[Closed] Spring Pirika Grand Prix 2023

Hello, this is Pirika!
Come on everyone, the moment you've been waiting for,
the festival is back after about a year.
The Spring Pirika Grand Prix 2023 is finally starting!

◼️Application Guidelines

• Theme: "Finger"

• Title: Free

• Word count: 800 to 1200 characters (strictly enforced). *Please use the character count from the note text. (Ruby characters are not included in the count)

• Submission period: May 5th (Fri/Holiday) 0:00 to May 10th (Wed) 24:00

• The work must contain one of the following characters: "ゆび" (yubi), "指" (finger), or "フィンガー" (finger), and it must be the theme of the work.

• Must be a story (essays are not allowed).

• AI writing is not allowed.

• Please clearly state the word count at the end of the text.

• The genre of the story is up to you. (SF, horror, fantasy, mystery, etc.)

• The hashtag is "#春ピリカ応募" (#SpringPirikaEntry)

• Please limit your entry to one work per person.

We are sorry, but entries that do not follow the above guidelines will be excluded from selection,
so please be aware of this in advance!!

◼️Announcement: Scheduled for June 3rd (Sat)

■ Number of Awards

Judge's Personal Award
(1000 yen support) x 9
SumaSpa Award
(500 yen support) x 9

◼️Supplementary Prize

Reading by Yuta Inui

Continuing from last year, Yuta Inui will provide a reading for the winning works!
This chance might not come again for a while if you miss it this year!?

And also! Let me introduce our super luxurious panel of judges.

In the period leading up to the event, each judge will post about their mindset heading into the Grand Prix, so please keep an eye out for that too!!

◼️ Judge Introductions (in Japanese alphabetical order)

These golden-fingered individuals gathered here will judge with the utmost sincerity.

◼️ geek

Following the last event, they have accepted the role of judge again. With their great attention to detail and thoughtful critiques, they are highly popular and a reliable big brother figure, geek!

◼️ Kyodai Koro

Winner of the 2022 Summer Pirika geek Award, the multi-talented Kyodai Koro travels freely through the sea of note. Making their first appearance as a judge! I'm looking forward to seeing what kind of works they choose!

◼️ Yuri Sawaki (Management)

Known as the queen of suspense in the note world, Yuri Sawaki has made a name for herself. Her sincerity in carefully reading through works is as wonderful as ever. Looking forward to working with you again this time!

◼️ Shino (Management)

From the well-known Haiku Kindergarten, Shino loves beautiful Japanese language dearly. With her sharpened sensibilities, she will take on the judging again this time!

◼️ Tsugumi Tachibana

Winner of the 2022 Summer Pirika Suma-Spa Award, Tsugumi Tachibana. Her talent is not limited to just art. She possesses overwhelming writing ability and structural skill. We have welcomed her as a judge for the first time!

◼️ Uni Nekota

Participating again following last year. I secretly think this might be a theme that fits Nekota's style in a way!? I'm looking forward to the judging!

◼️ Hone

Winner of the 2021 Pirika Grand Prix Shino Award.
Known to everyone for her ability to write across a wide range of genres and her stylish writing style, Hone has accepted the role of judge for the first time!

◼️ Marmalade (Management)

Marmalade is charming with her fresh sensibilities and gentle gaze. We are borrowing her strength again this time. I am looking forward to her warm and heartfelt critiques once again!

◼️ Pirika (Organizer/Management)

Time flies, and this is already the fourth Grand Prix. The Pirika Grand Prix is a note festival where everyone takes on the same theme and character count limit.
Thanks to all of you, this project continues to grow every time. Thank you very much.

We will manage the event with the utmost care! We look forward to your participation!

◼️SPECIAL THANKS!

Image Production: Kani-san

Once again, we asked Kani-san to handle the image production.
Honestly, I thought it might be a difficult theme to work with, but they perfectly embodied my request for something "spring-like and soft"! I take my hat off to their impeccable sense every time.

The test of skill begins again this year.

To those who are always there for us, and to those who have never written a novel before.

It's a festival, so let's get together and have some fun!!