[VS Grand Prize] The world's first VR novel award, the "1st Virtual Scenario Grand Prize," is now being held!
A-Literary Works., Meta Theater Association, FM Kotonoha, Memento Mori Reading Circle, and Bungei Ishtar are co-hosting the "1st Virtual Scenario Grand Prize"! For more details, please check the poster or our official X account. We look forward to receiving many entries!
◆ What is the "Virtual Scenario Grand Prize"?
The Virtual Scenario Grand Prize (VS Grand Prize) is the world's first novel and scenario contest based in VR SNS. There are no restrictions on eligibility or genre, and those who do not use VR SNS are also welcome to apply. The winning entry is scheduled to be adapted into media at the "Meta Theater Theater Festival 2024" to be held this November. Please check the application form from the A-Literary Works. official X (https://twitter.com/aliterary_works).
The initiator of this project, "Media Novelist" Chinmoku Seijaku, runs a story expansion group called A-Literary Works. and conducts productions and projects themed around story expansion and media art literature. Please also check out the creative LT meeting "Monogatari Exchange Meeting" held every Sunday on VRChat.
◆ A stellar lineup of judges!!
The judges for this VS Grand Prize will be the following six people. In addition to those who have long organized VR literature and theater projects, we are excited to welcome light novel author Yuu Kamiya as a judge to help liven up the project.
・Chinmoku Seijaku (https://twitter.com/be_quiet_w0n): Representative of A-Literary Works
・Jimu no Saku (https://twitter.com/Books0422): Representative of FM Kotonoha
・Nukopotsu (https://twitter.com/2nc_p): Representative of Meta Theater
・Ishtar (https://twitter.com/IshtarLiberalis): Representative of Bungei Ishtar
・Suna (https://twitter.com/waon2007): Representative of Memento Mori Reading Circle / Metaverse University of the Arts
・Yuu Kamiya (https://twitter.com/yuukamiya68): Author of "No Game No Life" and "Clockwork Planet"
◆ Details regarding submission
◆ Eligibility for selection: Original, unpublished novels or scenarios (written in Japanese). No restrictions on applicant qualifications, genre, or theme; multiple submissions per person are allowed. Novels published on the web or in very limited media such as doujinshi are also eligible. However, they must be set to private during the selection period. Works published at the author's own expense, works submitted to other contests, and works generated by AI are not eligible.
◆Manuscript Requirements: Fill out the required information in the Google Form and attach your work in Word or PDF format. Please clearly state your pen name, title, synopsis, activity history, and contact information (email address/X ID/Discord ID) at the beginning.
◆Application Period: May 4, 2024 (Sun) 23:59 to September 7, 2024 (Sat) 23:59
◆Selection Announcement: Works that pass the first round of selection will be announced at the "1st Virtual Scenario Grand Prize First Selection Announcement Event" on October 19, 2024 (Sat), and the two works that pass the final selection are scheduled to be announced at the "1st Virtual Scenario Grand Prize Final Selection Announcement Event" on November 16, 2024 (Sat). However, depending on the number of entries, the first selection announcement event may be cancelled.
◆Application Categories
・Short Story Category: 5,000 to 20,000 characters
・Short-Short Category (SS Category): Up to 5,000 characters
◆Award Categories
・Best Short Story Award
・Best Short-Short Award (Best SS Award)
◆Judging Method: A fair and strict evaluation will be conducted by six judges involved in VR literature and theater.
◆Judging Criteria: Selection will be based on two main points: storytelling and visual quality.
◆Notes: Entries that do not meet the application requirements will be excluded from selection. The copyright of the submitted work shall belong to the person who submitted the work. Personal information such as documents submitted will not be used for any other purpose. Inquiries will be accepted via email or the Discord server, but we cannot answer questions regarding selection results.
◆Contact Information: Please contact us via email (aliteraryworks@gmail.com) or the Discord server.
Responsible for content: Chinmoku Seijaku (Representative of A-Literary Works.)