Chuokoron Literary Award

ちゅうおうこうろんぶんげいしょう

Chūōkōron-Shinsha established this award in 2006 to commemorate the 120th anniversary of its founding, targeting outstanding entertainment literature by writers active on the front lines.

Entertainment literature

Established: 2006
Organizer: Chūōkōron-Shinsha
Category: General Fiction and Popular Fiction
Target: Professional
Frequency: 1 per year
Announcement Period: around August
Status: Active

Description

The Chuokoron Literary Award was established in 2006 by Chūōkōron-Shinsha to commemorate the 120th anniversary of its founding. It targets entertainment works by established writers (mid-career and above) who are active on the front lines, with works published from July of the previous year to June of the current year serving as selection candidates. The selection results are announced in late August every year, and the award ceremony is held around October 20 of the same year at the Palace Hotel Tokyo.

Prize

Main Prize: Commemorative item
Cash Prize: 1,000,000 JPY

Selection

Selection Process

Stage	Judges	Pass Rate	Announcement
Selection	Rounds 1–5: Jun'ichi Watanabe, Mariiko Hayashi, Shigeru Kashima; From Round 6: Jirō Asada joins, Round 9: Asada, Kashima, Hayashi (3 judges), Rounds 10–19: Yuka Murayama participates	—	Announced in late August every year
Award ceremony		—	Held around October 20 every year at Palace Hotel Tokyo

Selection

Judges Rounds 1–5: Jun'ichi Watanabe, Mariiko Hayashi, Shigeru Kashima; From Round 6: Jirō Asada joins, Round 9: Asada, Kashima, Hayashi (3 judges), Rounds 10–19: Yuka Murayama participates

Announcement Announced in late August every year

Award ceremony

Judges

Announcement Held around October 20 every year at Palace Hotel Tokyo

Criteria

Must be a work by a writer active on the front lines
Must excel in entertainment value
Must be a work published from July of the previous year to June of the current year