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Sogen Fantasy Newcomer Award

そうげんファンタジイしんじんしょう

Public newcomer literary award hosted by Tokyo Sogen-sha targeting commercially unpublished fantasy full-length novels.

FantasyFull-length novel
Established
2014
Organizer
Tokyo Sogen-sha
Category
Genre Fiction
Selection Method
Open call
Target
Newcomer
Frequency
1 per year
Application Deadline
around August
Announcement Period
around January–February
Status
Ended

Description

The Sogen Fantasy Newcomer Award is a public newcomer literary award that began accepting submissions in April 2014 to commemorate the 60th anniversary of Tokyo Sogen-sha's founding, targeting commercially unpublished fantasy full-length novels. The prize is full royalties, and the winning work is published by Tokyo Sogen-sha. It was suspended after the 5th edition.

Prize

Main Prize
Full royalties
  • Publication of the winning work (published by Tokyo Sogen-sha)

Selection

Selection Process

Selection
Judges Akemi Iritsuji, Tomoko Inishiki, Mie Mimura (1st–5th editions)
Announcement Announced on Tokyo Sogen-sha official website

Related Awards

  • Ayukawa Tetsuya Award
  • Mysteries! Newcomer Award
  • Sogen SF Short Story Award
  • Sogen Horror Full-length Novel Award
  • Sogen Mystery Short Story Award
  • Sogen Mystery Criticism Award

Official Resources

https://www.tsogen.co.jp/award/fantasy/

Past Winners

上田朔也 honorable mention
Natsumi Matsubaya main prize
庵野ゆき excellence award
鈴森琴 honorable mention
Akiko Tokizawa main prize
白鷺あおい excellence award
羽角曜 selection committee special prize
真園めぐみ excellence award
佐藤さくら honorable mention