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Drama Original Grand Prize

どらまげんさくたいしょう

A publicly solicited literary award sponsored by Kodansha and TBS Television. Winning works are published as books and adapted into dramas.

Literary award
Established
2008
Organizer
Kodansha, TBS Television
Category
General Fiction and Popular Fiction
Selection Method
Open call
Target
Open
Frequency
1 per year
Status
Ended

Description

The Drama Original Grand Prize is a publicly solicited literary award organized by Kodansha and TBS Television. Winners receive 1 million yen in prize money, the winning work is published by Kodansha, and adapted into a drama on TBS Television and TBS Radio.

Prize

Main Prize
1 million yen cash prize, plus publication and dramatization of the winning work
Cash Prize
1,000,000 JPY
  • Publication
  • Dramatization

Official Resources

http://www.kodansha.co.jp/about/nextgeneration/award/36844.html

Past Winners

No winner
Junko Oyama おおやま じゅんこ award

Nekoben is a warm mystery centered on Taro Momose, a brilliant but unassuming lawyer who puts other people's happiness before his own. Clients' troubles, incidents involving cats, and unusual cases unfold with gentle humor.

A kindhearted lawyer untangles the troubles of people and cats.

282 pages
lawyercatshumane mysteryrequests and rescue
松田奈月 まつだ なつき award

A workplace comedy about a new employee hired to absorb everyone else's frustration, only to change the emotional climate of the company. Beneath its comic premise, it layers loneliness at work and the desire to be recognized.

被取締役新入社員 is shaped by the premise and narrative voice that supported its award recognition.

123 pages
workplace fictionoffice comedyneed for recognitioncorporate atmosphere
Yusuke Ando あんどう ゆうすけ award

A workplace comedy about a new employee caught in a strange title and the logic of an organization. Through a newcomer's eyes, it portrays corporate absurdity and the comedy of working life.

A workplace comedy about a new employee caught in a strange title and the logic of an organization.

workplace fictioncomedynew employeeorganization
Takehiko Kubodera くぼでら たけひこ selection committee special prize

A drama-oriented work that captures the roughness and impatience of young men with the force suggested by its title. Fellowship, rebellion, and anxiety about the future collide in this youth ensemble.

A drama-oriented work that captures the roughness and impatience of young men with the force suggested by its title.

youthensemblerebelliondrama