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Kadokawa Gakuen Novel Grand Award

かどかわがくえんしょうせつたいしょう

Light novel newcomers' award sponsored by Kadokawa Shoten from 1997 to 2010.

Light novelSchool novel
Established
1997
Organizer
Kadokawa Shoten
Category
Light Novels and Web Literature
Selection Method
Open call
Target
Newcomer
Frequency
1 per year
Application Deadline
around September–October
Announcement Period
around March–April
Status
Ended

Description

Light novel newcomers' literary award sponsored by Kadokawa Shoten from 1997 to 2010. Accepted submissions regardless of genre with 'school' (gakuen) as the keyword, and renamed to 'School Novel Grand Prize' starting from the 13th edition in 2009. Concluded with the 14th edition in 2010, after which the Sneaker Grand Prize began holding submissions twice a year from 2011.

Prize

Main Prize
Grand Prize and other prizes

Selection

Selection Process

Selection
Judges Kadokawa Shoten Anime and Comics Division

Related Awards

  • Sneaker Grand Prize

Past Winners

宮越しまぞう みやこし しまぞう excellence award
Atsushi Takagi たかぎ あつし excellence award
夏村めめめ なつむら めめめ excellence award
星野アギト ほしの あぎと U-20 Award
Nekosuna Ippei ねこすな いっぺい grand prize
Ko Narayama へいじょうやま こうがく encouragement award
Maki Kuuto まき くうと encouragement award
伊岡瞬 excellence award
秋芳雅人 encouragement award
神森繁 excellence award
村崎友 excellence award
射逆裕二 encouragement award
秋芳雅人 encouragement award
朝宮運河 encouragement award
佐々木土下座衛門 special award
初野晴 grand prize
滝本陽一郎 excellence award
渚辺環生 excellence award
川崎草志 excellence award
滝本竜彦 special award
北乃坂柾雪 encouragement award
咲田哲宏 excellence award
秋葉千景 encouragement award
鷹野良仁 grand prize
嶋崎宏樹 encouragement award
星野亮 encouragement award