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Shiroyama Saburo Economic Novel Grand Award

しろやまさぶろうけいざいしょうせつたいしょう

A Diamond, Inc. new-writer competition for full-length economic novels. It developed from the Diamond Economic Novel Grand Prize, was renamed in honor of Saburo Shiroyama in 2008, and ended after its fourth edition.

Economic novels
Established
2004
Organizer
Diamond, Inc.
Category
Genre Fiction
Selection Method
Open call
Target
Newcomer
Frequency
1 per year
Status
Ended

Description

Solicits unpublished economic novels, and winners receive a certificate, commemorative item, and a cash prize of 3 million yen. Established in 2004 as the Diamond Economic Novel Grand Prize, after three editions it was renamed this award bearing Shiroyama Saburo's name, underwent four more editions, and then ended.

Prize

Main Prize
Certificate and commemorative item, cash prize of 3 million yen
Cash Prize
3,000,000 JPY

Selection

Selection Process

Final Selection
Judges Yasushi Ando, Mao Koda, Nobu Sakataka, Ryo Takasugi

Criteria

  • Must be an unpublished economic novel
  • Equivalent to 300 to 800 sheets of 400-character manuscript paper
  • Open to both professionals and amateurs

Related Awards

  • Diamond Economic Novel Grand Prize

Official Resources

http://www.diamond.co.jp/novel/

Past Winners

渋井真帆 しぶい まほ award

ザ・ロスチャイルド is a 経済小説 by 渋井真帆. An economic novel about the Rothschild family, renowned in financial history, depicting capital, power, and family as narrative forces. It overlays economic dynamism with personal choices.

ザ・ロスチャイルド builds its world around economic fiction.

364 pages
economic fictionfinancial historyfamilypower
Kyoichiro Sashikata さしかた きょういちろう award

銭の弾もて秀吉を撃て ――海商 島井宗室 is a work by 指方恭一郎. Available descriptions point to a readable structure and a clearly defined premise.

銭の弾もて秀吉を撃て ――海商 島井宗室 offers a clear entry point into the qualities recognized by the award.

376 pages
award-winning fictioncharacter dramasocial context
深井律夫 ふかい りつお award

黄土の疾風 is a work by 深井律夫. Available descriptions point to a readable structure and a clearly defined premise.

黄土の疾風 offers a clear entry point into the qualities recognized by the award.

360 pages
award-winning fictioncharacter dramasocial context
熊谷敬太郎 くまがい けいたろう award

An economic novel about ruble notes issued by a Japanese trading company in the Russian Far East, tracing how a local currency system collapses amid poor fishing and revolution.

A single banknote opens questions about what currency and economy mean.

334 pages
economic fictioncurrencyRussian Far Easthistory
Mika Matsumura まつむら みか award

An economic novel in which a magazine reporter investigating a cousin’s death enters the world of international aid and confronts its interests and desires.

Behind the noble language of international aid, human desire and local pain overlap.

332 pages
economic fictioninternational aidIndonesiajournalist
志摩峻 しま しゅん award

An economic novel about an automobile recall, depicting corporate ethics, crisis response, and conflict between the shop floor and management.

Conceal the defect or disclose it: a corporate decision shakes lives and public trust.

332 pages
business fictioncorporate ethicsautomobile industrycrisis management
Hideo Aiba そうば ひでお award

日銀、財務省、金融庁、大手銀行をめぐる腐敗に挑む経済サスペンス。金融市場を舞台に、理不尽な死への怒りを抱えた人々が国家的な債務不履行を狙う計画へ踏み込む。

標的は日銀。経済の中枢を相手にした復讐劇が動き出す。

360 pages
経済小説金融市場復讐官僚組織
Daiki Agawa あがわ だいき excellence award

シリコンバレーで起業した技術者が、新現象をめぐる特許と資本の争いに巻き込まれる経済小説。国際石油資本の圧力と投資中断の危機のなかで、起死回生の策を探る。

技術、特許、資本の力学が、ひとつのベンチャーを追い詰める。

410 pages
経済小説技術者特許国際資本
滝沢隆一郎 たきざわ りゅういちろう award

An economic novel about corporate misconduct and whistleblowing, following the personal cost borne by someone who resists an organization.

内部告発者 distills the core of 滝沢隆一郎's work into a story or line of thought that reaches the reader clearly.

252 pages
whistleblowingcorporate misconductpublic-interest disclosureorganizational ethics
Masashi Otsuka おおつか まさし excellence award

A financial novel set in a bank burdened by bad loans, where founding-family interests, management, and political and bureaucratic power collide.

謀略銀行 distills the core of 大塚将司's work into a story or line of thought that reaches the reader clearly.

293 pages
bankingfinancial corruptioncorporate turnaroundconspiracy
Kaoru Shiomi しおみ かおる excellence award

An economic mystery that begins with the death of a restaurant owner and uncovers corrupt ties among banking, construction, and business hospitality.

白い手の残像 distills the core of 汐見薫's work into a story or line of thought that reaches the reader clearly.

333 pages
financial mysterycollusionaccountantinvestigation
北岳登 honorable mention

An economic novel set inside a major television network, where factional rivalry, ratings pressure, and journalistic pride collide.

虚飾のメディア distills the core of 北岳登's work into a story or line of thought that reaches the reader clearly.

252 pages
television networknewsratingsinternal factions