Yomiuri Literary Award
よみうりぶんがくしょう
A literary award established by the Yomiuri Shimbun
NovelPlay/ScreenplayEssay/TravelogueCriticism/BiographyPoetry/HaikuResearch/Translation
- Established
- 1949
- Organizer
- Yomiuri Shimbun
- Category
- Literature and General Literary Arts
- Target
- Professional
- Frequency
- 1 per year
- Announcement Period
- around February
- Status
- Active
Description
The Yomiuri Literary Award is a literary prize established by the Yomiuri Shimbun in 1949 to revive literary arts after World War II. Works published in the previous year are selected across six categories. Winners receive an inkstone as the principal prize and 2 million yen as the cash prize. The annual winners are announced on February 1 of the following year.
Prize
- Main Prize
- Principal prize: Inkstone, Cash prize: 2 million yen
- Cash Prize
- 2,000,000 JPY
Selection
Selection Process
| Stage | Judges | Pass Rate | Announcement |
|---|---|---|---|
| Selection Committee | Yomiuri Literary Award Selection Committee | — | Announced on February 1 of the following year |
Selection Committee
Judges
Yomiuri Literary Award Selection Committee
Announcement
Announced on February 1 of the following year
Official Resources
https://www.yomiuri.co.jp/feature/titlelist/yomiuribungakusho/Past Winners
Masashi Matsuie
award
No winner
No winner
No winner
No winner
No winner
No winner
Kou Haruto
award
Tan Onuma
award
No winner
No winner
Saisei Muro
award
Yaeko Nogami
award
Yukio Mishima
award
Mantaro Kubota
award
Ton Satomi
award
Aya Koda
award
Haruo Sato
award
No winner
Koji Uno
award
Masuji Ibuse
award