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handed out annually (since 1994) by the Japanese publisher

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(formerly MediaWorks) for their

Dengeki Bunko is a publishing imprint affiliated with the Japanese publishing company ASCII Media Works (formerly MediaWorks). It was established in June 1993 with the publication of '' Hyōryū Densetsu Crystania'' volume one, and is a light novel imprint ai ...

light novel A light novel (, Hepburn: ''raito noberu'') is a style of young adult novel primarily targeting high school and middle school students. The term "light novel" is a '' wasei-eigo'', or a Japanese term formed from words in the English languag ...

imprint. The contest has discovered many popular and successful light novelists, like

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and

Yashichiro Takahashi is a Japanese novelist best known for the creation of the ''Shakugan no Shana'' series. ''Shakugan no Shana'' was adapted into a radio drama, manga, anime, and a video game. In addition, it was adapted into an anime film on April 21, 2007. Takahas ...

. Originally called the Dengeki Game Novel Prize, the name was changed in 2003. The main Dengeki Novel Prize awards consist of the Grand Prize (¥3 million), Gold Prize (¥1 million) and Silver Prize (¥500,000). In addition to the money received, the winning novelists get their work published under Dengeki Bunko with the addition of an artist for the illustrated aspects of the light novels. However, if an entry is awarded the Media Works Bunko Prize, the winning novel will be published under ASCII Media Works'

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imprint, along with the author winning ¥1 million. Often, the name of the novel series is changed from what it was originally titled when it won the prize. There are over 5,000 submissions annually since 2011, and it is considered the largest prize for light novels.

Committee members

*Hitoshi Yasuda: Novelist, translator *Mishio Fukazawa: Novelist *Kyōichirō Takahata: Novelist *Tatsuo Satō: The former board chairman of MediaWorks *Kazutomo Suzuki: The managing editor of

Prizes

Prize winners

1994–2007

2008–present

Notes

* The Grand, Gold, and Silver Prizes were originally the only three prizes offered for the first four rounds between 1994 and 1997. * Honorable mentions were added with the fifth round in 1998 and were originally called the "Special Prize". In the seventh round in 2000, the prize was renamed as "Honorable Mention". * The Dengeki Bunko Magazine Prize was added with the fifteenth round in 2008. * The Media Works Bunko Prize was added with the sixteenth round in 2009.

References

External links

The Dengeki Novel Prize's official website
{{Japanese literary awards 1994 establishments in Japan ASCII Media Works Awards established in 1994 Light novel awards MediaWorks (publisher)