All Yomimono Newcomer Award
おーるよみものしんじんしょう
Open submission newcomer novel award sponsored by Bungeishunju's fiction magazine All Yomimono.
- Established
- 1952
- Organizer
- Bungeishunju (Bungeishunju Co., Ltd.)
- Category
- Genre Fiction
- Selection Method
- Open call
- Target
- Newcomer
- Frequency
- 1 per year
- Application Deadline
- around June
- Announcement Period
- around November
- Status
- Active
Description
The All Yomimono Newcomer Award is the open submission newcomer award of the fiction magazine All Yomimono published by Bungeishunju, established in 1952 (initially "All Newcomer Cup"). From the 17th edition in late 1960, it adopted the current name, and there was a period in 2008 when it was unified with the All Yomimono Mystery Novel Newcomer Award due to regulation changes. Submissions are limited to unpublished works, with a guideline of 50 to 100 pages on 400-character manuscript paper. The typical deadline is June 20, winners are announced in the November issue of All Yomimono, and the winning work receives a certificate and 500,000 yen prize money. Web submissions began with the 98th edition in 2018, and from the 101st edition in 2021, it was renewed as the specialized "All Yomimono Historical Fiction Newcomer Award" for historical and period novels.
Prize
- Main Prize
- Certificate and 500,000 yen prize money
- Cash Prize
- 500,000 JPY
- Announcement and publication in All Yomimono magazine
- Certificate (commemorative item)
Selection
Selection Process
| Stage | Judges | Pass Rate | Announcement |
|---|---|---|---|
| First screening (document screening by editorial department) | Bungeishunju editorial department | — | Contact passers and select final candidates (details not public) |
| Final screening (review by selection committee) | Selection committee (external judges such as writers and critics. Varies by edition) | — | Announce winning work in the November issue of All Yomimono |
| Awarding and publication | Bungeishunju / Selection committee | — | Award certificate and prize money to winning work. Introduced and published in the magazine |
Criteria
- Must be unpublished work
- Meets page requirements (guideline: 50-100 sheets of 400-character manuscript paper)
- Originality, style/composition skills, completeness of character depiction
- For historical fiction submissions: accuracy/persuasiveness of historical research and period depiction
Application Tips
Dos
- 募集要項（未発表条件・字数・形式）を必ず確認して従う
- 原稿は400字詰原稿用紙で50枚以上100枚以内を目安にまとめる
- 連絡先や応募者情報を正確に記載する
- 本文の体裁（ルビ、段落、見出し）を整え、誤字脱字をチェックする
- 応募先（郵送／Web）や提出形式の指定を守る
Don''ts
- 既に発表済みの作品を応募しない
- 規定枚数を著しく超過・不足した原稿を送らない
- 募集要項に反する形式で提出しない（複数の異なる形式での重複応募など）
- 他者の著作を利用する等の権利侵害を行わない
From Judges
- 知識よりも勇気が必要だ（作家に求められる姿勢）
- 独創的な視点や人物描写、物語の筋を大切にすること
- 史実を扱う場合は考証と描写のバランスに注意する
Related Awards
- All Yomimono Mystery Novel Newcomer Award
- All Yomimono Historical Fiction Newcomer Award