Frequently asked Questions:
- 1. Who can enter the competition?
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Anyone involved in communication design using at least one beyond-Latin script in our eight script groups – from independent designers and studios to publishers, agencies, NGOs, and students. If your work speaks in multiple scripts, even better. We welcome both professionals and emerging talents.
- 2. Can I enter work that’s unpublished or still in progress?
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Yes – as long as the work is finished enough to be judged and clearly marked as unpublished or pre-published. Research-based, conceptual, and speculative projects are welcome in the “Experimental & Unpublished Work” category.
- 3. May I submit the same project in multiple categories?
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Absolutely. Many projects live in more than one medium. Simply submit and pay for each category separately so that it can be evaluated by the relevant media experts.
- 4. Do I keep the rights to my work?
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Yes – you retain full copyright. By entering, you grant GRANSHAN a non-exclusive licence to present your work in award-related exhibitions, publications, and communications, always with proper attribution.
- 5. What if my work contains third-party materials (fonts, images, etc.)?
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You’re responsible for securing the necessary rights and permissions before submission. If in doubt, credit clearly and obtain written consent from the rights holders.
- 6. What happens if I have technical issues with the submission tool?
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Our submission platform includes help prompts, but if you run into trouble, you can reach out to the GRANSHAN support team at [support@granshan.com] with screenshots or details. We recommend not waiting until the final deadline to avoid last-minute stress.
- 7. Will my physical work be returned?
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No – physical submissions will not be returned. Awarded works become part of the GRANSHAN exhibition programme and later join the permanent GRANSHAN Archive, where they remain accessible for research, reference, and future showcases.
- 8. Why should I submit early?
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Early Bird entries that later receive an award get a special thank-you and will be the first to be featured in our post-competition communications – giving them extra visibility to the global design community.
- 9. What if my project uses scripts like Cyrillic, Hebrew, Georgian or Pan-African Scripts?
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For the first edition of the GRANSHAN Bloom Award, evaluation is limited to the eight defined Script Groups. To be eligible, every submission must include a substantial portion of text in at least one of these eight writing systems: Arabic (Arabic, Persian, Kurdish, Urdu), Armenian, Chinese (traditional or simplified), Greek, Japanese, Korean, South Asian Scripts (Devanagari, Bengali, Gurmukhi, Telugu, Tamil, Gujarati, Malayalam, Sinhala, etc.), South East Asian Scripts (Thai, Myanmar, Lao, Khmer). Projects featuring additional scripts beyond these (e.g., Cyrillic, Hebrew, Georgian) are welcome, but those parts will be regarded as non-competitive and will not be evaluated by the jury.