Kadan Award
かだんしょう
Annual tanka newcomer award solicited by the monthly tanka magazine "Kadan"
Tanka
- Established
- 1990
- Organizer
- Honami Shoten
- Category
- Tanka
- Selection Method
- Open call
- Target
- Newcomer
- Frequency
- 1 per year
- Application Deadline
- around September
- Announcement Period
- around February
- Status
- Active
Description
Tanka newcomer award through an open call contest by the monthly comprehensive tanka magazine "Kadan" published by Honami Shoten, which selects from unpublished collections of 30 tanka to discover professional specialized tanka poets.
Prize
- Main Prize
- Certificate and plaque
- Cash Prize
- 200,000 JPY
Selection
Selection Process
| Stage | Judges | Pass Rate | Announcement |
|---|---|---|---|
| Entry deadline | — | September 30 | |
| Selection | Selection Committee | — | — |
| Announcement | — | February issue of the following year | |
| Award Ceremony | — | Early February |
Entry deadline
Judges
Announcement
September 30
Selection
Judges
Selection Committee
Announcement
Judges
Announcement
February issue of the following year
Award Ceremony
Judges
Announcement
Early February
Related Awards
- Kadokawa Tanka Award
- Tanka Research Newcomer Award
- Hiroyuki Sasai Award
- Contemporary Tanka Criticism Award
- Takuboku Ishikawa Award