Literary award · Japan · since 2004
Japan Booksellers' Award
Literature award conferred to Japanese new books. Established 2004.
About Japan Booksellers' Award
Japan Booksellers' Award (本屋大賞, Hon'ya Taishō; lit. "Bookstore Award") is an annual Japanese literary award. It is awarded based on votes by bookstore clerks from all over Japan.
From the Wikipedia article “Japan Booksellers' Award”, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Recent winners
| Year | Winner | Winning work |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Arupususeki no haha | — |
| 2024 | Hwang Bo-reum | — |
| 2020 | The Wandering Moon | — |
| 2018 | Lonely Castle in the Mirror | — |
| 2015 | The Deer King | — |
| 2014 | Nele Neuhaus | — |
| 2014 | Ferdinand von Schirach | — |
| 2012 | Ferdinand von Schirach | — |
| 2011 | The Dinner Table Detective | — |
| — | 52-Hertz Whales | — |
| — | Naoki Hyakuta | A Man Called Pirate |
From Wikidata; the list may be incomplete for some years.
Eligibility and entering
Check the official rules of the Japan Booksellers' Award for the current eligibility window, accepted formats, residency or language requirements and any entry fee. For most established prizes the publisher submits on the author's behalf, often with a limit on entries per imprint.
If you are self-published, look for an explicit statement that independently published books are accepted, and budget for entry fees and copies for judges.
Sources & data
- Structured data from Wikidata Q1548835 (CC0).
- Summary text from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0).