Talk:Akutagawa Prize

E and L
Can anyone explain what the "E" and "L" notations after the years mean? I know it is a semiannual award.


 * If I had to guess: early and late, but the truth might be completely different.--Deelkar 11:00, 10 Sep 2004 (UTC)


 * I added the E and L for Early and Late. The prize doesn't clearly follow a winter/summer or spring/fall system.  The prize is awarded for a story or novel that was published in the early part of the year or the later part of the year.  To confuse things more, sometimes the ceremony for a story from the later part of the year will be held in the early part of the following year.  So the 2004L will be awarded in 2005 but it is still referred to as the 2004 award.


 * In Japanese the award is usually just referred to by its number, as in Mobu Nori was awarded the 131st Akutagawa Prize. --Mp623

A Summer in a City
"139 2008E Yuki Kurumi for A Summer in a City(り日乳と)" - The Japanese for this entry looks rather strange (to put it lightly), and Googling brings up nothing. I think there's been a mistake. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 218.186.197.41 (talk) 04:13, 20 July 2008 (UTC)

How are the prizes numbered?
It would perhaps be helpful to understand how the numbering works. For example, on https://www.bunshun.co.jp/shinkoukai/award/akutagawa/list.html it says prizes 161 and 162 were awarded in 2019 but the following year, in 2020, there are two prizes with the number 163. What would be the reason for this? - Simeon (talk) 11:59, 12 March 2021 (UTC)
 * The "year" heading is not indicating the year in which the Prize is announced/awarded in. The Akutagawa Prize is awarded every July for novels published in the first half (上) of the year. It is then awarded every January of the following year for novels published in the second half (下) of that previous year. However, there are often two winners for the same half of the year. That is why you frequently see a repeat in the Prize # and Year columns. For example, there are two winners for the 163rd Akutagawa Prize, which was announced in July 2020 for novels from the first half of 2020 (2020上). The 164th Akutagawa Prize was then awarded in January 2021 for novels from the second half of 2020, but this time it was awarded to only one novel. Sorry if it is confusing. That is my understanding of the Prize after researching it extensively. Οἶδα (talk) 17:27, 12 March 2021 (UTC)
 * Ahh, thanks for clarifying. I had understood there to be one prize per each half of the year but if there can be more than one then it makes sense for numbers to be repeated. Thanks again for responding and clarifying :) - Simeon (talk) 17:33, 12 March 2021 (UTC)
 * No worries. Glad to help! Οἶδα (talk) 17:38, 12 March 2021 (UTC)

I think it should use  when there are multiple recipients, like this:

(too lazy to do entire table at the moment.) --Fukumoto (talk) 06:56, 13 March 2021 (UTC)
 * Done! Οἶδα (talk) 07:50, 13 March 2021 (UTC)