Ito Sei Literary Award
いとうせいぶんがくしょう
A literary award given annually to Japanese novels or criticism
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- Established
- 1990
- Organizer
- Ito Sei Literary Award Association, Otaru City, Hokkaido Shimbun
- Category
- Literature and General Literary Arts
- Selection Method
- Recommendation
- Target
- Professional
- Frequency
- 1 per year
- Status
- Ended
Description
The Ito Sei Literary Award was established in 1990 to commemorate the 20th anniversary of the death of writer Ito Sei, a native of Otaru City. It has two categories: novels and criticism, and winning works are selected from Japanese-language works published in the past year as of April 1 each year. The winner receives a bronze statue of 'The Girl Who Calls Seagulls' by Saito Yoshiro and a prize of 1 million yen. The organizers are the Ito Sei Literary Award Association, Otaru City, and Hokkaido Shimbun. The secretariat is at the Otaru City Board of Education, and it ceased activities after the 25th edition in 2014.
Prize
- Main Prize
- Bronze statue of 'The Girl Who Calls Seagulls' by Saito Yoshiro
- Cash Prize
- 1,000,000 JPY
Related Awards
- Hokkaido Shimbun Culture Award