The Center for International Private Enterprise (CIPE) is inviting amateur cartoonists, students and professionals to enter its new global editorial cartoon competition.
In a press release, CIPE said cash prizes totalling US$5,000 will be awarded to winners submitting cartoons in three categories: Democracy, Corruption and Equality. Entries will be judged on originality, relevance to the competition topic, creativity, universal message and wit. Through an online voting process on the CIPE website, the public will choose winners from among ten finalists in each category. Those finalists will be selected by a panel of distinguished judges including Pulitzer Prize winner Pat Oliphant and Time Magazine Assistant Managing Editor Michael Duffy. CIPE will accept original, unpublished illustrations via email at cipe@cipe.org until April 17. Captions are not required, but, if included, English Language submissions are preferred.
