Want to travel to Japan with all expenses paid? Check out this contest from the Embassy in Cuba.

Are you a fan of Japanese culture and its animated manga? Maybe you can win this contest launched this week by the Japanese Embassy in Havana for Cubans and spend a week exploring the Japanese capital, all expenses paid. At least four people would be invited. Let us know. 

According to the information released, the aim of the contest in question is to "spread MANGA culture abroad and promote international cultural exchanges through MANGA."

A Gold Award will be given to the best manga work, a Silver Award to three excellent works, and a Bronze Award to 11 other works. The Gold and Silver Award winners will be invited to Japan for approximately seven days for the awards ceremony. 

Eligible MANGA works must be composed of more than 16 pages.

Both published and unpublished works may be submitted, excluding those that

have won previous International Manga Awards in Japan. To be eligible, they must have been produced within the last three years. They must be submitted in electronic (PDF) or printed format. 

MANGA COMPETITION FOR CUBANS 

They add that only one work will be accepted from each artist, and the deadline for submitting works is from April 14 to July 7. If you send your work by post to the Japanese Embassy, ​​you must do so with sufficient notice to ensure that it is received. arrival before the deadline. 

If you send the works online, you can do so by email to [email protected] before Friday, July 7. The postal address is: Embassy of Japan in Cuba, Gaveta Postal 6673 Habana 6 CP10600, Cuba. They also offer this telephone number: (53-7)204-3355. 

Please note that the application form must be completed in English or Japanese. A confirmation email will be sent to the address indicated on the application form. 

After the first round of selection by the Japanese Publishers Association

of Manga, the Selection Committee of the 17th International MANGA Award of Japan

will be in charge of the selection procedures. The awards ceremony is scheduled for February 2024 in Tokyo. For more information, access here.