Sabae Chikamatsu Literary Award
さばえちかまつぶんがくしょう
A literary award held in Sabae City, Fukui Prefecture, targeting short stories related to love.
- Established
- 2013
- Organizer
- Chikamatsu Hometown Development Promotion Council
- Category
- General Fiction and Popular Fiction
- Selection Method
- Open call
- Target
- Open
- Frequency
- 1 per year
- Application Deadline
- around June
- Announcement Period
- around September
- Status
- Active
Description
Literary award established in 2013 named after the Edo-period puppet theater playwright Chikamatsu Monzaemon. Organized by the Chikamatsu Hometown Development Promotion Council, with co-sponsorship from Sabae City and related organizations. Solicits unpublished short stories on the theme of love. The Grand Prize Chikamatsu Award comes with a cash prize of 100,000 yen, Excellent Award 30,000 yen, Meritorious Work 10,000 yen, and the student category Matsudaira Masachika Award with 10,000 yen book vouchers. Winning works are published in the Fukui Shimbun newspaper, and prizewinning works are announced on the Sabae City website and as e-books.
Prize
- Main Prize
- Chikamatsu Prize: 100,000 yen cash prize, certificate, and special award
- Cash Prize
- 100,000 JPY
- Excellent Award: 30,000 yen cash prize, certificate, and special award
- Meritorious Work: 10,000 yen cash prize, certificate, and special award
- Matsudaira Masachika Award (Student Category): 10,000 yen book vouchers, certificate, and special award
- Winning works are published in Fukui Shimbun
- Prized works are published on Sabae City website and sold as e-books
Application Tips
Dos
- オリジナルかつ未発表の作品を応募する
- 鯖江に関する要素を最低1箇所以上作品に含める
- 400字詰め原稿用紙10枚までの分量を守る
Don''ts
- 既発表作品や分量超過の作品を応募しない
- 募集要項のテーマや要件を無視しない
Related Awards
- List of literary awards
- Local literary awards