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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Public newcomer literary award hosted by Tokyo Sogen-sha targeting commercially unpublished fantasy full-length novels.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submissions in April 2014 to commemorate the 60th anniversary of Tokyo Sogen-sha's founding, targeting commercially unpublished fantasy full-length novels.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

ヴェネツィアの陰の末裔 is an award-winning work by 上田朔也. It is presented here as the work associated with the 創元ファンタジイ新人賞.

An award-winning work by 上田朔也: ヴェネツィアの陰の末裔.

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Natsumi Matsubaya main prize

A Japanese-style fantasy set in Shikishima, a land overrun by oni. It follows a boy once held in an oni fortress and a mysterious girl born from a lotus, centering on conflict between humans and oni, salvation, and the weight of karma.

The blade of a girl born from a lotus unsettles the fate of a land ruled by oni.

352 pages
Japanese-style fantasyonisalvationparent and childSogen Fantasy Newcomer Award
庵野ゆき excellence award

A secondary-world fantasy about the power of water. Tarta, a woman of the water-spider people, finds Miia in the desert; the girl is one of royal twins and carries a power strong enough to unsettle a kingdom.

The water power of a girl found in the desert disrupts the balance between forest and kingdom.

389 pages
secondary-world fantasywaterroyaltyforestSogen Fantasy Newcomer Award
鈴森琴 honorable mention

A fantasy set in a kingdom developed through arts that awaken the dead. A young man carrying wounds from the past is gathered by a mysterious namer with others and drawn into conspiracy.

From a lightless prison, the secrets of the Castle of Oblivion begin to unravel.

469 pages
fantasynecromancykingdomconspiracymemory
Akiko Tokizawa main prize

宝石鳥 is an award-winning work by 鴇澤亜妃子. It is presented here as the work associated with the 創元ファンタジイ新人賞.

An award-winning work by 鴇澤亜妃子: 宝石鳥.

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白鷺あおい excellence award

ぬばたまおろち、しらたまおろち is an award-winning work by 白鷺あおい. It is presented here as the work associated with the 創元ファンタジイ新人賞.

An award-winning work by 白鷺あおい: ぬばたまおろち、しらたまおろち.

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羽角曜 selection committee special prize

影王の都 is a work by 羽角曜 associated with the 創元ファンタジイ新人賞. Based on the award record, it is presented as a work that invites readers to follow the intersections of character, period, society, and memory.

影王の都 by 羽角曜 is a work whose shape becomes clearer when its award history is read together with bibliographic traces.

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真園めぐみ excellence award

玉妖綺譚 is a work by 真園めぐみ associated with the 創元ファンタジイ新人賞. Based on the award record, it is presented as a work that invites readers to follow the intersections of character, period, society, and memory.

玉妖綺譚 by 真園めぐみ is a work whose shape becomes clearer when its award history is read together with bibliographic traces.

award-recognized workpersonal choicessociety and memory
佐藤さくら honorable mention

魔導の系譜 is a work by 佐藤さくら associated with the 創元ファンタジイ新人賞. Based on the award record, it is presented as a work that invites readers to follow the intersections of character, period, society, and memory.

魔導の系譜 by 佐藤さくら is a work whose shape becomes clearer when its award history is read together with bibliographic traces.

award-recognized workpersonal choicessociety and memory