The theme of the competition in 2021 is:
“Workers in the tourism industry”.
Some tourism workers are: Animator/entertainment team members, Bartender/barista, Bell team/uniformed services, Butler, Cabin crew members, Caddy, Call center agent, Cashier, Concierge, Cruiseship team members, Executive Housekeeper, Floor inspector, Food engineer, Front office clerk, Front office manager, Gardener, Golf club manager, Ground crew members, Guest services/Relations agents, Hotel guides, Hotel manager/General manager/Club manager, House/pool/beach people, Housekeeping officers, Hotel restaurant officers, Kitchen team, Laundry attendants, Lifeguards, Maintenance team members, Marina crew members, Marketing team members, Night auditors, Proshop attendants, Reservations clerks, Room attendants, Room service attendants, Sales team members/agents, Security agents, SPA team members, Stewerding team members, Ticketing officers, Tourist guides, Transfer agents,
Waiter/waitress.
The tourism industry incorporates diverse activities in the following areas: Accommodation (hotel, motel, resorts, clubs, hostels etc.), Food and beverage services (restaurants, bars, cafes, pastry, local and authentic products food etc.), Transport services (airline, railway, road and water, car rentals, yachting etc.), Distribution (online, tour operators, travel agencies etc.), Cultural services (events, festivals, concerts, museums, sites etc.), Sport and recreational activities (entertainment, games, sports tournaments, world cup, night shows, and country-specific goods, services and activities, and sports and recreation), camping, caravan, extreme sports vb.
Submission Guidelines:
- The competition is open to all amateur and professional cartoonists.
- Each performer is allowed to submit maximum three works.
- The cartoons submitted to the competition may be prepared as original drawings, digital printings or computer printouts.
- The drawing technique is open-ended. Drawings may be colorful or black and white. On the other hand, performers are required to put signatures on their drawings.
- Participants must write their names, surnames and addresses behind their drawings. Also, they must complete the Participant Information Form placed under submission page and send it together with their drawings.
- Cartoons sent may be of the ones previously published somewhere but previously awarded cartoons are not allowed to submit.
- Cartoons submitted for selection will be able to be printed in the publication of Anatolia Tourism Academy and in other printed materials of this organization such as books, catalogs, brochures, postcards, web sites and posters. All rights for any other publishing except these belong to the owner of drawing.
- The cartoons that will be selected after the first evaluation will be announced between Februrary 1 and 9, 2022. The objections will took into account between Februrary 1 and 9, 2022.
- Finalist cartoons will be published in the album. Cartoonists whose drawings published in this album will be sent a copy of the album.
- Regardless of award-winning or taking place in the album, all the cartoons submitted for selection will not be returned.
- All the cartoonists participated in the competition are implied to agree on the conditions and regulations of the competition.
- Submission deadline is 31 December 2021.
- The cartoons can be mailed to the below address:
Nazmi KOZAK
P.O. Box 109, 06444
Yenisehir, Ankara / Turkey
E-mail: tourismcartoon@gmail.com
Categories:
Cartoons will be accepted in two sections:
Adult Category:
- This category is open for the all of cartoonists who are 17 and older.
- Category should be noted when cartoons are submitting.
- Grand award, second award, third award, Professor Atila Özer recognition award and three mansions will be given in this section.
- Finalist cartoons in this section will be published in the album.
Young Category:
- This category is open for the cartoonists who are 16 and younger.
- Category should be noted when cartoons are submitting.
- Grand award and two achievement awards will be given in this section.
- Finalist cartoons in this section will be published in the album.
Evaluation Declarations:
- Works submitted to the competition will be evaluated in two stages.
- In the first stage, all the works will be pre-evaluated at a meeting held by Pre-Evaluation Selection Committee members.
- At the end of this meeting, finalist works will be determined. No more than 1/5 of the works submitted to the competition will be taken for further evaluation.
- Before continuing with the second stage, finalist works will be announced on the internet between 1 and 9 February 2022.
- Similar and copy works, plagiarism, previously awarded works, and other objections will be decided by the Pre-Evaluation Selection Committee members and due to the reasonable objections, on which the committee will reach a consensus, related works will be eliminated.
- At the second stage, finalist works will be re-evaluated by Final Selection Committee Members. This time, evaluation will be done in two sub-stages. In the first stage, the number of finalist woks will be reduced to 45-50 and, in the last stage, winners will be determined.
- Evaluation of the submitted works will be done based on three critical issues mentioned below.
- Selection and convenience of the topic, Quality of humor, Originality of drawing.
Awards:
- CATEGORY OF ADULT CARTOONISTS:
The Grand Award: $1000
The Second Award: Holiday in Turkey (5 days, 2 persons, Full pansiyon) .. (Four Points by Sheraton).
The Third Award: Holiday in Turkey (5 days, 2 persons, Full pansiyon) .. (Four Points by Sheraton ).
Professor Atila Özer Recognition Award: $500
- CATEGORY OF YOUNG CARTOONISTS:
The Grand Award: $500
The Second Award: Holiday in Turkey (5 days, 2 persons, Full pansiyon) .. (Four Points by Sheraton).
The Third Award: Holiday in Turkey (5 days, 2 persons, Full pansiyon) .. (Four Points by Sheraton).
Cartoon Submission:
For further information and cartoon mailings:
Postal address:
Nazmi KOZAK
P.O. Box 109, 06444
Yenisehir, Ankara / Turkey
OR
E-mail: tourismcartoon@gmail.com
Please fill in and submit the required information on the application form.
The works of those who do not complete the participation form will not be evaluated.
Click here for the Application-Form