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Public newcomer literary award hosted by Tokyo Sogen-sha targeting commercially unpublished fantasy full-length novels.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submissions in April 2014 to commemorate the 60th anniversary of Tokyo Sogen-sha's founding, targeting commercially unpublished fantasy full-length novels.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