UNESCO New Delhi's National Comic and Cartoon Making Competition 

• UNESCO New Delhi National Comic and Cartoon Making Competition is being organized by UNESCO New Delhi Office and is open for participants belonging to the age-group 15-25 years.
• In order to participate in the Comic and Cartoon Making Competition candidates must create a cartoon strip or comic related to the theme “Literacy and Sustainable Societies: Take the challenge”.
• There is no participation fee to be a part of the competition and the creation can be in color or black and white and with or without words.
• The entries will be accepted online only and the last date to submit the entries is August 30, 2015.
• The winners will be rewarded with IPad Mini, Kindle Paper White and various other prizes.
• The time line of the National Comic and Cartoon Making Competition is as follow:

National Comic and Cartoon Making Competition Rewards

Total thirteen winners will be selected and the winner will be given prize as per the place their entries will occupy. The details of the prize are:

• First Prize: The winner of the first prize will get an IPad Mini.
• Second Prize: Two candidates will be selected as the winner of the second prize and each of them will be rewarded with Kindle Paper White.
• Third Prize: Five participants will be rewarded with third prize and each one of them will get a movable hard drive.
• Consolation Prize: Five entries will be selected for awarding consolation prize which will be Pen Drives.

National Comic and Cartoon Making Competition Application Process

The creations of the participants are to be submitted by the means of online submission. The details of the theme of the competition and the submission process are as follow:

• Theme: The National Comic and Cartoon Making Competition is based on the theme of “Literacy and Sustainable Societies: Take the challenge!” and the following are the 17 Sustainable Development Goals:

1. No Poverty
2. No Hunger
3. Health & Well-being
4. Quality Education
5. Gender Equality
6. Clean Water & Sanitation
7. Renewable Energy
8. Good jobs & Economic growth
9. Infrastructure & Innovation
10. Reduced Inequality
11. Sustainable cities & settlements
12. Responsible consumption
13. Climate change
14. Conserve oceans
15. Ecosystems
16. Peace & Justice
17. Partnerships for the goals

• Submission Requirements: The submitted artwork should be in accordance with the following requirements:
  • Color Scheme: The entries can be in color or in black & white.
  • Language:  The entries can be with or without words and can be in either English or Hindi.
  • Size: The Submission can be composed of one cartoon or a series of comic strip with maximum six boxes and fitting on a DIN A4 page (210mm x 297mm).
  • Format: The submission will be accepted only in jpeg, png, or tiff format.
  • Size: The maximumsize of thedrawing should not be larger than 15 MB.
  • Naming:  The file should be named as ‘(first letter of the first name)-second name.jpeg’ for example ‘m-gupta.jpeg’.
  • Number of Submissions: Asingle participant can submit up to3entries.
• Attachments: The submission should be accompanied by complete information related to the participant such asname, age, contact number, contact addressetc. and participant’s identity proof such as Birth Certificate, Passport etc.
• Submission: Theentries are to be submitted by sending in the format of an e-mail to ‘unesco2015cartoons@gmail.com’ with the subject line “Submission for UNESCO 2015 National Comic and Cartoon Making Competition - [your name]”.

National Comic and Cartoon Making Competition Selection Process

• Evaluation Criteria: The selection of the winning entries will be done on the following bases:
  • 25 points: Overall impact (persuasive, informational, educational);
  • 25 points: Originality and creativity (concepts, ideas, format);
  • 50 points: Relevance and clarity of message.
• Result: The winners will be notified by email on September 08, 2015 and the official announcement willbe done on September 15, 2015.

UNESCO House
B-5/29, Safdarjung Enclave
New Delhi - 110 029, India

Phone:  (91-11) 26713000
Fax: (91-11) 26713001, 26713002
E-mail: newdelhi@unesco.org