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Japan Entertainment Novel Grand Award

にほんエンタメしょうせつたいしょう

Public literary award for highly entertaining debut novels aimed at becoming movie originals

NovelEntertainment
Established
2012
Organizer
Culture Convenience Club, Nippon Broadcasting, Linda Publishers
Category
General Fiction and Popular Fiction
Selection Method
Open call
Target
Newcomer
Frequency
1 per year
Application Deadline
around February
Announcement Period
around August
Status
Ended

Description

Public newcomer literary award hosted by Culture Convenience Club, Nippon Broadcasting, and Linda Publishers since 2012. Seeks highly entertaining works regardless of genre such as mystery, SF, romance, horror, light novels, etc., with the aim of becoming movie originals.

Selection

Selection Process

First round
Judges
Second round
Judges
Final round
Judges Film producer who rotates annually (chief judge)
Announcement Announced on the official website

Criteria

  • Any genre unrestricted, such as mystery, SF, romance, horror, light novels, etc.
  • Highly entertaining works aimed at becoming movie originals

Related Awards

  • List of literary awards

Official Resources

http://nihonentame.jp/

Past Winners

田井庸介 たい ようすけ excellence award
山田明 やまだ あきら excellence award
中得一美 なかとく かずみ grand prize
初瀬礼 はつせ れい excellence award
紺野理々 こんの りり excellence award
Shinichi Shiroyama しろやま しんいち final selection work