Murasaki Shikibu Literary Award
むらさきしきぶんがくしょう
A literary award awarded annually to Japanese literary works written by women
- Established
- 1991
- Organizer
- Uji City, Uji City Board of Education
- Category
- Literature and General Literary Arts
- Selection Method
- Open call
- Target
- Professional
- Frequency
- 1 per year
- Announcement Period
- around October
- Status
- Active
Description
The Murasaki Shikibu Literary Award is a literary award sponsored by Uji City, Kyoto Prefecture, and the Uji City Board of Education, named after the writer Murasaki Shikibu associated with the city. It targets Japanese literary works and literary research published from January 1 to December 31 of the previous year by female writers. The winner receives a bronze statue as the main prize and 2 million yen as the additional prize.
Prize
- Main Prize
- Bronze statue
- Cash Prize
- 2,000,000 JPY
Related Awards
- List of literary awards
- Local literary awards
- List of awards named after people