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.
- 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
| Stage | Judges | Pass Rate | Announcement |
|---|---|---|---|
| Selection | Kadokawa Shoten Anime and Comics Division | — | — |
Related Awards
- Sneaker Grand Prize
Past Winners
がらくたヴィーナス is an entertainment novel for younger readers, foregrounding a strong premise and active characters with the momentum expected of a newcomer prize entry.
がらくたヴィーナス is a prize-recognized work by 宮越しまぞう.
なしのつぶて(菜々子さんの戯曲 Nの悲劇と縛られた僕) is a work by 高木敦. 『なしのつぶて(菜々子さんの戯曲 Nの悲劇と縛られた僕)』は高木敦による作品。受賞歴を通じて知られ、人物の感情や時代性を軸にした読み味を持つ。
なしのつぶて(菜々子さんの戯曲 Nの悲劇と縛られた僕) presents 高木敦's literary concerns through a compact and memorable form.
暴走社会魔法学 is a work by 夏村めめめ. 『暴走社会魔法学』は夏村めめめによる作品。受賞歴を通じて知られ、人物の感情や時代性を軸にした読み味を持つ。
暴走社会魔法学 presents 夏村めめめ's literary concerns through a compact and memorable form.
ハワイ(How was it)?Vol.1 is a work by 星野アギト. 『ハワイ(How was it)?Vol.1』は星野アギトによる作品。受賞歴を通じて知られ、人物の感情や時代性を軸にした読み味を持つ。
ハワイ(How was it)?Vol.1 presents 星野アギト's literary concerns through a compact and memorable form.
'末代まで!' is a winning work of the 角川学園小説大賞 by Nekosuna Ippei.
'末代まで!' is a winning work of the 角川学園小説大賞 by Nekosuna Ippei.
×計画予備軍婦人部(ヒミツのテックガール ぺけ計画と転校生) is a 学園ライトノベル by 平城山工学. The work develops its subject through a focused narrative voice and leaves room for readers to consider the emotions and social questions behind the story.
A focused 学園ライトノベル that follows the pressure points hidden in everyday life and memory.
ウォーターズ・ウィスパー(耳鳴坂妖異日誌 手のひらに物の怪) is a 学園怪異小説 by 眞木空人. The work develops its subject through a focused narrative voice and leaves room for readers to consider the emotions and social questions behind the story.
A focused 学園怪異小説 that follows the pressure points hidden in everyday life and memory.
Everyday Elemental is a school-fiction work associated with the Kadokawa Gakuen Novel Grand Prize. Combining a sense of everyday life with an elemental or spirit-like term, it can be introduced as light-novel-style fiction in which small disruptions enter school life.
A school story where everyday life intersects with elemental strangeness.
Ao's Book and Iron Shoes is a school or fantasy-leaning newcomer work by Kazuhiro Yoshino. With a book and shoes in the title, it suggests a youth story linking reading, walking, and stepping into unknown places.
A youth story about stepping into the unknown through a book and iron shoes.
Boneking I: Undertakers is a Kadokawa Sneaker Bunko novel by Kei Nomura. It unfolds as a dark young-adult science fantasy combining special abilities, infection, and revenge.
A boy pursuing the killer of his cousin steps into a chain of events where powers and infection intersect.
Reversible City: Kuro no Heishi is a work by Ko Suigetsu that received an encouragement prize in the Kadokawa Gakuen Novel Grand Prize. It is confirmed in award records, but no standalone publication could be verified.
The work appears in award records, but no hardcover or paperback bibliography could be confirmed.
Junjo Kanjo Alien 1: Chikyu Boeibu to Boku to Momo Senpai is a Kadokawa Sneaker Bunko novel by Yuki Kobayashi. A boy joins the Earth Defense Club to be near the senior he admires, only for his everyday life to shift with the arrival of a strange transfer student.
A club life begun out of admiration for Momo-senpai rolls into unease after a strange transfer student appears.
Seishun Haiku Koza: Hatsuzakura is a coming-of-age mystery by Saho Mizuhara. A high school student studying haiku reads the seasons and human feelings through small mysteries hidden in everyday life.
Haiku and everyday mysteries intertwine as a girl's season gradually opens.
A light novel set in a society where the technology of summoning strange creatures from the otherworld of Andaka has become common. Its school-centered disturbances explore talent, loneliness, and connection with others.
アンダカの怪造学 is a work in which 日日日 draws out the time and emotion beneath its subject.
A light novel about bonds between young people and the instability of overlapping worlds. Relationships formed amid chaos drive the story forward.
多重世界の幻影ども (世界のキズナ 混沌な世界に浮かぶ月) is a work in which 有澤透世 draws out the time and emotion beneath its subject.
Recorded as an encouragement-prize work for the Kadokawa Gakuen Novel Award. No standalone book was confirmed; it appears to center on a bright school-story heroine with a strong sense of justice.
晴れ時どき正義の乙女 is a work in which 宮崎みゆき draws out the time and emotion beneath its subject.
Recorded as an encouragement-prize work for the Kadokawa Gakuen Novel Award. The title combines images of dolls and violence, suggesting a school novel with an unsettling fantastical edge.
キリングドール is a work in which 鈴原麻貴 draws out the time and emotion beneath its subject.
E×N きみとの縁てやつ 巻の一 is a fictional work by どば. As the award-recognized work, it builds its appeal around the images and human movement suggested by the title, giving even a compact form a sense of layered time.
The title E×N きみとの縁てやつ 巻の一 conveys the atmosphere and tension at the center of the work.
純潔ブルースプリング is a fictional work by 十文字青. As the award-recognized work, it builds its appeal around the images and human movement suggested by the title, giving even a compact form a sense of layered time.
The title 純潔ブルースプリング conveys the atmosphere and tension at the center of the work.
光の魔法使い (バイトでウィザード 流れよ光、と魔女は言った) is an award-recognized work by 椎野美由貴. It uses the impression carried by its title as an entry point into the movement of people and the atmosphere around them.
光の魔法使い (バイトでウィザード 流れよ光、と魔女は言った) presents the literary world of 椎野美由貴 as an award-recognized work.
消閑の挑戦者 パーフェクト・キング is an award-recognized work by 岩井恭平. It uses the impression carried by its title as an entry point into the movement of people and the atmosphere around them.
消閑の挑戦者 パーフェクト・キング presents the literary world of 岩井恭平 as an award-recognized work.
魔を穿つレイン is an award-recognized work by 渚辺環生. It uses the impression carried by its title as an entry point into the movement of people and the atmosphere around them.
魔を穿つレイン presents the literary world of 渚辺環生 as an award-recognized work.
ネクストエイジ is a work by 野島研二 recognized by the 角川学園小説大賞. It is introduced here as the prize-winning work itself, with the available publication data checked against Japanese bibliographic sources.
ネクストエイジ brought wider attention to 野島研二's writing through its prize recognition.
ばいおれんす☆まじかる!~九重第二の魔法少女 is a work by 林トモアキ recognized by the 角川学園小説大賞. It is introduced here as the prize-winning work itself, with the available publication data checked against Japanese bibliographic sources.
ばいおれんす☆まじかる!~九重第二の魔法少女 brought wider attention to 林トモアキ's writing through its prize recognition.
ネガティブハッピー・チェーンソーエッヂ is a work by 滝本竜彦 recognized by the 角川学園小説大賞. It is introduced here as the prize-winning work itself, with the available publication data checked against Japanese bibliographic sources.
ネガティブハッピー・チェーンソーエッヂ brought wider attention to 滝本竜彦's writing through its prize recognition.
匣庭の偶殺魔 is a work by 北乃坂柾雪 recognized by the 角川学園小説大賞. It is introduced here as the prize-winning work itself, with the available publication data checked against Japanese bibliographic sources.
匣庭の偶殺魔 brought wider attention to 北乃坂柾雪's writing through its prize recognition.
氷菓 is a work by 米澤穂信 recognized by the 角川学園小説大賞. It is introduced here as the prize-winning work itself, with the available publication data checked against Japanese bibliographic sources.
氷菓 brought wider attention to 米澤穂信's writing through its prize recognition.
ドラゴン・デイズ (竜が飛ばない日曜日) is 作品 by 咲田哲宏. It is presented here as the award-recognized work.
The work offers a way into 咲田哲宏's literary expression.
蛹の中の十日間 is 作品 by 秋葉千景. It is presented here as the award-recognized work.
The work offers a way into 秋葉千景's literary expression.
マグダミリア 三つの星 (バルビザンテの宝冠 王の星を戴冠せよ) (ミゼリコルドの聖杖 永遠はわが王のために) is 作品 by 高殿円. It is presented here as the award-recognized work.
The work offers a way into 高殿円's literary expression.
"幻想婚 (フィールド・オブ・スターライト―新任艦長はいつも大変)" is a literary work by 鷹野良仁. Reliable book identifiers for a standalone volume could not be confirmed.
"幻想婚 (フィールド・オブ・スターライト―新任艦長はいつも大変)" is recognized as a literary work.
"朱美君がいっぱい。" is a literary work by 嶋崎宏樹. Reliable book identifiers for a standalone volume could not be confirmed.
"朱美君がいっぱい。" is recognized as a literary work.
学園警護[城渓篇] is a work by 伊勢方脇勝 and a title recognized in the context of its literary award. It can be read as a work that develops its themes through the motives suggested by the title, the characters' actions, and the atmosphere around them.
学園警護[城渓篇] leaves readers with the central concerns for which the work was recognized.
銀河鉄道☆スペースジャック is a work by 相川万里 associated with the 角川学園小説大賞. It was recognized in a literary award context and is presented as a work centered on the concerns suggested by its title.
Recognized by the 角川学園小説大賞, 銀河鉄道☆スペースジャック draws readers in through the impression created by its title.
黄昏の終わる刻 (トラブル・てりぶる・ハッカーズ) is a work by 後池田真也 associated with the 角川学園小説大賞. It was recognized in a literary award context and is presented as a work centered on the concerns suggested by its title.
Recognized by the 角川学園小説大賞, 黄昏の終わる刻 (トラブル・てりぶる・ハッカーズ) draws readers in through the impression created by its title.
歪む教室 is a work by 関俊介 associated with the 角川学園小説大賞. It was recognized in a literary award context and is presented as a work centered on the concerns suggested by its title.
Recognized by the 角川学園小説大賞, 歪む教室 draws readers in through the impression created by its title.