The only way to take part in the contest is via the online application form. You will find it in the guidelines of the call for applications. Documentation sent by any other means will not be considered.

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First comes the deliberation period, in which we will probably get in touch with some of the finalists in order to know and specify all the possible details of the project. This phase will last approximately two to three months. Once the call has been resolved, we will contact the winner. Following acceptance of the prize, a public announcement will be made. The publication of the winning project will coincide with the launch of the next call for proposals.

There is no fixed date in advance. The winning project will most likely be announced about three months after the closure of the open call.

Of course. As in any standard publishing contract, the author receives an advance. Once the sales of the work amortise the amount received as an advance, the author receives the royalties periodically.

Unfinished works are not accepted. By ‘finished work’ we mean a first draft. This means that there may be changes later, but that everything must be defined in the proposal, including the visual part.

The colouring may not be completely finished, but it must be at least 20% complete.

The book we refer to is a work in which images play a major role in the narrative or expository development of the work. This includes established artistic categories such as the illustrated album and the comic book, as well as hybrid avenues or those on the margins of the above. Anything is possible, as long as the image plays a leading role. Works without text, and the use of any type of image: illustrations, photos, collage or any other type of image, are accepted.

Any project in which the images have a merely accessory, decorative or complementary function, or in which the images are limited to accompanying a text, will not be accepted for the competition.

The aim of the prize is to give visibility to works of great quality and originality that stand out for their starting idea, their originality, their character, their unconventional nature, their commitment to rupture, their humour, their humanity or their artistic stature in general. The trajectory of La Casa Encendida as a cultural institution and that of Fulgencio Pimentel as a publishing house should serve as a clue, but the rest of the juries will change with each edition and it will be the resulting criteria that will prevail.

There is no limit on length or format. Your work can be as many (or as few) pages as necessary. There is also no restriction on the type of images: all techniques are possible (illustrations, photos, collage or any other type) or on the amount of text. Wordless picture books are allowed.

Only one entry can be submitted per participant.

No. Intellectual property registration is not a requirement for participation. It is up to the author to do so or not. The rules state that the only person responsible for doing so is the author.

This is the finalised project, including the complete content in a final version of the work in terms of creation (text and images). It is not necessary to include a closed editorial design at this point, as this is an aspect that the organisation will work on together in later stages with the winning author.

The portfolio should contain a sample of previous work by the authors involved in the project. It can contain images, descriptions, video or audio links, text excerpts or any other resource you consider necessary to give an idea of your previous work.

No, it is only necessary to fill in one application per project. One of the members of the collective will act as a representative, providing their details and identification on the application. However, you must include the CV of all members.

Although the organisers are Spanish, Puchi is an international prize and you can send us projects in any language in the world, even in Elvish or Klingon if you think your project requires it. Since it is very unlikely that the members of the jury will know all the languages of the world, we had two options: to ask all non-Spanish speakers to submit their work in English – not very fair for those whose mother tongue is not English – or to ask for a small sample in English to get an initial idea of the project. Two pages is not a big effort and it is fair to ask all participants to do so. On the other hand, and again because Puchi is an international award, the jury will not always be Spanish-speaking, so those pages in English will be necessary so that all jury members can at least get an idea of each of the projects. It may not be a perfect solution, but it’s close enough.

Still have questions? Write to us at: puchi@puchiaward.com