Hayashi Fumiko Literary Award
はやしふみこぶんがくしょう
Japanese open submission award for new writers.
Medium- and short-length works
- Established
- 2014
- Organizer
- Kitakyushu City
- Category
- General Fiction and Popular Fiction
- Selection Method
- Open call
- Target
- Open
- Frequency
- 1 per year
- Application Deadline
- around September
- Announcement Period
- around January
- Status
- Active
Description
Sponsored by Kitakyushu City, with cooperation from Asahi Shimbun Publishing (Chuo Koron Shinsha until the second edition), and established in 2014. Targets medium- and short-length works, named after Hayashi Fumiko. Open to entries regardless of age, gender, occupation, or nationality. Grand Prize (one work): 1 million yen prize money and publication in Shosetsu Tripper (Fujin Koron until the second edition); Honorable mentions (several works): 100,000 yen each. Selection results announced on the Kitakyushu City Literature Museum website.
Prize
- Main Prize
- Grand Prize (1 work): 1 million yen prize money and publication in Shosetsu Tripper published by Asahi Shimbun Publishing (Fujin Koron published by Chuo Koron Shinsha until the second round)
- Cash Prize
- 1,000,000 JPY
- Honorable mentions (several works): 100,000 yen
Selection
Selection Process
| Stage | Judges | Pass Rate | Announcement |
|---|---|---|---|
| Final selection | Inoue Arano, Kakuta Mitsuyo, Kawakami Mieko | — | Kitakyushu City Literature Museum website |
Final selection
Judges
Inoue Arano, Kakuta Mitsuyo, Kawakami Mieko
Announcement
Kitakyushu City Literature Museum website
Application Tips
Dos
- 手書き原稿は400字詰原稿用紙で50枚以上120枚以内にまとめる
- ワープロ原稿はA4用紙に40字×30行で作成し、原稿用紙換算枚数を明記する
Don''ts
- 規定枚数を超えない
- 既発表作品や応募規定外の形式で応募しない
Related Awards
- Kitakyushu City Personal History Literary Award