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Public newcomer literary award hosted by Tokyo Sogen-sha targeting commercially unpublished fantasy full-length novels.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submissions in April 2014 to commemorate the 60th anniversary of Tokyo Sogen-sha's founding, targeting commercially unpublished fantasy full-length novels.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
| Stage | Judges | Pass Rate | Announcement |
|---|---|---|---|
| Selection | Akemi Iritsuji, Tomoko Inishiki, Mie Mimura (1st–5th editions) | — | Announced on Tokyo Sogen-sha official website |
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