Kirin Beer and note are collaborating to hold the "#CheersToThatSummer" submission contest!
[Updated September 27]
・The contest results announcement article has been published!
・Sui-Sui's sample work has been published
・Ryokachi's sample work has been published
・Asokamo's sample work has been published
Kirin Beer and note are collaborating to hold a submission contest with the theme "#CheersToThatSummer".
The nostalgic "that music" you heard in your hometown during your student summer, "that beer" you drank with everyone at a summer festival, "that scenery" you happened to find while traveling... please feel free to post your episodes related to "that summer" on note using text, illustrations, manga, etc. Fiction or non-fiction is fine. You can also add Spotify or Apple Music playlists.
When posting, please include the hashtag "#CheersToThatSummer". We will award 100,000 yen to the Grand Prix winner, and the "SVB SPECIAL BOX" from Spring Valley Brewery to the Kirin Special Award winners.
For this contest, we asked note creators Ryokachi, Kamo Asou, and Sui-Sui to create sample works. The articles are scheduled to be published between July and August. We hope you will take a look and use them as a reference for your own posts.
Sample Works
■ Kamo Asou
■ Ryokachi
■ Sui-Sui
Background of the contest project
Summer is about to begin.
When the chorus of cicadas announces the arrival of summer,
fragments of scenery from some time ago jump out in front of me.
Every year, summer always starts that way.
The beach, camping, festivals, fireworks...
When I look back on summers past, there are colorful scenes and faint memories there,
and I feel like a "cheers" is always by my side in those scenes.
Creators gathered on note
must have many colorful summer memories.
If those memories are gathered, it seems like cheers will be even more fun this summer.
We decided to start this contest with that expectation.
Contest Details
■ Contest Schedule
・Submission deadline: August 31, 2019 (Sat) 23:59
・Results announcement: Scheduled for late September
■ Submissions
#CheersToThatSummer We are waiting for your note posts on the theme of. Please feel free to write in any format, such as manga, essays, illustrations, novels, or music playlists. The format does not matter. It does not matter if it is fiction or non-fiction. The level of popularity at the time of application will also be subject to judging.
■ How to apply
① Follow the official Kirin Beer note account
② Post with the hashtag "#CheersToThatSummer"
(If the banner image is displayed at the bottom of the article, participation is complete)
Even if you have already posted an article with a similar theme, you can participate by adding this hashtag and editing/publishing it. ※ Please publish as "free to view" when applying.
■ Prizes
・Judge's Award (3 winners): 100,000 yen each
・Kirin Special Award (2 winners): SVB SPECIAL BOX
(▲ This is a new type of gift package packed with the unique craft beers of Spring Valley Brewery. These 6 unique beers will invite you into a world of exciting and playful new beer experiences.)
* Winners of the Kirin Special Prize must be 20 years of age or older and reside in Japan.
■ Judges
Born in 1992. From Kyoto Prefecture. Graduated from Kobe University. Since her student days, she has been writing for various web media as a writer. She calls herself a "selfie-er" and has become a hot topic. After graduating, she joined an IT company and engaged in the planning and development of apps and web services. Currently, she writes extensively about young people and internet culture, and also provides marketing support for companies targeting the younger generation. Author of "Net World Through the Front Camera" (published by Gentosha). She also has serials in the Asahi Shimbun, Gentosha, and Sendenkaigi (AdverTimes).
Born in Hyogo Prefecture in 1971. Writer and advertising planner. The public relations department Twitter account "@NHK_PR," which he opened in 2009 while working at NHK, gained popularity for its "laid-back" tweets that were unlike an official account, and he became a major topic of conversation as the first "person behind the screen." His first short story, "Ebi-kun," published in "Gunzo" in 2013, attracted attention and was included in "Literature 2014" edited by the Japan Writers' Association. He left NHK in 2014 and is currently focusing on writing, as well as planning, producing, and directing advertisements and television programs. His books include "There Is No One Behind the Screen," "Agnion," "Cats' Colored Glasses," and "The Pacer."
Born in 1985, from Nagoya. After working at Recruit Co., Ltd. (now Recruit Lifestyle), she became a copywriter and CM planner at an advertising production company. Meanwhile, the art project "SHYFLOWERPROJECT," which she launched to recycle discarded flowers, became a hot topic and was featured in numerous magazines and media. After winning a prize at the first cakes Creator Contest, she began serializing "Menhera Happy Home" on cakes in 2016. She began serializing her weekly diary "I Want to Bathe with Your Daily Life" on note in July. Mother of two.
■ SNS Accounts
・Kirin Beer Official note Account
・Kirin Beer Official Twitter Account
・Kirin Website
* Please note that the management may remove the hashtag from entries where the content of the article is unrelated to the hashtag or where there are issues related to alcohol (underage drinking).