Graphix Imprint to Publish Debut Children’s Graphic Novels by Contest Winners
Scholastic, the global children’s publishing, education, and media company, has announced a contest to find talent to debut on its acclaimed Graphix imprint for children and teen readers. The Graphix imprint is committed to finding and championing new voices in the children’s graphic novel space.
Graphix focuses on creator-driven books that bring exceptional art, rich content, and strong storytelling to realistic fiction, memoir, fantasy, and more.
This contest will seek submissions from debut comic artists who are U.S. residents, 18 years or older, and who are unpublished and not currently under contract to publish a book with another publisher.
Up to five winning entries will be selected to receive an offer to publish their work with Graphix and a $15,000 advance. The full contest rules and submission requirements, including information about what the Graphix editorial team looks for in manuscript proposals, can be found at the contest’s dedicated website: www.Scholastic.com/GraphixContest.
David Saylor, Vice President Creative Director, Trade Publishing, and founder and Editorial Director of Graphix said, “This search will expand our outreach beyond those already involved in the publishing world, giving us the opportunity to welcome new, innovative, diverse talent to our Graphix list. We look forward to receiving a variety of submissions across all genres, with strong storytelling and engaging art. This nationwide contest is an exciting new way to attract submissions to the Graphix list.”
Submissions will be accepted via the dedicated website through April 1, 2017 and up to five winning entries will be announced on or about June 20, 2017.
About Graphix
In 2005 Scholastic launched Graphix with the publication of the full-color edition of BONE #1: Out from Boneville. Graphix is dedicated to publishing engaging, age-appropriate graphic novels for children and teens. Supported by librarians, teachers, and most important, kids, Graphix titles have become bestsellers around the globe and continue to receive awards and critical acclaim including multiple Eisner Award wins and nominations, a Stonewall Book Award Honor (Drama), a Boston Globe-Horn Book Award Honor (Smile), an Edgar Allan Poe nomination (The Lost Boy), and 20 New York Times bestsellers to date.
Talk tomorrow,
Kathy
Writing and Illustrating 
Wow, this looks cool! Except I don’t think I would enter; too embarrassed, too little to offer.
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By: trinitygrau on July 31, 2016
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