J-Novel Club has announced the winners of its inaugural JNC Original Light Novel Contest, which was first announced at last year’s Anime Expo. Nine works were selected out of 450 submissions as Grand Prize, First Prize, BOOKWALKER Prize, and Runner-up Prize winners.
One Grand Prize, three First Prizes, four Runner-up prizes, and one BOOKWALKER Prize winning works were chosen in total. All prizes include monetary awards, as well as being published in the future by J-Novel Club.
The Grand Prize winning work will also be translated into Japanese and published by Kadokawa for a chance at a future manga adaptation. Additionally, the BOOKWALKER Prize work will get special promotion and an exclusive sales window on the retail book website.
In addition, free previews of all 20 finalists are available to read for free on J-Novel Club’s website.
Another competition hosted by J-Novel Club will be announced later this year, with more details to be announced about new novel submissions.
The final contest winners are listed below:
GRAND PRIZE WINNER
- • ATLAS: Her, the Combatant, and Him, the Hero — John W. Rohman
FIRST PRIZE WINNERS
- • Beautiful Daydream — Quadrilian
- • An Unruly Summon — Cathfach
- • Clockwork Clues: When Death Comes Ticking — Laura M. Drake
BOOKWALKER PRIZE WINNER
- • The Adorable Dungeon Master — Hunger
RUNNER-UP PRIZE WINNERS
- • Promised to a Dragon — Selena Pigoni
- • The Young Lady is the Substitute Harvest Goddess — Gabihime
- • It’s Tough Being a Necromancer — Jan Olexa
- • The Dragon and the Blade Saint: This Isn’t Where We End — garry
Source: press release
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