SICACO 2026
Sejong International Cartoon Contest
Sejong Webtoon Campus · Sejong Technopark
This year’s theme
ROBOT & Human
Sejong Webtoon Campus invites cartoonists everywhere to answer one question in a single panel: what happens when the machine meets the human? Open to anyone, any age, anywhere — up to three works per artist.
GUIDELINES
What to make, and what to send.
Entries that fall outside these specifications may be excluded from judging, so please check each line before you send.
ELIGIBILITY
Open to everyone
Anyone in the world with an interest in cartoons — no age limit
Up to 3 works per artist
Joint entries allowed — the representative author must be clearly named
Prize and certificate are issued to the representative author
FORMAT
One panel, A3 or smaller
Single-panel cartoon, A3 (297 × 420 mm) or smaller
Hand-drawn originals and fully digital works are both accepted
Digital submission: JPG, 300 dpi or higher
Scanned hand-drawn work: scan at 300 dpi or higher
REQUIRED DOCUMENTS
Two items, both mandatory
① Application form — official template, unaltered
② Artwork file — one copy per work
Every field on the form is required; write “N/A” where it does not apply
The template is also posted on sjtp.or.kr and sejongwebtoon.or.kr
HOW TO SUBMIT
In two ways. One hard deadline.
Digital work goes by e-mail; physical original artwork goes by post. Whichever route you take, your entry must arrive by the deadline — not merely be sent.
E-mail DIGITAL
Send to webtoon.SJ@gmail.com
SUBJECT LINE — EXACT FORMAT:
(SICACO 2026) Cartoon_YourName
→ Replace "YourName" with the artist's name. Keep the rest as it is.
WHAT TO ATTACH
1. Application form Application_Form_YourName.pdf (or .doc)
2. Artwork — up to 3 files
Title of Work 1.jpg
Title of Work 2.jpg
Title of Work 3.jpg
· Attach the files directly to the e-mail. No ZIP or folder needed.
· JPG, 300 dpi or higher.
· Name each file after its title.
Only your first e-mail counts
If you send several e-mails, only the first submission is accepted. If more than three works are attached, only the first three files in the attachment list are registered. Your e-mail must arrive by 18:00 KST on 13 September 2026.
AWARDS
Five awards, USD 3,050 in total.
Prizes are paid in Korean won at the exchange rate applying on the date of the award. Taxes and public dues are the recipient’s responsibility.
AWARD CONFERRED BY WORKS PRIZE
Grand Prize Mayor of Sejong Special Self-Governing City 1 $1,000
Gold Prize President, Sejong Technopark 1 $750
Silver Prize President, Sejong Technopark 1 $500
Bronze Prize President, Sejong Technopark 2 $400 ea.
Honourable Mention President, Sejong Technopark Several Certificate
TOTAL PRIZE POOL: USD 3,050 ≈ KRW 4,700,000
Award titles and conferring bodies are subject to change. Winning works are also shown in the SICACO exhibition in early October 2026.
JUDGING
Two rounds. One hundred points.
A panel of five to seven specialists reviews every entry. Round one shortlists roughly the top 20% of entrants; round two is a convened deliberation in which the highest and lowest scores are discarded — an average of 70 or above is required to pass.
Results are announced in mid-September 2026 on the organisers’ websites and by e-mail. Criteria are subject to change.
SCHEDULE
From open call to exhibition.
JUL 2026
Open call announced
Guidelines and application form published.
16 JUL — 13 SEP 2026
Submissions open
By e-mail and by post.
Closes 13 September, 18:00 KST — the deadline has been extended by one week.
MID-SEP 2026
Judging & results
Two rounds of review, then announcement on the websites and by e-mail.
AUG — OCT 2026
Exhibition preparation
Selected works prepared for display.
EARLY OCT 2026
ExhibitionAward-winning works exhibited.
OCT 2026
Certificates dispatched
Certificates sent to award recipients.
NOV 2026
Programme closes
Evaluation and settlement.
* The schedule above may change as the programme progresses.
THE FINE PRINT
Rules, rights and what not to do.
ENTRIES EXCLUDED FROM JUDJING
Works that do not meet the stated rules or specifications
Works that have already won an award in another competition
Works that clearly infringe copyright through plagiarism or appropriation
Entries where the applicant cannot be identified
Works that defame another person
Works below the required specification in size or quantity
Works containing excessive sexual or violent content
COPYRIGHT AND USAGE
Copyright in every work — including award winners — remains with the artist.
Sejong City, Sejong Technopark and Sejong Webtoon Campus retain a licence to use submitted works for non-commercial promotion of the programme, including reproduction, public performance, exhibition, broadcast, online use and printed collections.
For jointly created works, the division of rights is settled by agreement between the co-authors.
The certificate and prize money are awarded to the representative author.
RETURN OF SUBMITTED ARTWORK
If you request the return of your work it will be returned to you; any additional cost of return is borne by the entrant.
If no return is requested, the organisers may dispose of submitted work within three months of the close of the contest.
ENTRANT RESPONSIBILITIES
Responsibility for any disadvantage arising from unfamiliarity with these rules rests with the entrant
All costs incurred in entering are borne by the entrant
Documents not received within the submission period are not accepted
If false information is found in the submitted documents, eligibility is forfeited and Sejong Technopark may claim damages, with costs borne by the entrant
PERSONAL DATA
Personal information on the application form is collected and used for screening and programme administration under Article 15 of the Personal Information Protection Act of the Republic of Korea.
Retention period: from the date consent is given until the end of the settlement-document retention period (5 years).
You may decline consent, but an application cannot be accepted without it.
CONTACT
Questions before you send?
E-mail — submissions & enquiries
Telephone
+82 44 850 3844
Organiser
Sejong Webtoon Campus
Sejong Technopark
Address
Room 111, 1F, Sejong Technopark,
95 Guncheong-ro, Sejong Special Self-Governing City,
Republic of Korea
Application form
The official template. Every field is required — enter “N/A” where a field does not apply to you. Please do not alter the layout of the form.
The Korean original (.hwp) is available from sjtp.or.kr and sejongwebtoon.or.kr.
DOWNLOAD APPLICATION FORM on source https://sicaco2026.vercel.app/ .
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