Shogakukan Nonfiction Grand Prize
しょうがくかんノンフィクションたいしょう
Open submission nonfiction literary prize sponsored by Shogakukan. Targets unpublished manuscripts and serves as a gateway for nonfiction writers.
NonfictionLiterary prize
- Established
- 1993
- Organizer
- Shogakukan
- Category
- Nonfiction and Documentary Literature
- Selection Method
- Open call
- Target
- Open
- Frequency
- 1 per year
- Application Deadline
- around August
- Announcement Period
- around December
- Status
- Active
Description
The Shogakukan Nonfiction Grand Prize was established in 1993 as an open submission literary award targeting unpublished nonfiction manuscripts. The submission deadline is the end of August. Judging consists of primary screening by Shogakukan employees and final review by external judges, with the winning work published by Shogakukan as a single-volume book. As of 2021, the prize money is 3 million yen.
Prize
- Main Prize
- The winning work will be published by Shogakukan as a single volume.
- Cash Prize
- 3,000,000 JPY
- Publication of the winning work as a single volume
Selection
Selection Process
| Stage | Judges | Pass Rate | Announcement |
|---|---|---|---|
| Primary screening | Shogakukan employees | / | Finalists selected |
| Final screening | External judges | / | Winner announced |
Primary screening
Judges
Shogakukan employees
Pass Rate
/
Announcement
Finalists selected
Final screening
Judges
External judges
Pass Rate
/
Announcement
Winner announced
Related Awards
- Ōta Sōichi Nonfiction Prize
- Kodansha Nonfiction Award
- Shinchō Document Prize
- Kaikō Takeshi Nonfiction Prize
- Bookstore Grand Prize
Official Resources
https://www.news-postseven.com/archives/tag/21060Past Winners
やまもとくみこ
excellence award
Yasuo Noguchi
grand prize
斎藤健次
grand prize
Masafumi Masuda
excellence award
Kumiko Hirano
grand prize
若山三千彦
excellence award
Hiroshi Suzuki
grand prize
Natsu Shimamura
excellence award
三島英子
grand prize