[Neopage Co., Ltd.] [Industry’s first] Top award winners will sign an electronic serialization contract!
The “Neopage Support Program” (commonly known as NSP) award will be held on the novel submission site “Neopage”!
*Neopage Co., Ltd.*
Press release: September 10, 2024
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[Industry first] Top award winners will sign an electronic
serialization contract! The “Neopage Support Program” (commonly known as NSP) award will be held on the novel submission site “Neopage”! *We guarantee a commercial serialization contract for all works that pass the first screening! “Gold Award” and “Excellence Award” also receive cash prizes! *
From September 10, 2024, Neopage Co., Ltd. (President: Keiko Ogawa / Location: Tokyo) will launch the web novel posting site “Neopage” ( https://www.neopage.com/
), we are pleased to announce that we will be holding the novel submission event “Neopage Support Program” (commonly known as NSP) awards.
The top winners of this event will not only receive a cash prize, but also receive a *WEB novel serialization contract*
concluded. We support your continued creative activities through the Neopage Support Program. This event is the first of its kind on a novel submission site (*) to guarantee top prize winners an electronic serialization contract for their novels.
*In-house research (as of August 2024)
*Compare and refer to contests from 19 novel submission sites. * ◆* What is Neopage Support Program?
Neopage has contracts (*) with writers to serialize web novels. Under this contract, you will be required to serialize your work on the web and be compensated accordingly. By doing this, in addition to publishing and secondary use, we will provide writers with a new source of income and support their creative activities.
*In order to conclude a serialization contract, certain conditions must be met, such as the quality of the work and the number of characters.
* ◆* “NSP” Award
This award is a chance to conclude an electronic serialization contract with the aforementioned NSP*
It is an event where you can get the following, and those who win the top prizes will receive not only a serialization contract but also prize money and other rewards. In addition to awards for authors, we also have reader awards, giving many users a chance to win. The “NSP” award will be held four times, each with three recruitment genres, so it is possible to apply from a variety of genres. The first genre is * “Another World Love,” “Game,” and “Horror”*.
* ◆* Application qualifications
Anyone can apply (regardless of age, gender, occupation, professional or amateur).
* ◆* Schedule
Application reception period: September 10, 2024 (Tuesday) 12:00 to November 10, 2024 (Sunday) 11:59
First selection results announcement: Friday, November 15, 2024 Final selection results announcement: December 10, 2024 (Tuesday)
* ◆* Awards/prizes, etc.
*Neo Select Award*
For works that pass the first round of selection, Neopage’s judging committee will select the best works, and depending on the award level, prize money and a serialization contract with a guaranteed minimum manuscript fee will be provided.
– Gold Award (1 person): Prize money of 200,000 yen commercial serialization contract (1 million yen)
– Excellence Award (3 people): Prize money of 100,000 yen commercial serialization contract (600,000 yen)
– Honorable Mention Award (all works that passed the first screening): Commercial serialization contract (300,000 yen)
*Reader’s Choice Award*
The winner will be decided based on reader votes during the event period. The following awards will be presented to works that are ranked within the top 10 in the target ranking (special) for each of the three recruitment genres.
– Works with the highest number of votes in each genre (total of 3 works): Amazon gift card worth 20,000 yen
– Works ranked 2nd to 10th in each genre (total of 27 works): Amazon gift card worth 5,000 yen
*NSP Award reader voting will be accepted from September 20th to November 10th.
* Provide feedback to all participants *
*The editorial department will provide feedback to all works that meet the specified number of characters.
*Feedback from the editorial department will be given sequentially, and you may be kept waiting for up to 30 days after the event ends.
*Reader Award*
– Active Reader Award
During the 1st NSP Award recruitment period, the first 50 readers who voted for the most participating works: Amazon gift card worth 1000 yen
– Divine Comment Award
50 excellent reviews and comments selected by the Neopage editorial department: Amazon gift card worth 1000 yen
*The editorial department will select the winners based on a comprehensive evaluation of user reactions.
●2nd to 4th “NSP” Awards preview
As mentioned above, the “NSP” award will be held in four parts, allowing participants to challenge themselves in a variety of genres. If you are interested, we would appreciate it if you could prepare your work according to the schedule of the next NSP Awards.
– *2nd “NSP” Award*
Application period: October 10, 2024 (Thursday) – December 10, 2024 (Tuesday) Final selection results announcement: Friday, January 10, 2025 Target genre: romance, modern fantasy, mystery
– *3rd “NSP” Award*
Application period: November 10, 2024 (Sunday) to January 10, 2025 (Friday) Final selection results announcement: February 10, 2025 (Monday) Target genre: Real world, SF, BL
– *4th “NSP” Award*
Application period: December 10, 2024 (Tuesday) to February 10, 2025 (Monday) Final selection results announcement: March 10, 2025 (Monday) Target genres: Otherworld fantasy, literature/others, history/periods
For other details on submitting works, please refer to the special page on “Neo Page”.
◆“Neopage” site
https://www.neopage.com/
◆Neopage Official X (formerly Twitter)
https://x.com/Neopage_jp
◆Neopage Editorial Department X (formerly Twitter)
https://x.com/neopage_edi
◆Neopage Discord server
https://discord.com/invite/7yNcy7VDCM