Bungakukai
Encyclopedia
is a Japan
ese monthly literary magazine
published by Bungeishunjū
as oriented publication. The first version of Bungakukai was launched in 1890s. Along with Shinchō
, Gunzo
, Bungei
and Subaru, it is one of the five leading literary journals in Japan. It runs a contest
for newcomer writers Bungakukai Shinjinshō .
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
ese monthly literary magazine
Literary magazine
A literary magazine is a periodical devoted to literature in a broad sense. Literary magazines usually publish short stories, poetry and essays along with literary criticism, book reviews, biographical profiles of authors, interviews and letters...
published by Bungeishunjū
Bungeishunju
, established in 1923, is a Japanese publishing company known for its leading monthly magazine Bungeishunjū. It also grants the annual Akutagawa Prize, one of the most prestigious literary awards in Japan, as well as the annual Naoki Prize for popular novelists. It also grants the annual...
as oriented publication. The first version of Bungakukai was launched in 1890s. Along with Shinchō
Shincho
is a Japanese literary magazine published monthly by Shinchosha. Since its launching in 1904, it has published the works of many of Japan's leading writers....
, Gunzo
Gunzo (magazine)
is a Japanese monthly literary magazine published by Kodansha. It was launched in October 1946 as oriented publication. The past contributors for the magazine include: Kenzaburō Ōe, Haruki Murakami and Yoriko Shono...
, Bungei
Bungei (magazine)
is a Japanese literary magazine, published by Kawade Shobō Shinsha. It was founded at the beginning of the 1960s, and was originally published monthly, but became a quarterly in the 1980s. The magazine oversees the Bungei Prize, an open competition for discovering new writers. Writers such as Yasuo...
and Subaru, it is one of the five leading literary journals in Japan. It runs a contest
Literary award
A literary award is an award presented to an author who has written a particularly lauded piece or body of work. There are awards for forms of writing ranging from poetry to novels. Many awards are also dedicated to a certain genre of fiction or non-fiction writing . There are also awards...
for newcomer writers Bungakukai Shinjinshō .