Chiisana Dowa Grand Award
ちいさなどうわたいしょう
Grand Prize for children's fairy tales sponsored by Mainichi Newspapers. Solicits unpublished original fairy tales and awards outstanding works.
- Established
- 1983
- Organizer
- Mainichi Newspapers
- Category
- Children's Literature, Fairy Tales, and Picture Books
- Selection Method
- Open call
- Target
- Open
- Frequency
- 1 per year
- Status
- Ended
Description
Established in 1983 by Mainichi Newspapers, with co-sponsorship from Ito-Yokado and cooperation from Tokyu Tourist. Solicits small handmade fairy tales (within 10 sheets of 400-character manuscript paper), targeting unpublished original works, awarding Grand Prize, Selector's Prize, Honorable Mention, and Encouragement Prize. Grand Prize includes 1 million yen prize money and a Europe trip for two provided by Tokyu Tourist; Selector's Prize includes 100,000 yen prize money and domestic/international travel vouchers; Honorable Mention and Encouragement Prize include gift certificates provided by Ito-Yokado. Open to all genders starting from 2003. Ended with the 23rd edition in 2006.
Prize
- Main Prize
- Grand Prize (1 million yen prize money and pair Europe trip provided by Tokyu Tourist)
- Cash Prize
- 1,000,000 JPY
- Selector's Prize (100,000 yen prize money and domestic/international travel vouchers provided by Tokyu Tourist)
- Honorable Mention (gift certificates provided by Ito-Yokado)
- Encouragement Prize (gift certificates provided by Ito-Yokado)
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