Can I submit my comic book even if it is not English?
Hello! I just wanted to ask about the whole working of US company eligibility thing, as I'm still a little confused-- For example, I'm a British and New Zealand citizen (living in Australia), so does that mean I would have to apply for a visa to be eligible for the incubator program? My situation always makes VISA-related things a little complicated, so I figured it'd be better to ask-- thank you for your time!
Hey, I'm Canadian so my knowledge of what applies to you might be different. The Americans have temporary work visas that are for non immigrants that typically can be granted very quickly if you have an American employer. I would imagine you'd qualify for that just like me even with your dual citizenship but just look it up online to make sure.
As you will not be residing in the United States while participating in the Incubator program, you will not be required to apply for a work visa. Work visas are mainly for those who will be working for a U.S. company while being a resident of the United States. Hope that explanation helps! 
Two questions:
In the guidelines, we're supposed to write a synopsis for the full story, but you also mention a 20-25 chapter season. So are you supposed to write the synopsis for one completed season, or for the entire story (1+ seasons)?
Also, I understand the need for Tapas' input in their investment in an artist, but what constitutes the 50/50 ratio of copyright ownership?
Apologizes if this has already been asked/answered in this thread >_<
But, since there is the Webtoons contest going on at the same time, many are entering both. I happen to be entering two different stories for the two contests, so in the rare case that I get picked for the Creator Incubator but also get offered a contract from Webtoons, could I work for both companies since I'll be doing two different stories? Or if the Tapas contract ownership over the author as a whole rather than just the specific story that they're doing?
Tapas is not work for hire so they would only have partial ownership of your proposed Incubator series. You would be free to post your other series on other platforms.
If i find an assistent, do i have to submit also bio of that person in the submission? or only it is a duo-author?
Hi, I wish I had discovered this program earlier than today....
Do you open this program annually? Can I participate next year?
And if I get accepted and begin production, how would you publish my work? i.e., Do you publish one episode of mine as soon as I finished one OR do you publish one by one after I finished the entire season 1?
The synopsis should be about season 1 with a few sentences at the end hinting at what might happen in future seasons as a hook.
As this is a co-production agreement, the copyright of the work will be shared evenly between the creators and Tapas Media, 50/50. Tapas will fully fund the creators to develop the work, give access to editorial resources, and work on developing the project for opportunities such as print publishing, redistribution and TV/online series deals. Funding and resources will be provided by Tapas, and profits will be shared 50/50.
Just as @joannekwan says, you would be able to work for both companies as Tapas would only have partial ownership of the proposed Incubator series and you are free to post other series on other platforms.
You would not have to submit the bio of the assistant if they are not considered a co-author.
Oh no! We'll work harder to ensure that this program is announced to everyone but you can look forward to another submission period opening in the winter! We hope to have this program run twice a year.
We work with creators to create a backlog of episodes before publishing at a consistent rate. For example, we would probably wait until about 6 - 10 episodes are finished before publishing an episode twice a month.
If a comic isn't chosen to be in the incubator, is there a chance it can be leveled up to be a premium comic?
How are most comics chosen to be premium if not through the Incubator?
You can e-mail Tap at submissions@tapas.io (if I remember that correctly) proposing the idea, and if they like it they will make your series premium.
When would be the latest date we should expect to hear from tapas if we have or have not be selected for the program?
I want to host my comic on tapas even if I'm not selected, but I'm debating if I should hold out and submit to the program or just begin posting episodes and contact tapas later on after I have a following. Especially since it would be my first time posting a comic to tapas.
Thank you! I remembered seeing that email somewhere a long time ago, but I wasn't sure where. Where on the website is there more information on this?
It's covered pretty well in this post; how-to-pitch-for-tapas-incubator6
