Yoshikawa Eiji Literary Newcomer Award
よしかわえいじぶんがくしんじんしょう
The Yoshikawa Eiji Literary Newcomer Award is a literary newcomer award established in 1980, sponsored by the Public Interest Incorporated Foundation Yoshikawa Eiji National Cultural Promotion Council and supported by Kodansha, on an invitation-only basis.
Literary award
- Established
- 1980
- Organizer
- Public Interest Incorporated Foundation Yoshikawa Eiji National Cultural Promotion Council
- Category
- General Fiction and Popular Fiction
- Selection Method
- Non-open
- Target
- Newcomer
- Frequency
- 1 per year
- Announcement Period
- around March
- Status
- Active
Description
It targets outstanding novel works published from January 1 to December 31 each year, selects the most promising new writer, and determines the winner through recommendations from hundreds of cultural figures and deliberations by the selection committee. Candidate writers are announced in early February, and the winner is announced in early March. The main prize is a plaque, and sub-prizes are 1 million yen and a mantel clock.
Prize
- Main Prize
- Main prize: Plaque, Sub-prize: 1 million yen and mantel clock
- Cash Prize
- 1,000,000 JPY
- Plaque
- Mantel clock
Selection
Selection Process
| Stage | Judges | Pass Rate | Announcement |
|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate writer selection | Hundreds of writers, painters, critics, publishing editors-in-chief, newspaper arts and culture department heads, radio, television, and film professionals, and general cultural figures | — | Early February |
| Winner selection | Selection Committee (Hisashi Inoue, Hideki Ozaki, Yo Sano, etc.) | — | Early March |
Candidate writer selection
Judges
Hundreds of writers, painters, critics, publishing editors-in-chief, newspaper arts and culture department heads, radio, television, and film professionals, and general cultural figures
Announcement
Early February
Winner selection
Judges
Selection Committee (Hisashi Inoue, Hideki Ozaki, Yo Sano, etc.)
Announcement
Early March
Criteria
- Promising new writers
- Outstanding novel works
Related Awards
- Yoshikawa Eiji Prize
- Yoshikawa Eiji Literary Prize
- Yoshikawa Eiji Bunko Prize
- Yoshikawa Eiji Cultural Prize
- Naoki Prize
- Yamamoto Shugoro Prize
- List of literary awards