Celsys holds the Global Comic Awards in cooperation with comic posting sites to provide a wide range of opportunities for comic creators around the world to present their work.
In addition to prizes and cash, your work may even get published!

Current Contest

Now holding a comic contest with Mangadraft, the manga and vertical scrolling comic app.
This contest is supported by web comic and comic publishers around the world!
User voting for the contest will be held after the application period.

Entry Period September 9, 10:00 - November 17, 17:00 (UTC)
Voting Period November 17, 17:00 - December 1, 17:00 (UTC)
Submissions Theme: "Legend"
Language: English, French
Awards and Prizes
  • Grand Jury Prize: 1 winner
    $3,300 USD Award / Clip Studio Paint EX 3 year license, single device
  • Jury's Favorite Prize: 1 winner
    $2,200 USD / Clip Studio Paint EX 3 year license, single device
  • Public's Choice Prize: 1 winner
    $550 USD / Clip Studio Paint EX 1 year license, single device
  • Honorable Mention: 5 winners
    $110 USD / Clip Studio Paint EX 6 month license, single device
Note: Exact dollar amounts may vary with exchange rate from Euro to USD.
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Finished contests

Tapas × CLIP STUDIO PAINT

Event period: April 16, 1:00 am - July 1, 6:59 pm (UTC)

See the results

A short story comic contest co-sponsored by Tapas, a web comic and novel submission site.
You might get scouted by international web comic and print comic publishers!

Entry Period April 16, 1:00 am - July 1, 6:59 pm (UTC)
Submissions Theme: "The Last Train"
Language: English
Format: Vertically scrolling webcomic
Awards and Prizes
  • 1 Grand Prize Winner
    $3,300 USD / Three years of Clip Studio Paint EX for a single-device
  • 2nd and 3rd place Winners
    $1,000 USD / Three years of Clip Studio Paint EX for a single-device
  • Excellence Award (10 winners)
    $120 USD / One year of Clip Studio Paint EX for a single-device
See the results

pixiv × CLIP STUDIO PAINT

Event period: January 10, 2024, 9:00 ~ March 31, 2024, 14:59 (UTC/GMT)

See the results

A comic contest co-sponsored with the illustration communication service, pixiv.
Major Japanese manga publishers support aspiring comic artists around the world!

Entry Period January 10, 2024, 9:00 ~ March 31, 2024, 14:59 (UTC/GMT)
Category
  • Open Category
  • Theme Category / Theme: Time
Awards and Prizes
  • 1 Grand Prize Winner
    $3,300 USD / Three years of Clip Studio Paint EX for a single-device
  • 1 Open Category Winner and 1 Theme Category Winner
    $1,000 USD / Three years of Clip Studio Paint EX for a single-device
  • Excellence Award (10 winners)
    $120 USD / One year of Clip Studio Paint EX for a single-device
See the results