Novel Children's Literature Newcomer Award
ちょうへんじどうぶんがくしんじんしょう
A newcomer literary award soliciting original unpublished long-form children's literature works targeting students from middle elementary school grades to junior high school.
Children's literatureNovel
- Established
- 2002
- Organizer
- Japan Society of Children's Literature Authors (Incorporated Association), Komine Shoten
- Category
- Children's Literature, Fairy Tales, and Picture Books
- Selection Method
- Open call
- Target
- Newcomer
- Frequency
- 1 per year
- Application Deadline
- around September
- Announcement Period
- around May–June
- Status
- Active
Description
The Novel Children's Literature Newcomer Award is an open-submission newcomer literary award sponsored by the Japan Society of Children's Literature Authors and Komine Shoten. It solicits original unpublished long-form children's literature works targeting students from middle elementary school grades to junior high school, and the winning work is published by Komine Shoten as a single-volume book. Established in 2002.
Prize
- Main Prize
- The winning work is published by Komine Shoten as a single-volume book.
Official Resources
https://jibunkyo.or.jp/prize_category/%E9%95%B7%E7%B7%A8%E5%85%90%E7%AB%A5%E6%96%87%E5%AD%A6%E6%96%B0%E4%BA%BA%E8%B3%9E/Past Winners
きむらともお
honorable mention
辻本千春
honorable mention
洗井しゅう
honorable mention
Yuko Matsumoto
selected
中里奈央
honorable mention
狩生玲子
honorable mention
Seiji Midorikawa
honorable mention