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
Flagship36 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
Major36 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.
Standard36 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
Major37 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
Major218 days left

1st GANMA! Manga Grand Prix

A year-round one-shot program to discover and nurture new star artists on the manga app GANMA!.

PrizeGrand Prize 1,000,000 yen; Excellence/Newcomer Award 200,000 yen + 100,000 yen publication fee
Standard218 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.
Cheese! Manga Grand Prix — Round 314
MajorEnded yesterday

Cheese! Manga Grand Prix — Round 314

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

PrizePremium Debut Prize ¥1,000,000 + laptop + immediate debut
MajorEnded 8 days ago

YanMag Painter Award 2026

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

PrizeGrand Prize ¥1,000,000
StandardEnded 9 days ago

LINE Manga WEBTOON STUDIO Romance Fantasy Script Contest

Submit your romance fantasy scripts for a chance to have them produced as webtoons by MSTORYHUB.

PrizeSelected scripts will be professionally developed and produced as webtoons by MSTORYHUB.
LocalEnded 11 days ago

Icheon City AI-Generated Webtoon Contest

Create an AI-generated webtoon about the Goryeo-era diplomat Seo Hui to win the Icheon Mayor's Award.

PrizeTotal prize money of 3 million won (~US$2,200), including a grand prize of 500,000 won (~US$365) and the Icheon Mayor's Award.
StandardEnded 25 days ago

East African Comic Competition 2026

Inviting East African comic artists to explore the theme 'Inhabiting the World'.

Prize1st Prize: €800 cash prize + representation by literary agent Nicolas Grivel. 2nd Prize: €400. 3rd Prize: A curated selection of French comic books.

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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