The Bungei Prize (文藝賞, Bungeishō) is a Japanese literary award given by publishing company Kawade Shobō Shinsha.
The award is intended to recognize new writers, and several famous Japanese writers have won the award, but many Bungei Prize winners have not achieved any further literary recognition.
In 1968, due to the bankruptcy of Kawade Shobō ShinshaIn, the sixth award was delayed by one year until 1969.
In 1969, the selected winner, Nakano Shuhei, refused to accept the award.
[2] Kawade Shobō Shinsha maintains a complete official list of winning works.