Established

2006

Organizer

The Nikkei and Nikkei BP

Category

General Fiction and Popular Fiction

Selection Method

Open call

Target

Open

Frequency

1 per year

Status

Active

Description

Established in 2006 to commemorate the 130th anniversary of The Nikkei's founding, and held annually since the 4th edition in 2012. The prize money was 10 million yen for the 1st to 3rd editions, and 5 million yen from the 4th edition onward. Not limited to specific genres, it targets a wide range of works.

Prize

Main Prize

Grand Prize

Cash Prize

5,000,000 JPY

• Prize money was 10 million yen from the 1st to 3rd editions

Related Awards

• List of literary awards

Past Winners