Golden Elephant Award
ごーるでん・えれふぁんとしょう
International literary award targeting unpublished long-form entertainment novels written in Japanese
Long-form entertainment novels
- Established
- 2009
- Organizer
- Golden Elephant Award Organizing Committee
- Category
- General Fiction and Popular Fiction
- Selection Method
- Open call
- Target
- Open
- Frequency
- 1 per year
- Status
- Ended
Description
Co-hosted by Japan's Ibuki Publishing, USA's Vertical, China's Shanghai Translation Publishing House, and Korea's Sodam & Tale Publishing, this literary award solicits unpublished long-form entertainment novels. Winning works are also published in translation.
Prize
- Main Prize
- 3 million yen prize money to the grand prize winner
- Cash Prize
- 3,000,000 JPY
- Publication of translated editions of winning works
Selection
Selection Process
| Stage | Judges | Pass Rate | Announcement |
|---|---|---|---|
| Final selection | Japan: Tsunehiro Uno, Ken Nemoto, Tetsu Tsurugi; United States: Ioannis Menzas; China: Zhao Ping; Korea: Ryun-ok Yang | — | — |
Final selection
Judges
Japan: Tsunehiro Uno, Ken Nemoto, Tetsu Tsurugi; United States: Ioannis Menzas; China: Zhao Ping; Korea: Ryun-ok Yang
Related Awards
- List of literary awards
- Random House Kodansha Newcomer Award