Kurashi Novel Grand Award
くらしのしょうせつたいしょう
A newcomer open-call literary award targeting novels dealing with clothing, food, and housing.
- Established
- 2013
- Organizer
- Publishing Department, Sangyo Henshu Center Co., Ltd.
- Category
- General Fiction and Popular Fiction
- Selection Method
- Open call
- Target
- Newcomer
- Frequency
- 1 per year
- Application Deadline
- around October
- Announcement Period
- around May
- Status
- Ended
Description
A newcomer literary award hosted by the Publishing Department of Sangyo Henshu Center Co., Ltd., soliciting novels themed on one of the basics of living: clothing, food, or housing. The grand prize winner receives 1,000,000 yen and is published as a single-volume book with royalties.
Prize
- Main Prize
- The grand prize-winning work will be published as a single-volume book and the specified royalties will be paid.
Related Awards
- https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E6%96%87%E5%AD%A6%E8%B3%9E%E3%81%AE%E4%B8%80%E8%A6%A7
Official Resources
http://www.shc.co.jp/book/kurashi/Past Winners
"焼けた釘" is a 大賞 work from the Kurashi Novel Grand Award 2021-1. It stands out for its distinctive premise and atmosphere.
A 大賞 work from Kurashi Novel Grand Award 2021-1.
Kaoruko is wounded by her parents' troubled relationship, while Chubachi, struggling with gender discomfort, begins attending school in a sailor uniform. Resonating with each other's confusion, the two search for a place that will accept them as they are.
Two wounded teenagers search for a place that will protect who they are.
Set at a pharmaceutical university, this youth mystery follows a male student's suicide and the spread of a rumor about a drug that allows painless death. The dangerous lure of death, pharmaceutical knowledge, and student relationships intertwine in a mystery full of reversals.
A pharmaceutical coming-of-age mystery begins from the paradox that believing one can die may make living easier.
死神と出会う設定を通じて、生と死、選択の重さを描く小説。受賞作は刊行時に『死神の選択』として書籍化されたことを確認した。
浜辺で出会う死神が、人生の選択を照らし出す。
野分けのあとに is a work by 和田真希 recognized in this award edition. Award records, public bibliographic data, and retail bibliographies were checked, with standalone book identifiers separated from items that could not be verified.
Bibliographic notes on the award-recognized work 野分けのあとに.
利き蜜師物語 銀蜂の目覚め is a work by 小林栗奈 recognized in this award edition. Award records, public bibliographic data, and retail bibliographies were checked, with standalone book identifiers separated from items that could not be verified.
Bibliographic notes on the award-recognized work 利き蜜師物語 銀蜂の目覚め.
ゴージャスなナポリタン by 丸山浮草 is introduced as a work that 軽妙な語り口と食べ物をめぐる生活感が好評で、人物同士の掛け合いを楽しむ声がある。一方で、破調気味の展開を好みが分かれる個性として受け止める読者もいる。
ゴージャスなナポリタン leads readers into its world through 生活小説.
ジャパン・ディグニティ is an award-winning work by 高森美由紀. The available bibliographic record identifies it as the work associated with this award entry.
ジャパン・ディグニティ by 高森美由紀.