Miura Ayako Literary Award
みうらあやこぶんがくしょう
A literary award for unpublished novels written in Japanese.
Novel
- Established
- 2014
- Organizer
- Miura Ayako Memorial Literature Museum, Miura Ayako Memorial Culture Foundation (co-sponsored by Asahi Shimbun Hokkaido Bureau, Hokkaido Shimbun, Asahi Shimbun Publishing)
- Category
- General Fiction and Popular Fiction
- Selection Method
- Open call
- Target
- Open
- Frequency
- 1 per year
- Application Deadline
- around June
- Announcement Period
- around November
- Status
- Ended
Description
A literary award held only once in 2014 to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the serialization of writer Miura Ayako's representative work 'Freezing Point'. Entries were unpublished novels equivalent to 200-250 sheets of 400-character manuscript paper, selected from a total of 170 submissions. The winning work was awarded 500,000 yen as a prize and announced on November 10, 2014.
Prize
- Main Prize
- 500,000 yen as prize money
- Cash Prize
- 500,000 JPY
Selection
Selection Process
| Stage | Judges | Pass Rate | Announcement |
|---|---|---|---|
| First round | Yoji Arakawa, Sachiko Kato, Masahiro Kudo | — | — |
| Final round | Yoji Arakawa, Sachiko Kato, Masahiro Kudo | — | November 10, 2014 |
First round
Judges
Yoji Arakawa, Sachiko Kato, Masahiro Kudo
Final round
Judges
Yoji Arakawa, Sachiko Kato, Masahiro Kudo
Announcement
November 10, 2014
Application Tips
Dos
- 作品は400字詰原稿用紙換算で200～250枚程度にまとめる
- 未発表の日本語作品であることを確認する
- 募集要項をよく読み提出期限を守る
Don''ts
- 過去に発表された作品を応募しない
- 指定フォーマット以外で提出しない
Related Awards
- List of literary awards
- List of awards named after people
Official Resources
http://www.hyouten.com/Past Winners
颶風の王 is an award-winning work by 河﨑秋子. The available bibliographic record identifies it as the work associated with this award entry.
颶風の王 by 河﨑秋子.
248 pages
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