Call for Participation: The 6th International GraphicShakespeare Competition

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Entry Groups

Graphic Narrative and Illustration

  • Length: 1 to 8 pages
  • Indicate: Which Shakespearean work or scenes your entry is based on
  • Language: Original English, modernized version, or any language (please include a brief explanation in English). Alternatively, you may submit a wordless narrative if the images convey the story.
  • Style: Any graphic narrative style—graphic novel, American comics, manga, four-panel, bande dessinée, cartoon, or illustration.
  • Submission: Send your entry digitally to graphicshakespearecompetition@gmail.com by March 31, 2026

Specifications:

  • Black-and-white or color
  • Paper size: A4
  • File format: JPG or PDF, 300 dpi
    • Single page (A5): 1748 × 2480 px
    • Two-page spread (A4): 3496 × 2480 px

Play or Comics Script

  • Word count: Up to 3,000 words in English or equivalent in other languages
  • Indicate: Which Shakespearean work or scenes your entry is based on
  • Language: Original English, modernized version, or any language (please include a brief explanation in English)
  • Submission: Send your entry digitally to graphicshakespearecompetition@gmail.com by March 31, 2026

Cosplay Photography

  • Submit up to 8 images of cosplay or costume play inspired by Shakespearean characters or scenes
  • Submission: Send your entry digitally to graphicshakespearecompetition@gmail.com by March 31, 2026

Game Group

(Details to be announced soon)

FULL CALL