The 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 The winner gets a contract to have their unpublished work published by Shinchōsha and receives ¥5 million.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. It ceased in being awarded after 2013, its twenty-fifth year, but started again in 2017. Selection committee Historical: 1-7 Mitsuo Anno Hiroshi Aramata Hisashi Inoue Genichirō Takahashi Sumiko Yagawa Historical: 8-10 Mitsuo Anno Hiroshi Aramata Hisashi Inoue Makoto Shiina Sumiko Yagawa Historical: 11-13 Hiroshi Aramata Hisashi Inoue Makoto Shiina Kōji Suzuki Sumiko Yagawa Historical: 14-22 Hiroshi Aramata Hisashi Inoue Mari Kotani Makoto Shiina Kōji Suzuki Historical: 23-25 Hiroshi Aramata Moto Hagio Mari Kotani Makoto Shiina Kōji Suzuki List of winners Year 1: 1989 Grand Prize: Kōkyū Shōsetsu by Ken'ichi Sakemi Superior Award: Uchū no Minamoto no Taki by Izumi Yamaguchi Runners Up: Tsuki no Shizuku 100% Juice by Hiroaki Okazaki Cosmic Beetle by Takao Iwamoto Mikazuki Ginjirō ga Iku: Īhatōbo no Bōkenhen by Tatsuhiko Takeyoshi Year 2: 1990 Grand Prize: none Superior Award: Rakuen by Kōji Suzuki, English translation: Paradise (Vertical. 2006) Eiyū Rafashiden by Hiroaki Okazaki Runners Up: Last Magic by Tetsuya Murakami Nichirin'ō Densetsu by Ayame Hara Nenjutsu Kozō by Masakazu Katō Year 3: 1991 Grand Prize: Balthasar no Henreki by Aki Satō Superior Award: Nanka Tōkaitakushi by Gakuto Hara Runners Up: Refrain by Rin Sawamura Tenmei Dōji by Yasuko Kawai Rokubanmei no Sayoko by Riku Onda Year 4: 1992 Grand Prize: none Superior Award: Mukashi, Kasei no Atta Basho by Yūsaku Kitano Runners Up: Fantasia by Kyō Fujiwara Aoi Eriru no Hana by Satoshi Utsugi Yasha ga Ike Densetsu Ibun by Komoriten Gāda no Hoshi by Satoko Tatsuki Year 5: 1993 Grand Prize: Irahai by Tetsuya Satō Superior Award: Shusen by Takenori Nanjō Runners Up: Tōkei Ibun by Fuyumi Ono Kyūkei no Kisetsu by Riku Onda Year 6: 1994 Grand Prize: Bagājimanupanasu by Eiichi Ikegami Tettō Musashinosen by Minoru Ginbayashi Superior Award: none Runners Up: Mujika Makīna by Fumio Takano Sekai no Hate ni Umarete by Rin Sawamura Tobichi no Jimu by Min Ishidate Year 7: 1995 Grand Prize: none Superior Award: Funtai by Masaya Fujita Bus Stop no Shōsoku by Tatsushi Shimamoto Runners Up: Yōsorō 1983 by Tetsuya Ueno Gakidō Sugoroku