SMA12 – SILENT MANGA AUDITION®
ROUND TWELVE 2019 SEPTEMBER

“SMA is the perfect opportunity to prove yourself!”

Kickstart your professional MANGA making career with generous cash prizes, along with the chance to work with Japanese manga pros!

SMA12 Theme: “New Beginning”

A “New Beginning” is a life changing event! Whether starting a new job, learning a new language, or something much grander, such as getting married or relocating to the other side of the world, our lives are littered with pivotal opportunities that enable us to rise from the ashes of the past and leap head first into a bright, exciting “New Beginning.”
So start your “New Beginning”, and enter the SILENT MANGA AUDITION® today!!

Reference: Previous Audition Results >>

THE PRIZES

prizes

SPONSORS’ AWARD:
・CLIP STUDIO PAINT EX　
・Wacom Cintiq Pro 13 (DTH-1320/AK0)

SPONSORS’ AWARD RUNNER UP:
・CLIP STUDIO PAINT EX　
・Wacom Intuos Pro Paper Edition Medium(PTH-660/K1)

CLIP STUDIO PAINT EX

Wacom Cintiq Pro 13 (DTH-1320/AK0)

Wacom Intuos Pro Paper Edition Medium(PTH-660/K1)

You will also be in with a chance of joining our exclusive SMA MASTERCLASS.

Just 3 Easy Steps to Enter!

SMA SPONSORS

Audition Details

RULE:

・“NO DIALOGUE”. Use only drawings to tell your story.
・31 PAGES OR LESS

GUIDELINE & TECHNICAL REQUIREMENTS >>

DEADLINE:

“SEPTEMBER 30th 2019” PM 11:59 / 23:59 (IN YOUR COUNTRY’S TIME ZONE)

HOW TO ENTER:

1.ONLINE ENTRY (strongly recommended)
Submit your application via Entry portal.

How to Upload Your Work – Online Entry guide >>

2.By Post

Send Application to:
The SILENT MANGA AUDITION Committee
3rd Floor, Kichijoji Zizo bld., Kichijoji-Minami Cho 1-9-9,
Musashino, Tokyo, JAPAN, 180-0003

*If you wish to have your submission returned to you, please provide a self-addressed envelope with appropriate postage. If sending by post we advise you to keep a photocopy of the work, in case there may be problems during transmission.

JUDGES:

・Tsukasa Hojo – Creator, “City Hunter” series, etc.
・Tetsuo Hara – Co-Creator, “Fist of the North Star” series, etc.
・Ryuji Tsugihara – Creator ,“Yoroshiku Mecha-Doc” series, etc.
・Jun Tomizawa – Creator ,“Koroshi-ya Menkichi (Menkichi the Avenger)” series, etc.
・Nobuhiko Horie – CEO, Coamix Corp. (Former Chief Editor, “Monthly Comic ZENON”, “Weekly Shonen Jump”, etc.)
・Comic ZENON Editorial Team / WEB Comic-ZENYON Editorial Team / SMAC! Web Magazine Editorial Team