Gunzo Newcomer Criticism Prize
ぐんぞうしんじんひろんしょう
A public newcomer award for pure literary criticism established in 2015 when the criticism division of the Gunzo Newcomer Literary Prize became independent.
- Established
- 2015
- Organizer
- Kodansha
- Category
- Criticism and Critical Writing
- Selection Method
- Open call
- Target
- Newcomer
- Frequency
- 1 per year
- Application Deadline
- around October
- Announcement Period
- around June
- Status
- Active
Description
The criticism division of the Gunzo Newcomer Literary Prize, established in 1958, became independent as the "Gunzo Newcomer Criticism Prize" from 2015. The submission deadline is October 31. Winning works are published in the June issue of Gunzo, and 500,000 yen (250,000 yen for excellent works) is awarded as the prize.
Prize
- Main Prize
- 500,000 yen (250,000 yen for excellent works) is awarded as the main prize
- Cash Prize
- 500,000 JPY
- Publication of winning work (Gunzo June issue)
Selection
Selection Process
| Stage | Judges | Pass Rate | Announcement |
|---|---|---|---|
| First screening | Selection committee | — | — |
Related Awards
- Bungakukai Newcomer Prize
- Shincho Newcomer Prize
- Subaru Literary Prize
- Bungei Prize
- Osamu Dazai Prize
- Gunzo Newcomer Novel Prize
Official Resources
http://gunzo.kodansha.co.jp/awardsPast Winners
An essay that reexamines the relationship between theater and freedom from a sense of unease with theater education. It later appeared in book form under a different title, but no standalone bibliographic record for the prize-winning piece could be confirmed.
It thinks through the knot between education and freedom through theater.
An essay collection that explores the intersection of clinical philosophy and social movements through discussions of SEALDs, Seichi Washida, and Gan Tanigawa.
It rethinks thinking in the Heisei era from the intersection of social movements and philosophy.
"事後と渦中 : 武田泰淳論" is a 優秀作 work from the Gunzo Newcomer Criticism Prize 2021-1. It stands out for its distinctive premise and atmosphere.
A 優秀作 work from Gunzo Newcomer Criticism Prize 2021-1.
Homeland and Future is an essay by Kengo Nagasaki, published in the December 2018 issue of Gunzo as the winning work of the 62nd Gunzo Newcomer Criticism Prize. No standalone book publication could be confirmed; it remains known as a magazine-published critical essay.
An essay that does not seal homeland in the past, but opens it as a question for thinking about the future.
This essay examines why Sherlock Holmes continues to be read across generations and to generate travel to real places, using the framework of content tourism. It considers how fictional characters and places move readers into action through the history of Holmes reception.
Why does a fictional detective continue to produce real journeys?
Yoshimi Kawaguchi's essay Coexisting with Affliction: On Simone Weil uses Weil's thought on affliction to reconsider violence, discrimination, and the ethics of literary criticism. It was later collected in Coexisting with Affliction: Soulful Literary Criticism.
An essay that asks what ethical language can be when it confronts affliction through Weil's thought.
Takayoshi Miyazawa's essay Toward a New Discourse on Method: On Kenzaburo Oe was an honorable mention for the Gunzo Newcomer Critics Award. First published in the December 2016 issue of Gunzo, it reconsiders the very method of reading Oe, and no book publication has been confirmed.
An essay that attempts to rebuild the method of reading Kenzaburo Oe from the starting point of criticism.
反偶然の共生空間――愛と正義のジョン・ロールズ is an award-recognized work by 荒木優太. This record separates the work's award identity from any bibliographic identifiers that could not be confirmed for a standalone book edition.
反偶然の共生空間――愛と正義のジョン・ロールズ by 荒木優太 is a work to revisit through the context of its award recognition.
ケセルの想像力 is an award-recognized work by 高原到. This record separates the work's award identity from any bibliographic identifiers that could not be confirmed for a standalone book edition.
ケセルの想像力 by 高原到 is a work to revisit through the context of its award recognition.