Women's Comic Label "Cherish Editorial Department" Co-hosts "Writing Support Campaign Open to Unfinished Works" with Novel Posting Site "Estar"

Funguild Inc. (Headquarters: Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, CEO: Tokiko Umeki) has co-hosted the "Cherish Editorial Department x Writing Support Campaign Open to Unfinished Works" jointly with the novel posting site "Estar" operated by Estar Inc. (Headquarters: Minato-ku, Tokyo, CEO: Masaki Yamashita).

Campaign Overview This campaign is a novel submission contest held jointly by the editorial department of the women's comic label "Cherish" and Estar. The submission theme is "Office Love." We are looking for a wide variety of romance works set in an office.

- With zero luck in men and always getting dumped, I was being harassed at a drinking party one day when my cool boss saved me, and for some reason, we started dating with marriage in mind!? Tossed around by my boss's deep affection, which is completely different from his face at the office... - After my long-time boyfriend was stolen by a junior colleague, the younger vice president proposed a fake 'engagement' to me!? It's just a contract, so why does he love me so much...? - Why did the president propose to a plain office worker like me, who is even oppressed by my family!? He was supposed to be the prospective marriage partner for my stepsister who has bullied me mercilessly!

Works containing elements of "Office Love" like the above are eligible to apply. Unfinished works and serialized works are also eligible, making this a special project where you can receive critical feedback from the Cherish editorial department.

Prizes <Grand Prize> 1 Work - QUO Card Pay worth 50,000 yen - Work review/critique by the Cherish Editorial Department

<Runner-up> 1 Work - QUO Card Pay worth 20,000 yen - Work review/critique by the Cherish Editorial Department

<Excellence Award> 3 to 5 Works - QUO Card Pay worth 10,000 yen - Work review/critique by the Cherish Editorial Department

<Honorable Mention> Approx. 10 Works - Work review/critique by the Cherish Editorial Department * Honorable Mention works do not receive cash prizes.

Application Guidelines - Character count must be 20,000 characters or more. * Works of 50,000 characters or more will be given priority consideration for comic adaptation. - Critiques will be conducted evaluating up to the first 20,000 characters. - Currently serialized works are also eligible. - Already completed works, as well as works that failed to win in official contests within Estar or posting contests on other services, can also be submitted as long as they are restructured to fit the submission criteria. * Works set to private are not eligible for selection. * Applications are limited to 5 works per person. If more than 5 works are submitted, only the 5 newest works submitted will be considered for selection. * If duplicate submissions to official Estar contests or third-party services are confirmed, the application may be disqualified.