We are waiting for your unique experience articles! Daily Portal Z and note are co-hosting the submission contest "#YattemitaTaisho"!
Daily Portal Z and note are co-hosting an article submission contest called "#YattemitaTaisho" (The "I Tried It" Grand Prix). Outstanding entries will be featured on Daily Portal Z as winning works, and it might even be your chance to debut as a writer!
The theme for submissions is "I tried it." This refers to articles where you challenged yourself with something new, experienced something, listened to someone's story, or simply "enjoyed the outside world" in your own way. For the #YattemitaTaisho, we are looking for articles that detail your real-life experiences.
Daily Portal Z, our co-host for this contest, is a long-standing media outlet that has published many highly original articles. Editor-in-Chief Yuji Hayashi shares his thoughts on the call for entries:
I once spoke to a craftsman who had worked in printing for over 40 years. He told me that when he turned 60, he quit his job as a craftsman and started working as a building cleaner. When I asked him how that job was, he said,
"It was fun! I should have come here sooner."
Unexpected. I thought he would say he missed his craft, but instead, he was laughing and saying his new job was the best!
The real world is full of unexpected things; things don't always add up, and foreshadowing isn't always resolved. But that's what makes it so engaging. You can never write it all down.
Listening to stories, making things, going places, eating things... the results are usually different from what you expect. Please write about those moments—the confusion, the surprise, the stubborn thinking that there must be something more, the sulking, or the going to bed in a huff.
When we talk about expression, it feels like you have to write about yourself, but depending on what you notice in the real world and how you write about it, you will naturally emerge within the work.
I am looking forward to works that enjoy the unexpected.
The world of "I tried it" expands as much as there are creators. "I'm probably the only one who would try something this geeky..." Such episodes are most welcome. Please feel free to submit your work.
Contest Schedule
Submission Period: From 11:00 on Wednesday, June 1, 2022, to 24:00 on Tuesday, August 16, 2022
Announcement: Scheduled for October
Submissions
We are waiting for your note posts on the theme of "I tried it." Feel free to write manga, essays, illustrations, novels, etc. There are no restrictions on the format. The target length is around 5,000 characters (shorter is also fine).
How to Apply
1. Register (log in) with a note account
2. Post an article with the hashtag "#やってみた大賞"
* You can submit up to 3 works per person.
* Please set your submission to "Public" (free).
* Only works posted on or after 11:00 on June 1, 2022, are eligible for judging (if you have a piece you are proud of that was published before then, please send it to the "Jiyu Portal Z" section of the Daily Portal Z article submission corner).
Regarding the Use of Submitted Content
Submitted content may be introduced on Daily Portal Z or the site's official social media accounts.
Prizes
Grand Prize: 1 person (Original goods presented)
Excellence Award: 3 people (Original goods presented)
* Winning works for all prizes will be published on Daily Portal Z
* After the judging is finished, the note management office will contact the winners
Judge Introduction
<Notes on Application>
About submitted works
・The copyright of the submitted work belongs to the creator.
Please ensure your submission complies with copyright laws. For details, please check "Copyright concepts to support creation".
・Please refrain from submitting works that have won other contests or similar works.
・The note management side may remove hashtags from articles that are unrelated to the recruitment content.
About judging and winning works
・Please note that we cannot respond to inquiries regarding judging criteria or other judging matters.
・Terms of Serviceor if you violate the application guidelines, your award may be revoked even after judging.
・Winners will be announced via the article and by email to the winners. If we cannot contact you within 20 days from the date of contact, your award will be revoked.
・Personal information will be handled in accordance with our Privacy Policy.
Related Events
To help inspire your creativity, Daily Portal Z and note will be hosting various events. Please stay tuned.
Information on future events will be announced as it becomes available.