Wednesday, June 23, 2021
10th GIN-UAH Graphic Humour Competition - Spain 2021
The GIN Foundation, the Quevedo Institute of the Arts of Humour (IQH) and the Vice-Rectorate for Research and Transfer of the University of Alcalá announce the 10th GIN-UAH Graphic Humour Contest, with the following rules:
PARTICIPATION: The competition is open to anyone wishing to
participate, either individually or jointly as writer and illustrator, in any
of the following three categories:
- Professional: They must include
a short biography and a link to prove that they publish or have published in a
permanent medium.
- Amateurs.
- UAH-FGUA. UAH staff
and students.
HUMOUR
AND SUBJECT: The entries must
be humorous in intention. The subject is Science/Research.
FORMAT
and LENGTH: Submissions must
be in paper or in digital format. The work must be publishable on paper:
cartoon, strip, page of comic…and must be signed.
Maximum size: A4. Digital entries must be sent
in JPG at 300dpi.
LANGUAGE: Works in any of the official languages of
Spain are accepted. Those coming from outside Spain and containing text must be
labelled in Spanish.
Nº
OF WORKS AND ORIGINALITY: Each
participant may submit up to four entries. All entries must be unpublished
work.
SUBMISSION: The deadline for submission of entries is July 18, 2021. Originals, reproductions
and digital works are accepted. Works that are not returned will be added to
the FGUA’s Graphic Humour Documentation Centre of the Quevedo Institute of the
Arts of Humour. In the case of originals, the author may request a certificate
of donation.
Submission of physical entries:
CONCURSO GIN-UAH. Ciencia/Investigación
Instituto Quevedo de las Artes del Humor
(FGUA)
Calle Nueva nº 4.
28801 Alcalá de Henares (Madrid)
Submission of digital entries: by email or
WeTransfer to gin@iqh.es.
Along with the work, the following details
must be supplied: Name and surname, telephone number, date of birth, complete
mailing address and e-mail address. Category of the entry.
PRIZES: The GIN Graphic Humour Competition awards two
prizes in each category worth the following amounts (gross):
- Professional:
1st
prize: 2000 euros.
2nd
prize: 1000 euros
- Amateurs
1st
prize: 500 euros.
2nd
prize: 250 euros
- UAH:
1st
prize: 500 euros.
2nd
prize: 250 euros
The prize-winning works, as well as a
selection of other entries, will be published on the iqh.es and humoristan.org
websites.
JURY: The jury of the GIN-UAH Graphic Humour
Competition will be composed of members of the Quevedo Institute of the Arts of
Humour of the FGUA, the Vice-Rectorate for Research and Transfer of the UAH and
the GIN Foundation.
The jury reserves the right to declare any of
the prizes void or to propose a reallocation of the prizes available.
The jury’s decision will be made within 3
months after the deadline for entries.
The decision will be communicated to the
winners and published on the iqh.es and humoristan.org websites.
Participation in this competition entails
acceptance of these rules, as well as the author’s express permission to the
organization to use her/his work, provided that his or her name appears and the
aim is to disseminate activities in the field of humour and scientific
dissemination, without generating any obligation whatsoever with regard to the
author.
The organization reserves the right, if
necessary, to introduce those modifications it deems necessary for the smooth
running of the competition.
The organization is not liable for the works
submitted to the competition.
The best works will be part of an exhibition
to be held throughout 2022, organized by the Vice-Rectorate for Research and
Transfer of the UAH, the Quevedo Institute of the Arts of Humour of the FGUA
and the GIN Foundation.
