Shueisha Light Novel Newcomer Award
しゅうえいしゃライトノベルしんじんしょう
A publicly solicited light novel newcomer literary award sponsored by Shueisha.
Light novelNewcomer award
- Established
- 2014
- Organizer
- Shueisha
- Category
- Light Novels and Web Literature
- Selection Method
- Open call
- Target
- Newcomer
- Frequency
- 1 per year
- Application Deadline
- around August–September
- Announcement Period
- around February–March
- Status
- Active
Description
Succeeded the Super Dash Novel Newcomer Award from 2014, soliciting original long-form light novels primarily targeting male readers from mid-teens to twenties. Held twice a year until the 9th edition, once a year from the 10th edition. From the 12th edition, revamped into a three-division system: Mainstream Division, Genre Division, and IP Novel Division.
Prize
- Main Prize
- Mainstream Division Grand Prize 3 million yen
- Cash Prize
- 3,000,000 JPY
- Mainstream Division Gold Prize 500,000 yen
- Mainstream Division Silver Prize 300,000 yen
- Encouragement Prize 100,000 yen
- Judges' Special Prize 100,000 yen
- Genre Division Selected 300,000 yen
- Genre Division Honorable Mention 100,000 yen
- Genre Division Silver Prize 300,000 yen
- Genre Division Judges' Special Prize 50,000 yen
- IP Novel Division Selected 100,000 yen (with assigned editor)
Related Awards
- List of Japanese novelists
- List of light novel authors
- Super Dash Novel Newcomer Award