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Funahashi Seiichi Literary Award

ふなはしせいいちぶんがくしょう

A literary award targeting novels established by Hikone City in 2007.

Novel
Established
2007
Organizer
Hikone City
Category
General Fiction and Popular Fiction
Selection Method
Open call
Target
Professional
Frequency
1 per year
Announcement Period
around October–December
Status
Active

Description

Established by Hikone City in 2007 to commemorate the 400th anniversary of the construction of Hikone Castle and to promote culture, this literary award targets outstanding novels newly published as single-volume books during the year.

Selection

Selection Process

Selection
Judges Selection committee

Criteria

  • Must be a novel published as a single volume.
  • Must be a work published in the applicable year.

Related Awards

  • Funahashi Seiichi Commemoration Literature Encouragement Award
  • Funahashi Seiichi Commemoration Youth Literature Award

Official Resources

https://library.city.hikone.shiga.jp/?page_id=57

Past Winners

Otoya Yamamoto やまもと おとや award
Masaki Kinoshita きのした まさてる award
Kōshū Tani たに こうしゅう award
Tenkyu Goro てんきゅう ごろう award
Ryu Togo とうごう りゅう award
Yumemakura Baku ゆめまくら ばく award
Tow Ubukata うぶかた とう award
Nejime Shoichi ねじめ しょういち award
Toru Arayama あらやま とおる award
Kenzo Kitakata きたかた けんぞう award