[Kodansha Co., Ltd.] “New” that you decide. Readers can participate in the selection! I want to support future masterpieces! “New picture book award to choose with readers” starts Kodansha Co., Ltd. Press release: November 6, 2024 “New” that you decide. Readers can
participate in the selection! I want to support future masterpieces! “New picture book award to choose with readers” starts With the evolution of apps and devices, the environment in which we “draw” picture books, the environment in which we “read” them, and the opportunities for us to “encounter” them have changed significantly. In line with the expanding world of picture books, we will establish a new picture book contest in which readers will select “picture books they want to read right now.”
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https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/1719/6682/1719-6682-15978aaf55bd1f06598f54a2f43004b4-1920×800.jpg The grand prize is paper electronic and many other benefits! If you make it to the final selection, it will be published as an e-book! *1 Application period From 14:00 on November 1, 2024 to 23:59 on January 31, 2025 Announcement of each award Scheduled for July 2025
Application department ・Picture book category ・Video section ・Text section 1. 1 grand prize winner This award is given to the most outstanding work in all categories. ・Paper/electronic book ・Prize of 500,000 yen (included in royalties for first edition) ・CLIP STUDIO PAINT EX 2 devices 3rd edition ・Artwork introduction article on Picture Book Navi Coquelico 2. Category Award: 1 person each The award is given to the most outstanding work in each category. ・Picture book category = E-book version, Video category = Selected as a picture book navigation premium work, Text category = Selected as the next year’s drawing challenge work ・Prize 100,000 yen ・CLIP STUDIO PAINT EX 2 devices 2 year edition ・Artwork introduction article on Picture Book Navi Coquelico 3. Jury Award: 1 person each Awarded to the work selected by the special jury (may overlap with the category award) ・E-book version (picture book category only) ・Prize of 50,000 yen ・CLIP STUDIO PAINT EX 2 devices 2 year edition 4. Final selection works This award will be given to all works that remain in the final selection. (Grand prize, category prize, and judges’ prize winners are not eligible) ・Picture book category = Kodansha will make it into an e-book and as a prize CLIP STUDIO PAINT EX 1 device 6 month version ・Video category ・Text category = Prize: CLIP STUDIO PAINT EX 1 device 6 month version *If there is no work worthy of an award, there may be no suitable work. *1: All final works in the picture book category will be converted into electronic books. A gorgeous special jury will choose “future masterpieces” together with readers from their own perspectives! Daisuke Yokoyama (singer/actor) Born in Chiba
Prefecture. Graduated from the Department of Vocal Music, Faculty of Music, Kunitachi College of Music in 2006. She has loved singing since she was young and continued to sing in choirs from the third year of elementary school until graduation from university. The Shiki Theater Company has appeared on stage productions such as “The Lion King.” On NHK E-TV’s “Okaasan to Issho,” he served as the “singing brother” for nine years, the longest period in the show’s history. After graduating, he appeared in dramas and as a voice actor in “Remember Me.” In addition, he is expanding his activities to include commercials and stage plays. As a solo artist, he released his first original album “Utabukuro” and a nursery rhyme cover album “Daisuke no Doyou.” Also, in April 2024, the new album “Smile ni Dokkyun!” will be released, which will include songs for which I took on the challenge of writing lyrics for the first time. ” released.
https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/1719/6682/1719-6682-498308c8dc77684d7922f054ee2e49f4-400×400.png Tsumupapa (Illustrator) A family of four: daughter Tsumugi, son Nao, and mom. He is a popular creator with a total of 1.4 million followers on social media, mainly among the child-rearing generation, who uses heartwarming illustrations to depict the casual daily lives of families. Comic essay “Do you like Papaga?” ” and the picture book “Tomica and Tom: My Life”, holding exhibitions at department stores, and collaborating with various brands.
https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/1719/6682/1719-6682-501637a5e684ec0f3a92158cbc323604-400×400.png Akira Tsuji (CSNR Associate Professor/University of Tokyo IRCN Baby Lab) Associate professor at the French National Center for Scientific Research (CNRS), École Normale Supérieure de Paris, Department of Cognitive Sciences, and collaborating researcher at the University of Tokyo’s International Research Institute for Neurointelligence (IRCN). Engaged in research on effects. The IRCN Baby Lab studies how the social environment influences children’s language development. Image
URL: https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/1719/6682/1719-6682-71c8f3fff687b0f76b3c13be1b06847e-400×400.png Sonoko Isozaki (Chief Editor of Picture Book Navi) Editor-in-chief of the picture book information site “Ehon Navi.” His books include “First picture books from babies to adults” (Holp Publishing), “Picture books that will touch mom’s heart” (Jiyuukokuminsha), and he has supervised books such as “200 baby picture books recommended by parents and nursery school teachers” and “Parents & There is a series of 200 picture books recommended by nursery school teachers (Genkosha).
https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/1719/6682/1719-6682-84b19b0f322ccd601989559ea6ff2a3c-400×400.png I want to support “I want to draw!” We provide a drawing app that can be used on smartphones, PCs, and tablets! I want to take on the challenge, but what should I do? Since I drew it on paper, I want to scan it and finish it digitally! In response to such feedback, we will be distributing the drawing app “CLIP STUDIO PAINT EX 1 device plan 3 month version” free of charge to the first 500 people who can draw illustrations right away on smartphones, tablets, or PCs.
https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/1719/6682/1719-6682-0c257bccae105a9860ce2550e08b805d-3900×3900.png What is CLIP STUDIO PAINT? “CLIP STUDIO PAINT” is a drawing app that is used by over 45 million creators around the world, specializing in the production of illustrations, manga, and animation. It is used by a wide range of users, from professionals to students to entry-level users who want to start drawing. Your smartphone or tablet could become the most powerful picture book drawing tool! =============== [Award summary] “New picture book award chosen with readers” https://www.ehonnavi.net/pb-innovation-award/ X Account: New Picture Book Award Secretariat | Picture Book Navi x Kodansha @ehon_award https://x.com/ehon_award Application period: November 1, 2024 14:00 to January 31, 2025 23:59 Announcement: Scheduled for July 2025 Sponsored by: Picture Book Navi Kodansha Sponsored by: CLIP STUDIO PAINT :Ehon Navi Co., Ltd.: An Internet picture book site opened in April 2002 with the concept of “a participatory picture book introduction site that collects information on choosing picture books for children.” We publish images and introductions of picture books with the cooperation of over 100 picture book publishers. More than 800 commercially available picture books can be read as digitally as you like, the first in Japan.The industry’s first service that lets you preview all pages of a book “once per book” on the app covers more than 2,200 titles, some of which can be previewed. There are over 10,000 works, and the number of annual users is approximately 20 million. More than 450,000 users’ “voices” written from the viewpoint of advice for those who are about to choose this picture book for their children, such as “What kind of time did you spend with your child?” are just
evaluations. It has been well received for its unusual warmth and depth of information. It has gained popularity among parents raising children for its rich content, including unique rating rankings, recommended picture books by target age group, new review corner, new picture book introductions, and e-mail newsletters. Ehon Navi Co., Ltd. https://corp.ehonnavi.net/ : Kodansha Co., Ltd.: Kodansha Co., Ltd., founded in 1909 as the Dainippon Orenkai, is a comprehensive publishing company that works with talents from around the world to create stories in all genres, including comics, novels, education, journalism, fashion, picture books, anime, and games. We are expanding our business. We have continued to help create and nurture works that are close to children’s hearts, such as “Totto-chan by the Window” and “The Cat Who Lived a Million Times.” As part of Kodansha’s 90th anniversary project, the “Let’s Play with Books Nationwide
Storytelling” was planned to get people familiar with books from an early age. They travel around each prefecture in two carabunkers loaded with picture books, visiting kindergartens, daycare centers, elementary schools, libraries, and bookstores. Since its inception in 1999, it has been visited more than 23,000 times in total and supported by more than 2 million participants. It was also selected for the Mecenat Award. Kodansha Corporate Site Inspire Impossible Stories https://www.kodansha.co.jp/ [Inquiries regarding awards] New Picture Book Award Secretariat (in Picture Book Navi)
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