Graphic Novel Making Contest - June 1 - July 31, 2012
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Congratulations to the winners! - Check out their Work!
Children up to age 6
1st place: Joaquin Albornoz, age 5, “Joaquin’s Birthday Party”
Honorable Mention: Kapil Kumar age 5 1/2 , “Sharing and Friendship”
Children ages 7-12
1st place: Nathan Koketsu, age 11, “Adventure in the Open Sea”
2nd place: Madurya Suresh, age 9, “The Search for the Sun”
3rd place: Laura Shieh, age 12, “Silver Dandelion”
Honorable Mention: Audrey Chiang, age 8, “The Firefly and her Glow”
Teens
1st place: Apanuba Mahmood, age 14, “Flaming Resolve! – Fleeting Demon Encounter”
2nd place: Huyen Nguyen (Chibi Teresa), age 15, “Phantom Dream Hunter: The Prologue”
3rd place: Sienna Gonzales, age 14, “Colored Pencils”
Honorable Mention: Thu Nguyen, age 14, “Terra”
Adults
1st place: Queena Xu, “Butterfly Wish”
2nd place: Christine Bainbridge, “A Dream”
3rd place: Eric Elemen, “Super Busy Dad”
Honorable Mention: Darren Tat, “Death Match”
For more photos, please vist the San Jose Public Library Flickr site.
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If you have a talent for creating comic/manga style illustrated short stories, you are invited to enter San José Public Library’s Graphic Novel Making Contest for all ages as part of our Summer Reading Celebration, 2012. This contest is sponsored by San José Public Library, Hijinx Comics, San José Museum of Art and TRY Japan Culture Group.
Here’s how to enter …
- Create your own comic book with a maximum length of 8 pages, including the cover page.
- Use letter-size paper (8.5 x 11) with black-and-white drawings and text on one side only.
- Each submission must be the creative and original work of a single individual—the author/illustrator.
- The contest is limited to amateur authors/ illustrators only.
- Computer generated images are acceptable as long as they are your original work (no clip art)
- Consider submitting a photocopy that is an accurate reflection of the original (as submissions are non-returnable).
- San José Public Library reserves the right to reproduce your work. You can reuse all your work after the contest.
- Be sure to print and complete the creative works release form. Include your Name, Age, Contact Information and Signature.
- Entries can be submitted to any San José Public Library location no later than 8p.m. on Wednesday, August 1, 2012. There is a limit of one entry per contestant.
Entries will be judged on content and illustrations by a panel of library staff and comic industry professionals. All cash prizes will be awarded as gift cards.
- Children (up to age 6): first place will receive Art Supplies
- Children (7-12): first place $40, second place $20
- Teens (ages 13-17): first place $100; second place $70; third place $50
- Adults (age 18 and above): first place $100; second place $70; third place $50
Winners will be announced and prizes awarded at a reception to be held at the Berryessa Branch Library on Saturday, August 25th at 2:00 p.m.in the Community Room.
Check out the award winning entries from 2011 and 2010. We're discussing last year's winners and other graphic novels in the Online Book Club during June and July.
Learn how to make your own comic book, graphic novel or manga! Oliver Chin will be teaching this free workshop for teens at some San José Public Library branches.
San José Public Library staff members are ineligible to participate.
San José Public Library reserves the right to refuse submissions that are not appropriate for a general audience. This contest is open to all California residents.
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What a great idea.
Thank you.
Award Ceremony
Award Ceremony
We had a presentation of all the winners and their entries playing on the big screen.
I am so glad you liked our graphic novel display. Thank you.
Nice photos...
Nice photos
Thank you for your kind comments. Oliver Chin was unable to make it to the awards ceremony this year due to a scheduling conflict.
Yes, you can definitely get a copy of your photo. Just send us an email sjplgraphicnovelmakingcontest@gmail.com and describe your photo.
The gentleman in the glasses is one of the winners of the adult contest.
Price Pick-up
Price Pick-up
Yes, you can definitely pick up your prize at the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Library. But please reply to the email you received from Birgit. She will have more specifics about where to pick up your prize.
Price Pick-up
What is Honorable Mention?
Could you please reply to the
Honorable mention is an
Honorable mention is an additional prize that was awarded in each age category. In the adult category the honorable mention prize is a certificate, and a $25 gift card to Hijinx. The published book will include the 1st, 2nd, and 3rdplace winners and should be available at the branch libraries in a few weeks. The online book will include the entries that won Honorable Mention as well, and should be available around the same time.
In answer to your last question, there is not a video, however we do have the photos that are linked to above.
If I can't make it...
Congratulations. We will be
Congratulations. We will be contacting the winners who were unable to make it to the ceremony directly via phone or e-mail later today to work out an alternate prize pick up.
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Book of winning entries
The 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place entries in each age category will be published in a booklet that will be available at all San Jose Public Library branches for check out. All winning entries (including Honorable Mention in each age category) will be made available online in PDF form for viewing. The release date for both of these formats has not been finalized yet.
Today
if
Only those participants who
Winners
Winners will be announced at the awards ceremony this coming Saturday the 25th. If a winner is unable to attend the ceremony, he or she will be notified by phone or e-mail after the 25th. We hope to see all of you at the ceremony.
what's happening
At the ceremony
We will open the doors ½ hour before the ceremony officially starts. This will be an opportunity to view all the contest entries, and get some refreshments. During the ceremony we will be announcing the winners and awarding the prizes. Each contest participant who is present at the ceremony will receive a free pass to the San Jose Museum of Art, and the chance to win one of over 50 additional door prizes. We look forward to seeing all of the contestants at the ceremony.
question
Time
Doors will open at 1:30 and
Doors will open at 1:30 and the ceremony will start at 2:00pm. We anticipate that the ceremony will last approximately 1.5 hours (finishing by around 3:30).
Award Ceremony
Winners will be announced at
Winners will be announced at the Awards Ceremony on August 25th. Winners who are unable to attend the ceremony will be personally notified by email or phone.
So winners will NOT be
Correct.
Correct.
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Question
Awards Ceremony
We look forward to seeing all of you at the Awards Ceremony for the 2012 Graphic Novel Making Contest!
August 25, 2012 at 2:00 p.m.
Berryessa Branch Library, 3355 Noble Avenue, San Jose 95132
Location restrictions?
The contest says all
This is correct. You would
This is correct. You would need to reside in California in order to participate in the contest.
Is it necessary to go to
Live too far away- Awards Ceremony at the Berryessa Branch
We encourage all participants to attend the Awards Ceremony at the Berryessa Branch Library. That said, if you live too far away to attend the Ceremony, please include a note to this effect with your entry, and alternate arrangements can be made in the case that you win the contest.
One reason we encourage all Graphic Novel Making Contest participants to attend the Awards Ceremony, is that there will be prize drawings for a variety of additional prizes (ex. Sets of graphic novels, Hijinx gift cards, etc.) and free passes for the San Jose Museum of Art.
background
Yes
Yes, it is fine to use black paper for the background.
Paper
paper size
Yes, that would be fine.
Extended due date
All contestants, please note the last day to submit your entries has been extended to Wednesday August 1, 2012 (see above for more details).
Age
Age as of 7/31/12
Please submit your entry with the your age as of the end of the contest on July 31, 2012.
which way to draw?
Which way to draw?
Either format is fine.
clipart
Clipart
As long as it is your own original work, you will be fine.
SIZE PAPER
Size paper
Your entry should be in the format specified in the contest guidelines.