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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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2nd comic Spira NEXT Manga Award

All genres, 8+ pages. Isekai fantasy is recommended, and there is a comic-adaptation category with provided scripts.

PrizeGrand Prix ¥200,000 + ¥300,000 serialization prep fund; Runner-up ¥100,000 + ¥300,000; Excellence ¥50,000 + ¥300,000 (the prep fund is paid once a series is confirmed)
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Young Magazine Monthly Newcomer Manga Award — Round 557 (September 2026)

Kodansha Young Magazine's monthly seinen newcomer award.

PrizeGrand Prize ¥800,000 + immediate publication
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Manga Mee Newcomer Award - June 2026 Edition

Get results in one week! Aim for your debut and serialization on Manga Mee!

PrizeGrand Prix: 500,000 yen + Wacom Pen Display or iPad Pro + Guaranteed serialization on Manga Mee & assigned editor
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MANGA Plus Creators — Monthly Award Oct 2026

Shueisha's rolling monthly cycle for global creators.

PrizeGold ¥1,000,000 + Jump+ & MANGA Plus publication
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JUMP Shin Sekai Manga Award #114

The monthly manga award judged directly by active Weekly Shonen Jump creators.

PrizeGrand Prize: 2,000,000 yen and publication in Weekly Shonen Jump, plus a certificate, a commemorative plaque, and a collection of Jump creators' early short works.
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Shonen Jump+ Manga Award (May-June 2026 Term)

The stepping stone to serialization on Shonen Jump+!

PrizePublication of the winning work on Shonen Jump+.
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LINE Manga x TALES Webtoon Original Story Grand Prize

Submit your original story to win 3 million yen and a global webtoon serialization!

PrizeGrand Prize 3 million yen + webtoon adaptation and guaranteed global serialization
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7th Riviera SDGs Manga Awards

Create a 4-panel manga about the SDGs for our future and the Earth!

PrizeTop prize: 50,000 yen
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Piccoma SMARTOON Original Story Contest

Every entry that passes review gets a Piccoma novel serialization and a SMARTOON adaptation.

PrizeGuaranteed Piccoma novel serialization + SMARTOON adaptation for every entry that passes review
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Jump SQ. SPARK Newcomer Manga Award Nov 2026

Shueisha's Jump SQ. newcomer award

PrizeGrand Prize ¥1,500,000
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Ultra Jump Newcomer Manga Award #21

Your first step towards a professional debut with major cash prizes and publication opportunities!

PrizeGrand Prize: 500,000 yen + publication in Ultra Jump & Tonari no Young Jump. Bonuses for battle manga (+50,000 yen) and first-time submissions (+30,000 yen).
M2W - Manga Contest 2026 #1: “To Be Continued”
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M2W - Manga Contest 2026 #1: “To Be Continued”

Hook them on page one. Leave them on a cliffhanger.

Prize1st: ¥50,000 + 2 mo Pro | 2nd: ¥30,000 + 2 mo Pro | 3rd: ¥20,000 + 2 mo Pro | 4th–5th: 2 mo Pro | Entrants: 100 bonus credits
Cheese! Manga Grand Prix — Round 314
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Cheese! Manga Grand Prix — Round 314

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

PrizePremium Debut Prize ¥1,000,000 + laptop + immediate debut
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Jump TOON NEXT! Newcomer Award (March-May 2026 Term)

Your chance to debut on Jump TOON with any genre, monochrome works, or past web uploads!

PrizeJump TOON debut opportunity
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Shinshokan BL Manga Award 2026

Shinshokan's annual BL-focused newcomer manga award.

PrizeGrand Prize ¥300,000 + guaranteed debut + tankobon

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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