Naoki Prize
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The Naoki Prize is a prestigious Japanese literary award given semiannually to outstanding works of popular fiction.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Japanese literary award
ⓘ
literary prize ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Naoki Sanjugo Prize NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| awardComponents |
commemorative plaque
ⓘ
monetary prize ⓘ |
| awardedFor |
novellas
ⓘ
novels ⓘ outstanding works of popular fiction ⓘ short stories ⓘ |
| awardFrequency | semiannual ⓘ |
| contrastWith | Akutagawa Prize NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Japan ⓘ |
| culturalSignificance | major marker of success in Japanese popular fiction ⓘ |
| eligibility |
works first published in Japan
ⓘ
works written in Japanese ⓘ |
| establishedBy | Bungeishunjū NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| field | literature ⓘ |
| firstAwarded | 1935 ⓘ |
| focusComparedToAkutagawaPrize | popular literature ⓘ |
| founder | Kan Kikuchi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| frequencyPerYear | 2 ⓘ |
| genreFocus | popular fiction ⓘ |
| inception | 1935 ⓘ |
| languageOfWorks | Japanese ⓘ |
| location | Tokyo ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Naoki Sanjugo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedForOccupationOfEponym | novelist ⓘ |
| notableFor | promoting emerging popular fiction writers ⓘ |
| pairedWith | Akutagawa Prize NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| presentedBy | Bungeishunjū NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publicationPartner | Bungeishunjū magazine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | East Asia ⓘ |
| selectionBody | committee of authors and critics ⓘ |
| selectionMethod | jury deliberation ⓘ |
| sponsor | Bungeishunjū NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| status | one of Japan's most prestigious literary awards ⓘ |
| typicalAnnouncementMonth |
January
ⓘ
July ⓘ |
| typicalRecipientProfile | writers of popular and entertaining fiction GENERATED ⓘ |
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