Onboro Kagami to Princess is an honorable mention by Chako Kusama for the Palette Novel Grand Award. With a mirror and a princess as fairy-tale devices, it appears to be a girls' fantasy about self-image and the wish to transform.

An old mirror reflects a story different from the girl's ordinary self.

Jinsei Nante! is a Palette Novel Grand Award honorable mention by Junko Kokubo. As a light-novel-oriented work for young readers, it appears to frame everyday uncertainty and emotional turbulence through its direct title.

It gives youthful momentum to a small act of resistance against life as it is.

Mainichi Daisuki! is an honorable mention by Nanao Takahashi for the Palette Novel Grand Award. Its title points to a girls' fiction piece built around love, everyday excitement, and an upbeat voice.

The feeling of affection gradually changes the scenery of ordinary days.