Japan Medical Novel Grand Award
にほんいりょうしょうせつたいしょう
A literary award sponsored by the Japan Medical Association targeting Japanese medical novels.
- Established
- 2011
- Organizer
- Japan Medical Association
- Category
- Genre Fiction
- Selection Method
- Open call
- Target
- Professional
- Frequency
- 1 per year
- Status
- Ended
Description
Established in 2011, it aims to arouse interest in medicine and medical systems, build trust between the public and medical professionals, and promote Japan's print culture. It targets works published as books from January 1 to December 31 each year, holds a selection meeting in March of the following year, awards winners a certificate and a prize of 1 million yen, and announces in the June issue of 'Shosetsu Shincho'. Suspended after the 5th edition.
Prize
- Main Prize
- Certificate
- Cash Prize
- 1,000,000 JPY
Selection
Selection Process
| Stage | Judges | Pass Rate | Announcement |
|---|---|---|---|
| Final selection | Selection committee | — | June issue of Shosetsu Shincho |
Criteria
- Arousing interest in medicine and medical systems
- Building trust between the public and medical professionals
- Contribution to promoting print culture
Related Awards
- https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/文学賞の一覧
Past Winners
長いお別れ is a 小説 work by 中島京子 associated with the 2016 受賞 record. The entry summarizes the work from award records and bibliographic checks, focusing on its subject, publication status, and reading context.
長いお別れ by 中島京子 is a work whose subject and publication status can be traced through award and bibliographic records.
ヒポクラテスの誓い is a 小説 work by 中山七里 associated with the 2016 候補 record. The entry summarizes the work from award records and bibliographic checks, focusing on its subject, publication status, and reading context.
ヒポクラテスの誓い by 中山七里 is a work whose subject and publication status can be traced through award and bibliographic records.
藪医 ふららこ堂 is a 小説 work by 朝井まかて associated with the 2016 候補 record. The entry summarizes the work from award records and bibliographic checks, focusing on its subject, publication status, and reading context.
藪医 ふららこ堂 by 朝井まかて is a work whose subject and publication status can be traced through award and bibliographic records.
人魚の眠る家 is a 小説 work by 東野圭吾 associated with the 2016 候補 record. The entry summarizes the work from award records and bibliographic checks, focusing on its subject, publication status, and reading context.
人魚の眠る家 by 東野圭吾 is a work whose subject and publication status can be traced through award and bibliographic records.
鹿の王【上・下】 by 上橋菜穂子 is introduced here as a work centered on 疫病, ファンタジー. The story and background are summarized from publisher, library, and award information checked during research.
A work in which 疫病 shapes the reader's path into the story.
流転の細胞 by 仙川環 is introduced here as a work centered on 医療, 再生医療. The story and background are summarized from publisher, library, and award information checked during research.
A work in which 医療 shapes the reader's path into the story.
未闘病記――膠原病、「混合性結合組織病」の is a 闘病記・小説 by 笙野頼子 associated with the award record. The entry checks public bibliographic sources, award documentation, and book-trade records to identify its publication status and reading context.
未闘病記――膠原病、「混合性結合組織病」の by 笙野頼子 is a work whose publication status and outline can be traced through award records.
トオリヌケ キンシ is a 短編集 by 加納朋子 associated with the award record. The entry checks public bibliographic sources, award documentation, and book-trade records to identify its publication status and reading context.
トオリヌケ キンシ by 加納朋子 is a work whose publication status and outline can be traced through award records.
悪医 is a work by 久坂部羊, recorded here as a 受賞 selection. The entry summarizes the award context and bibliographic findings in a form suitable for a work profile.
A concise profile of 悪医 by 久坂部羊, including award and bibliographic context.
風に立つライオン is a work by さだまさし, recorded here as a 候補 selection. The entry summarizes the award context and bibliographic findings in a form suitable for a work profile.
A concise profile of 風に立つライオン by さだまさし, including award and bibliographic context.
見送ル――ある臨床医の告白 is a work by 里見清一, recorded here as a 候補 selection. The entry summarizes the award context and bibliographic findings in a form suitable for a work profile.
A concise profile of 見送ル――ある臨床医の告白 by 里見清一, including award and bibliographic context.
わたしをみつけて is a work by 中脇初枝, recorded here as a 候補 selection. The entry summarizes the award context and bibliographic findings in a form suitable for a work profile.
A concise profile of わたしをみつけて by 中脇初枝, including award and bibliographic context.
陽子の一日 is a work by 南木佳士, recorded here as a 候補 selection. The entry summarizes the award context and bibliographic findings in a form suitable for a work profile.
A concise profile of 陽子の一日 by 南木佳士, including award and bibliographic context.
Hosei Hahakigi's Hae no Teikoku and Hotaru no Koseki are linked medical war stories about military doctors mobilized in wartime. Under brutal shortages of medicine and food, medical ethics, subordination to the state, and responsibility toward lives before them collide.
Two works that question medicine, the state, and human responsibility from the front lines of military doctors drawn into war.