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Award
TCBF 2026 Comic Competition Open Call
Competition opportunity. Deadline: 2026-09-01
- Type
- Award
- Organizer
- Treviso Comic Book Festival (TCBF)
- Deadline
- 1 September 2026
- Where
- Not stated
- Compensation
- €500 (First Prize), €300 (Second Prize), €200 (Third Prize)
- Disciplines
- Comics, Illustration, Sequential Art, Visual Storytelling, Graphic Narrative, Writing, Comic Script
About this opportunity
The Treviso Comic Book Festival (TCBF) is holding its 2026 International Competition for New Authors, themed "RELATIONS." Open to emerging and non-professional comic artists worldwide, the competition requires original, unpublished 2-4 page comic stories. Prizes include cash awards and festival promotion.
Who can apply
- Italian and international emerging and non-professional comic artists, 18 years or older as of September 1, 2026.
- Must not have had employment contracts for comic drawing/writing, published with national/international publishers, or authored books with an ISBN.
- Collaborative teams are allowed if all members meet eligibility.