Hon no Sanagi Award
ほんのさなぎしょう
A Japanese open-call newcomer literature award.
- Established
- 2014
- Organizer
- Discover Twentyone Co., Ltd.
- Category
- General Fiction and Popular Fiction
- Selection Method
- Open call
- Target
- Newcomer
- Frequency
- Once a year (biennial from the 3rd edition onward)
- Application Deadline
- around January
- Announcement Period
- around June–November
- Status
- Ended
Description
Organized by Discover Twentyone Co., Ltd. Active bookstore staff review and vote on unpublished works to select those they want to release into the world. Established in 2014. The name 'Hon no Sanagi Award' comes from the desire of bookstore staff, who are 'bookworms,' to find 'book pupae,' nurture them into best-selling 'butterflies,' and let them take flight. The grand prize winner is published as a book with an initial print run of 20,000 copies. Eligibility: Being a 'bookworm' who loves books. Targets entertainment novels; genre unrestricted.
Prize
- Main Prize
- Published as a book with an initial print run of 20,000 copies
Selection
Selection Process
| Stage | Judges | Pass Rate | Announcement |
|---|---|---|---|
| First round | Active bookstore staff | — | — |
Criteria
- Unpublished work
- Must be an entertainment novel
- Must be a bookworm
Related Awards
- List of literary awards
Official Resources
http://fictions.d21.co.jp/sanagi/Past Winners
A horror novel published under a new title after winning the Hon no Sanagi Award as Regeneration. After Naoto loses his wife, his son buries one of her fingers in the yard and prays to bring her back, and strange events begin spreading around the reporter Hiroko as well.
A child's prayer turns into a forbidden attempt to call back the dead.
リインカーネーション（君のことを想う私の、わたしを愛するきみ。） is a 小説 work by 佐木隆臣 associated with the 2016 大賞 record. The entry summarizes the work from award records and bibliographic checks, focusing on its subject, publication status, and reading context.
リインカーネーション（君のことを想う私の、わたしを愛するきみ。） by 佐木隆臣 is a work whose subject and publication status can be traced through award and bibliographic records.
ロンリー・プラネット is a 小説 work by 雄太郎 associated with the 2016 優秀賞 record. The entry summarizes the work from award records and bibliographic checks, focusing on its subject, publication status, and reading context.
ロンリー・プラネット by 雄太郎 is a work whose subject and publication status can be traced through award and bibliographic records.
American Lemonade was published under the title Unmate, Ryoichi Mozu's debut novel. Sparked by an unusual request, it follows people searching for a destined partner through brisk dialogue and a bittersweet romantic mood.
The prize-winning work later appeared as Unmate, a story about destiny, missed connections, and love.
The Faceless Devil was selected for an excellence prize in the second Hon no Sanagi Award. It is documented as an unpublished submitted work, and no standalone book publication could be confirmed in major bibliographic searches.
A prize-recognized unpublished work whose standalone publication could not be confirmed.
滔々と紅 is an award-winning work by 志坂圭. It brings together the author's concerns and stylistic qualities in a form recognized by the prize jury.
滔々と紅, an award-winning work by 志坂圭.
はるなつふゆと七福神 is an award-winning work by 賽助. It brings together the author's concerns and stylistic qualities in a form recognized by the prize jury.
はるなつふゆと七福神, an award-winning work by 賽助.