Japan Fantasy Novel Award

The Japan Fantasy Novel Award (日本ファンタジーノベル大賞, Nihon Fantashī Noberu Taishō) is an annual award which began in 1989 and is sponsored by the Yomiuri Shimbun and Shimizu Corporation with the backing of publisher Shinchōsha. The winner gets a contract to have their unpublished work published by Shinchōsha and receives ¥5 million. The contest is open to anyone, whether an already published author or not. Past winners include Riku Onda, Fuyumi Ono and Ken'ichi Sakemi. Kōji Suzuki, known for his Ring series, was later one of the selectors for this award, although he did not win the grand prize. It ceased in being awarded after 2013, its twenty-fifth year,[1] but started again in 2017.

Selection committee

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List of winners

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Year 1: 1989[citation needed]

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Year 2: 1990[citation needed]

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Year 3: 1991[citation needed]

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Year 4: 1992[citation needed]

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Year 5: 1993[citation needed]

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Year 6: 1994[citation needed]

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Year 7: 1995[citation needed]

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Year 8: 1996[citation needed]

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Year 9: 1997[citation needed]

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Year 10: 1998[citation needed]

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Year 11: 1999[citation needed]

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Year 12: 2000[citation needed]

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Year 13: 2001

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Year 14: 2002

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Year 15: 2003

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Year 16: 2004

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Year 17: 2005

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Year 18: 2006

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Year 19: 2007

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Year 20: 2008

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  • Grand Prize: Tenkai no Miyako: Aru Kenchikuka wo Meguru Monogatari a.k.a. Tenshi no Horō: Aru Kenchikuka wo Meguru Monogatari by Gen Nakamura
  • Superior Award: Kanojo no Shiranai Kanojo by Ran Satomi
  • Runners Up:

Year 21: 2009

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Year 22: 2010

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  • Grand Prize: Wadatsumi no Chinkonka a.k.a. Zenya no Kōseki by Kiri Shino
  • Superior Award: Shizuka no Umi a.k.a. Tsuki no Sanagi by Akira Ishino
  • Runners Up:

Year 23: 2011

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Year 24: 2012

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Year 25: 2013

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  • Grand Prize: Kotoshi no Okurimono a.k.a. Hoshi no Tami no Christmas by Natsuki Koyata
  • Superior Award: Kinoko Mura no Onna Eiyū a.k.a. Wasure Mura no Yen to Shinkai no Inu by Shin Suzuki a.k.a. Shin Saezaki
  • Runners Up:

References

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  1. ^ "Official Site News 2013-12-03". Archived from the original on 2014-02-11. Retrieved 2014-02-07.
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