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Period Novel Grand Award

じだいしょうせつたいしょう

Kodansha-sponsored open submission new writer literary award. Targets period novels and was held from 1990 to 1999.

Literary award
Established
1990
Organizer
Kodansha
Category
Genre Fiction
Selection Method
Open call
Target
Newcomer
Frequency
1 per year
Status
Ended

Description

The Period Novel Grand Award is a Kodansha-sponsored open submission new writer literary award, held annually from 1990 to 1999. Winning works were published, and works up to the 8th edition were also adapted into TV dramas by Asahi Broadcasting.

Prize

Main Prize
The winner receives 10 million yen in prize money, and the winning work is published by Kodansha. Works up to the 8th edition were adapted into TV dramas.
Cash Prize
10,000,000 JPY
  • Publication by Kodansha
  • TV drama adaptation (up to 8th edition)

Selection

Selection Process

Final selection
Judges Hideki Ozaki, Yo Tsumoto, Ryo Hanamura, Yumie Hiraiwa, Tomomi Muramatsu

Related Awards

  • Naoki Prize

Past Winners

Kuniaki Oshikawa おしかわ くにあき award
Juzaburo Hirayama ひらやま じゅざぶろう award
Imasako Matsui まつい いまさこ award
Yuzaburo Otokawa おつかわ ゆうざぶろう award
Katsuyuki Nakamura なかむら かつゆき award
Tomohiro Okubo おおくぼ ともひろ award
Motosuke Fujii ふじい もとすけ award
吉村正一郎 よしむら しょういちろう award
Yuhei Hata はぶた ゆうへい award
Midori Torigoe とりごえ あおい award