Asahi Newcomer Literary Award
あさひしんじんぶんがくしょう
An open-call newcomer literary award sponsored by Asahi Shimbun.
- Established
- 1990
- Organizer
- Asahi Shimbun
- Category
- Pure Literature
- Selection Method
- Open call
- Target
- Newcomer
- Frequency
- 1 per year
- Status
- Ended
Description
The Asahi Newcomer Literary Award was an open-call newcomer literary award sponsored by Asahi Shimbun. Held once a year, the winner was determined by deliberation among the selection committee. A commemorative item was awarded as the main prize, along with 1 million yen as special prize money. Additionally, the winning work was published in Shosetsu Tripper magazine. It ended after the 19th edition in 2008.
Prize
- Main Prize
- A commemorative item as the main prize and 1 million yen as special prize money are awarded.
- Cash Prize
- 1,000,000 JPY
- The winning work is published in Shosetsu Tripper magazine
Selection
Selection Process
| Stage | Judges | Pass Rate | Announcement |
|---|---|---|---|
| Final selection | Deliberation by the selection committee | — | — |
Related Awards
- https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E6%96%87%E5%AD%A6%E8%B3%9E%E3%81%AE%E4%B8%80%E8%A6%A7
Official Resources
http://opendoors.asahi.com/tripper/Past Winners
A magical historical novel that follows island time from the fifteenth century to the modern era through the perspective of the tree spirit Kijimuna. Myth, feng shui, war, and disease overlap as the memories of trees and humans form a long chronicle.
The memory of life as a tree spirit begins to tell five hundred years of a southern island.
A fantastic tale that crosses a folktale-like mountain guarded by an old woman with the inner life of a woman trapped in ordinary reality. Loneliness and frustration loosen within the image of a mysterious flowered mountain.
A fantastic tale that crosses a folktale-like mountain guarded by an old woman with the inner life of a woman trapped in ordinary reality.
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A short story whose title evokes Sakhalin and the legendary fish ito. It can be read as a quiet excavation of place, memory, and northern nature.
The shadow of a fish in northern waters calls up memories of a distant land.
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This youth novel begins when a call girl and a black cat tumble into the lives of an unemployed former band musician and his roommate. It portrays drifting part-time workers with the brightness of outsiders and a pop, rock-inflected sensibility.
A young woman and a black cat bring noisy, tender time into the room of unemployed young men.
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Like a grave sunk under water, the past remains quietly in place.
The Counterfeit Botchan Murder Case is a mystery that builds on Natsume Soseki’s Botchan, layering literary play with detective-fiction devices. Using the memory of a classic, it turns forgery, quotation, and unstable truth into entertainment.
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金色の魚 presents the literary world of 竹森千珂.
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An award-winning work in which 中山可穂 brings the force of the title "天使の骨" into focus.
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面・変幻 reflects the qualities in 畑裕子's writing that drew award attention.
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A suspense story centered on two men pursuing fossils in Cretaceous strata. Fascination with dinosaurs and ammonites becomes entangled with obsessive research, local memory, and dangerous motives.
A dream staked on fossils digs up both buried strata and human secrets.
A collaboratively written suspense story about dreams and incidents surrounding Cretaceous fossils. Interest in marine reptiles and ammonites guides the characters' actions and the mystery of the book.
Curiosity about buried strata tests the bond between partners.
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Deep inside a quiet house, an uncanny sign of life appears.