HJ Bunko Grand Award
えいちじぇいぶんこたいしょう
Light novel open submission literary award hosted by Hobby Japan from 2006 to 2019
- Established
- 2006
- Organizer
- Hobby Japan
- Category
- Light Novels and Web Literature
- Selection Method
- Open call
- Target
- Newcomer
- Frequency
- 1 per year
- Application Deadline
- around September–October
- Announcement Period
- around March–April
- Status
- Ended
Description
The HJ Bunko Grand Award was a light novel open submission literary award sponsored by Hobby Japan from 2006 to 2019. The Grand Prize, Gold Prize, Silver Prize, Encouragement Prize, and Judges' Special Prize were selected through deliberation by the selection committee, with prizes of 1 million yen for the Grand Prize, 500,000 yen for the Gold Prize, 100,000 yen for the Silver Prize, and 50,000 yen for the Encouragement Prize and Judges' Special Prize. Works rated Honorable Mention or higher were guaranteed publication by HJ Bunko. It was held 14 times while changing operational formats and names, including the introduction of evaluation sheets, the Reader Grand Prix, and joint projects with the HJ Net Novel Grand Award. In 2020, it merged with the Novelup+ Novel Grand Award and was reorganized as the "HJ Novel Grand Award".
Prize
- Main Prize
- Grand Prize 1 million yen, Gold Prize 500,000 yen, Silver Prize 100,000 yen, Encouragement Prize and Judges' Special Prize 50,000 yen
- Cash Prize
- 1,000,000 JPY
- Gold Prize 500,000 yen
- Silver Prize 100,000 yen
- Encouragement Prize 50,000 yen
- Judges' Special Prize 50,000 yen
Selection
Selection Process
| Stage | Judges | Pass Rate | Announcement |
|---|---|---|---|
| First round | HJ Bunko editorial department | — | — |
| Final round | Selection committee (Rounds 1-2: Ichirō Sakaki, Yū Godai, Taku Matsuoka, Kōta Hoshino; Round 3 onward: Yoshihiko Udagawa, et al.) | — | Announced on HJ Bunko official website |
Related Awards
- HJ Net Novel Grand Award
- HJ Novel Grand Award
- Novelup+ Novel Grand Award