The 2nd 'Kotoba no Tsubasa Children's Literature Award' to be held. Applications will be accepted from July 18th nationwide for elementary school students.

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Kamakura National Language School will hold the 2nd 'Kotoba no Tsubasa Children's Literature Award' from July 18th to August 31st, accepting applications from elementary school students nationwide. In the first year, 94 works were submitted, and the 'Mikan Award' for incomplete works will continue.

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Kamakura National Language School will hold the 2nd 'Kotoba no Tsubasa Children's Literature Award' from July 18th to August 31st, accepting applications from elementary school students nationwide. In the first year, 94 works were submitted, and the 'Mikan Award' for incomplete works will continue.

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Kamakura National Language School (Kamakura City, Kanagawa Prefecture, Representative: Junya Nakamoto) will accept applications for the 2nd 'Kotoba no Tsubasa Children's Literature Award' from July 18th (Sat) to August 31st (Sun), 2026, targeting elementary school students nationwide. In the first year, 94 stories were received from all over Japan. The 'Mikan Award,' which allows submission even if the work is incomplete, will continue. From this year, children's literature writer Masafumi Murakami will join the judging panel. The chair of the judges will continue to be writer Genshiro Takahashi. ■ Background of Establishment: Today's Stories Are Letters to Your Future Self We want to create a place where we can properly respond to children's desire to 'write.' This literary award was born from such a wish. Confronting one's own heart, searching for words while being confused—sometimes stopping, sometimes abandoning. But, away from evaluations and scores, as children write over time, they weave 'stories that can only be written now.' Writing a story is like writing a letter to your future self. 'Kotoba no Tsubasa Children's Literature Award' aims to be a 'runway' for freely writing such letters. ■ In the First Year, 94 Works Were Brought by Wings from All Over Japan In the first year (July 19th to August 31st, 2025), 94 works were received from elementary school students nationwide. Some were only a few pages long, while others were nearly the maximum limit of 10,000 characters. The themes ranged from familiar stories like favorite festivals to stories set in space, and long philosophical works exploring everyday questions. A variety of unexpected works were gathered. The Grand Prize was awarded to 'I Want to Be Jam Strawberry' (Tokyo, 6th grade), and the Genshiro Takahashi Award was given to 'I Am a Saint' (Okinawa, 6th grade). The winning and selected works were compiled into a commemorative collection and presented to the winners. Through sophisticated binding by

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