Roman Grand Award
ろまんたいしょう
Light novel literary award sponsored by Shueisha.
Light novelLiterature
- Established
- 1992
- Organizer
- Shueisha
- Category
- Light Novels and Web Literature
- Selection Method
- Open call
- Target
- Newcomer
- Frequency
- 1 per year
- Application Deadline
- around January
- Announcement Period
- around August–September
- Status
- Ended
Description
Light novel literary award sponsored and openly called for submissions by Shueisha from 1992 to 2014. Held as Fantasy Roman Grand Award from 1992 to 1995, renamed Roman Grand Award from 1996. Grand Prize winners receive the principal trophy and prize money of 1,000,000 yen; Honorable Mention winners receive the principal trophy and prize money of 500,000 yen. Selected works were published in Cobalt Bunko, Super Fantasy Bunko, Super Dash Bunko, and others.
Prize
- Main Prize
- Principal trophy (shield)
- Cash Prize
- 1,000,000 JPY
- Honorable Mention: principal trophy and prize money of 500,000 yen
- Selected works published in Cobalt Bunko, Super Fantasy Bunko, Super Dash Bunko, etc.
Application Tips
Dos
- Submit an unpublished long novel written in Japanese
- Comply with the submission requirements (250–350 sheets of 400-character vertical manuscript paper)
- Word processor manuscripts are acceptable, so submit in an easy-to-read format
Don''ts
- Do not submit already published works
- Do not exceed the specified page count
- Do not submit works that do not meet the eligibility criteria
Related Awards
- Novel Grand Prize
- Cobalt Bunko