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Da Vinci Literary Award

だ・ヴィンチぶんがくしょう

New writer literary award sponsored by Media Factory's magazine Da Vinci.

Novel
Established
2006
Organizer
Media Factory
Category
General Fiction and Popular Fiction
Selection Method
Open call
Target
Newcomer
Frequency
1 per year
Status
Ended

Description

Solicits novels equivalent to 100-200 sheets of 400-character manuscript paper. Grand Prize: 1 million yen prize money and publication of the winning work by Media Factory. Ended with the 7th edition in 2012, succeeded by the Da Vinci "Story of Books" Grand Prize.

Prize

Main Prize
Grand Prize: 1 million yen prize money and publication of the winning work by Media Factory
Cash Prize
1,000,000 JPY
  • Excellence Award: 200,000 yen prize money
  • Reader's Award: 200,000 yen prize money
  • Editor-in-Chief Special Award: 100,000 yen prize money

Selection

Criteria

  • No genre restrictions
  • 100-200 sheets of 400-character manuscript paper

Related Awards

  • Da Vinci "Story of Books" Grand Prize
  • Da Vinci Literary Award A.S. Zero One Grand Prix

Official Resources

https://web-davinci.jp/contents/literary/index.php

Past Winners

No winner
工藤水生 くどう みずき grand prize
里中智矩 さとなか とものり readers prize
Kaeruko Akeno あけの かえるこ grand prize
Junjō Shindō しんどう じゅんじょう grand prize
Ririko Tono とおの りりこ readers prize
Nagisa Yamamoto やまもと なぎさ editor-in-chief special prize
Mako Takihane たきはね まこ grand prize
曽我部敦史 そがべ あつし excellence award
岡本蒼 おかもと あお editor-in-chief special prize
Azusa Maekawa まえかわ あずさ grand prize
橘夏水 たちばな なつみ excellence award
Mahiro Sawaki さわき まひろ excellence award
中川充 なかがわ みつる editor-in-chief special prize