PRESS RELEASE
For immediate release October 7, 2010
GATEWAY TO COMICBOOK STARDOM OPENS
THE EAGLE INITIATIVE is pleased to announce that its website is now open for
submissions to its innovative worldwide talent search.
With Stan Lee as its patron and a host of top name creators on board as
judges, the Initiative – an offshoot of the long-established Eagle Awards –
is offering untried talent a chance to demonstrate their abilities before a
global audience. It is providing a unique platform from which the next
generation of writers and artists can promote their storytelling ability in
an increasingly competitive market.
Entrants can be a single writer/artist, a writer and artist, or a writer,
penciller and inker team. They should submit a clearly told, self contained
story of between 4 and 10 pages to
http://www.eaglesinitiative.com/Submissions.aspx where full details can be
found.
The thousands of projected entries will be assessed by a hand-picked jury of
comics readers, which will present a final dozen to the panel of judges
comprising many of the comics industry's top talents. Among those who have
already agreed to participate are Tom Brevoort, Mike Carey, Howard Chaykin,
Chris Claremont, Mike Deodato Jr, Steve Epting, David Finch, Geoff Johns,
Denny O'Neil, Trina Robbins, Bob Shreck, Gail Simone and Roy Thomas.
A cash prize is on offer to the top three entries as voted by the judges:
First................ £1,000
Second............ £500
Third............... £250
In addition, all 12 short listed entries will made available both digitally
and in print in the form of an internationally distributed anthology.
The deadline for submissions is midnight (Greenwich Mean Time) on Monday,
January 31, 2011.
For further details on the Initiative, a full list of judges and complete
submission guidelines, go to http://www.eaglesinitiative.com/. For press
enquiries, contact Mike Conroy: mike@eagleawards.co.uk. For further details
on the Eagle Awards, contact Cassandra Conroy: cassandra@eagleawards.co.uk
<mailto:cassandra@eagleaward.co.uk> .
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ABOUT THE EAGLES INITIATIVE:
Launched in May 2010, the Eagles Initiative provides a unique platform from
which the next generation of writers and artists can promote their
storytelling ability in an increasingly competitive market. The brainchild
of Barry Renshaw, the Initiative is an unprecedented global talent search,
entrants will be asked to submit an original self-contained illustrated
story. The winner will be awarded a £1,000 cash prize; the runner up will
win £500 with the third place submission being given £250. All 12 finalists
are to have their stories included in the Initiative Anthology, which will
be released as a print publication and in multiple languages across the
digital media.
http://www.eaglesinitiative.com <http://www.eaglesinitiative.com/>
ABOUT THE EAGLE AWARDS:
Introduced in 1976, the Eagles are the comics industry's longest established
awards. Unique in that they reflect the people's choice, they are awarded by
fans who vote for their favourite in each category of the awards. They are
named after the fondly remembered 1950's British comic anthology Eagle, and
were originated by two British fans, Mike Conroy and Richard Burton. The
awards proved to be successful, with American publishers such as Marvel
Comics announcing their victories with pride. They have relaunched in 2010
with a new look, a new mandate and a new vision for the future.
www.eagleawards.co.uk <http://www.eagleawards.co.uk/>
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