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.
- 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
| Stage | Judges | Pass Rate | Announcement |
|---|---|---|---|
| Final selection | Hideki Ozaki, Yo Tsumoto, Ryo Hanamura, Yumie Hiraiwa, Tomomi Muramatsu | — | — |
Related Awards
- Naoki Prize
Past Winners
八丁堀慕情・流刊の女 is a work by 押川國秋. It presents its subject through a focused literary frame, drawing out the emotional and social tensions suggested by the Japanese description.
八丁堀慕情・流刊の女 uses 時代小説 as an entry point into human feeling and the atmosphere of its time.
東京城の夕映え is a work by 平山寿三郎. Recognized by the 時代小説大賞, it reflects the author's concerns and the literary context around the work.
A work recognized by the 時代小説大賞, showing 平山寿三郎's distinctive voice.
仲蔵狂乱 is an award-recognized work by 松井今朝子. It leads readers toward the concerns suggested by its title through people, period, society, and memory.
仲蔵狂乱 is a work by 松井今朝子 that continues to be read through its award recognition.
霧の橋 is a work by 乙川優三郎 associated with the 時代小説大賞. It can be read as a work that follows its subject through people, time, place, and memory.
Under the title 霧の橋, the work foregrounds 乙川優三郎's engagement with its subject.
蘭と狗 is a 文学作品 by 中村勝行. It is known as a 1995 award-recognized work and can be introduced through its title, genre, and authorial context.
A work that conveys 中村勝行's style through the world suggested by the title 蘭と狗.
A historical novel about ambition, loneliness, and passion, setting one person's resolve against a broad period backdrop.
わが胸は蒼茫たり uses 時代小説 as an entry point into human emotion.
流人群像 坩堝の島 is a literary work by 藤井素介. Against the atmosphere of its time and place, it portrays relationships, memory, and the weight of choice.
流人群像 坩堝の島 is an award-winning work that concentrates 藤井素介’s style and central concerns.
Saikaku Ninjobashi is a historical novel by Shoichiro Yoshimura. Ihara Saikaku and the swordsman Isobe Shinjuuro move through Genroku-era Osaka, where swordplay, romance, and friendship intersect.
A Genroku Osaka tapestry of romance and friendship woven by Ihara Saikaku and a swordsman.
Honda no Kitsune is a historical novel by Yuhei Hata. Against the background of Edo-period figures and incidents, it builds a story of strategy, loyalty, and power, revealing desire and calculation in the margins of history.
A historical novel that reads desire and solitude in the shadow of Edo-period power and strategy.
雁金屋草紙 is an award-winning work by 鳥越碧. Available bibliographic sources identify it as a work published or cataloged in connection with the award.
雁金屋草紙, an award-winning work by 鳥越碧.