Open submission award for new fantasy novels hosted by Chūōkōron-Shinsha.
- Established
- 2005
- Organizer
- Chūōkōron-Shinsha
- Category
- Genre Fiction
- Selection Method
- Open call
- Target
- Newcomer
- Frequency
- 1 per year
- Application Deadline
- around September–October
- Announcement Period
- around July
- Status
- Ended
Description
Newcomer literary award solicited under the C★NOVELS label. Open to both professionals and amateurs. Winning works are published every July. Submission requirements: 40 characters x 40 lines, 90 to 120 pages.
Prize
- Main Prize
- Publication of the Grand Prize-winning work and prize money of 1 million yen
- Cash Prize
- 1,000,000 JPY
- Publication of special award-winning works
Selection
Selection Process
| Stage | Judges | Pass Rate | Announcement |
|---|---|---|---|
| Selection | C★NOVELS Fantasia Editorial Department | — | — |
Related Awards
- List of literary awards
Official Resources
http://www.chuko.co.jp/c-novels/grand_prix/Past Winners
絵画魔術師トルフカ・ミットの旅路 is an award-recognized work by 夏橋渡. It can be read as a literary work shaped by its characters' choices and their relationship with society and time.
絵画魔術師トルフカ・ミットの旅路 is a work by 夏橋渡 that continues to draw attention through its award history.
よすが横丁修理店 ―迷子の持ち主、お探しします― is an award-recognized work by 及川早月. It can be read as a literary work shaped by its characters' choices and their relationship with society and time.
よすが横丁修理店 ―迷子の持ち主、お探しします― is a work by 及川早月 that continues to draw attention through its award history.
黄金の蛇と古の兄弟 is an award-recognized work by くれや一空. It can be read as a literary work shaped by its characters' choices and their relationship with society and time.
黄金の蛇と古の兄弟 is a work by くれや一空 that continues to draw attention through its award history.
歌う峰のアリエス is a work by 松葉屋なつみ. It can be introduced as a story whose appeal lies in its premise, character relationships, and the emotional movement suggested by the award record and bibliographic sources.
歌う峰のアリエス is a work whose outline can be traced through award records and bibliographic sources.
世界融合でウチの会社がブラックに!? is a work by 和多月かい. It can be introduced as a story whose appeal lies in its premise, character relationships, and the emotional movement suggested by the award record and bibliographic sources.
世界融合でウチの会社がブラックに!? is a work whose outline can be traced through award records and bibliographic sources.
天盆 is a work by 王城夕紀. It can be introduced as a story whose appeal lies in its premise, character relationships, and the emotional movement suggested by the award record and bibliographic sources.
天盆 is a work whose outline can be traced through award records and bibliographic sources.
英雄《竜殺し》の終焉 is an award-winning work by kaino-yasujuro. This entry summarizes the work from award records and public bibliographic sources.
A work whose profile and availability can be traced through its award history.
彷徨う勇者 魔王に花 is an award-winning work by sato-sumire. This entry summarizes the work from award records and public bibliographic sources.
A work whose profile and availability can be traced through its award history.
This work is introduced as a literary award-winning title. It focuses on its central motif and characters while reflecting the genre and period in which it appeared.
私は歌い、亡き王は踊る invites readers into its world through its central motif and award-winning premise.
This work is introduced as a literary award-winning title. It focuses on its central motif and characters while reflecting the genre and period in which it appeared.
放課後レクイエム――真名事件調査記録 invites readers into its world through its central motif and award-winning premise.
This work is introduced as a literary award-winning title. It focuses on its central motif and characters while reflecting the genre and period in which it appeared.
RINGADAWN 妖精姫と灰色狼 invites readers into its world through its central motif and award-winning premise.
This work is introduced as a literary award-winning title. It focuses on its central motif and characters while reflecting the genre and period in which it appeared.
災獣たちの楽土1雷獅子の守り invites readers into its world through its central motif and award-winning premise.
This work uses its compact form to bring out the pressure of memory, desire, and unease. It turns a sharply focused situation into a readable literary experience that lingers after the final page.
This work uses its compact form to bring out the pressure of memory, desire, and unease.
This work uses its compact form to bring out the pressure of memory, desire, and unease. It turns a sharply focused situation into a readable literary experience that lingers after the final page.
This work uses its compact form to bring out the pressure of memory, desire, and unease.
遥かなる虹の大地 架橋技師伝 presents its central unease through concise scenes and carefully withheld explanation. The story draws the reader toward a quiet disturbance rather than a simple shock.
遥かなる虹の大地 架橋技師伝 is a story in which the presence of the uncanny slips into everyday life.
赤の円環(トーラス) presents its central unease through concise scenes and carefully withheld explanation. The story draws the reader toward a quiet disturbance rather than a simple shock.
赤の円環(トーラス) is a story in which the presence of the uncanny slips into everyday life.
A fantasy about Princess Ceciara, who was meant to live as a shrine princess but is sent in marriage to a northern kingdom as proof of an alliance. Because of her green eyes and special power she has closed off her heart, but meeting a free-spirited boy king changes her fate.
A secluded shrine princess faces her fate after meeting a boy king.
A fantasy in which Ken, a Japanese high school student visiting Argentina, becomes involved with a world of nonhuman beings. As a candidate mediator who must settle disputes beyond the boundary, he is drawn into events in another realm.
An encounter in Argentina leads a boy into the world of nonhuman beings.
A maritime fantasy centered on Salif, a young man seeking a divine island that appears only on the night of a lunar eclipse. Set on a deep blue sea, the story is shaped by longing for the island, voyages, and encounters.
A young man sets out across the blue sea toward a divine island that appears on the night of a lunar eclipse.
ドラゴンキラーあります is an award-winning work by 海原育人. It is presented here as a work recognized for the tension of its scenes, relationships, and expressive control.
ドラゴンキラーあります is a work read through the lens of its award recognition and the author's distinctive style.
契火の末裔 is an award-winning work by 篠月美弥. It is presented here as a work recognized for the tension of its scenes, relationships, and expressive control.
契火の末裔 is a work read through the lens of its award recognition and the author's distinctive style.
Koyasai is a fantasy set among eighteen islands in a dead sea where living things cannot survive. On the winter solstice, storytellers gather to pass on tales of vows, love, and sacrifice between humans and monsters, layered through nested narration.
On the winter solstice, storytellers pass down vows between humans and monsters.
Werewolf: Oldenburg Detective Agency is a fantasy mystery set in a world reminiscent of early twentieth-century Germany, where a detective agency quietly supports coexistence between humans and nonhuman beings. Detective Sieg and the werewolf boy El are drawn into a grim case.
A detective agency working for nonhuman beings steps into a grim case.
光降る精霊の森 is a work by fujiwara-mizuki. It was recognized by the c novels grand award in 2005 and centers on the people, places, or events suggested by its title.
光降る精霊の森 can be read through the themes and narrative qualities that drew attention at the time of the award.
聖者の異端書 is a work by uchida-kyoko. It was recognized by the c novels grand award in 2005 and centers on the people, places, or events suggested by its title.
聖者の異端書 can be read through the themes and narrative qualities that drew attention at the time of the award.