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Kiyama Shohei Literary Award

きやましょうへいぶんがくしょう

Literary award targeting pure literature sponsored by Kasaoka City

Pure literature
Established
1996
Organizer
Kasaoka City
Category
Pure Literature
Target
Professional
Frequency
1 per year
Status
Ended

Description

The Kiyama Shohei Literary Award (きやましょうへいぶんがくしょう) is a literary award targeting pure literature sponsored by Kasaoka City, established in April 1996 to commemorate the novelist and poet Shohei Kiyama. According to the initial regulations, it ended with the 9th award in 2005, and in 2006, the Kiyama Shohei Short Story Award for new entrants was established. Winning works are announced every February, and the award ceremony is held in March. The prize money is 1 million yen, and it is abbreviated as "Kiyama Shohei Award" or "Kiyama Award".

Prize

Main Prize
Prize money of 1 million yen
Cash Prize
1,000,000 JPY

Selection

Selection Process

Final selection
Judges Minato Kawamura, Shun Akiyama, Tetsuro Miura (1st to 9th rounds)
Announcement Winning works announced every February

Related Awards

  • Kiyama Shohei Short Story Award

Official Resources

https://web.archive.org/web/20070928033102/http://www.city.kasaoka.okayama.jp/0015/0004.html

Past Winners

Toshiki Matsuura まつうら としき award
Toshiyuki Horie ほりえ としゆき award
Hiroshi Kohiyama こひやま ひろし award
Takashi Hiraide ひらいで たかし award
Yojiro Sato さとう ようじろう award
Shun Medorima めどりま しゅん award
Miri Yu やなぎ みり award
Kazuo Okamatsu おかまつ かずお award
Kazumi Saeki さえき いちむぎ award