The

British Council

and the

Bengal Foundation

are looking for innovative, cutting-edge graphic short-stories for an anthology to be published by Bengal Publications in

November 2014

, in time for the Hay Festival.

It will look and feel like a comic, but they are encouraging story/short fiction told visually, addressing an issue or topic. The submissions must be related to the theme of the anthology, which will explore the topic of "

Identity

".

The short story can be of 5-15 pages (Color / B&W). Paper size: 9” x 6” inches. Image format can be JPG or TIFF, not be greater than 10MB. One can submit a maximum of two graphic stories, but each story should be sent separately.

All entrants will retain copyright over their entry(s).

There is no entry fee

.

Eligibility

Open worldwide to cartoonists, artists and writers working in all genres.

Prize

All participants whose stories have been selected for publication will receive an

honorarium

. Moreover, the stories selected will be published in an

anthology

of graphic short-stories.

Selection of finalists will be announced on

1 June 2014

.