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- ↑ "Yamamoto Shugoro Prize". Books From Japan. Retrieved October 24, 2018.
- ↑ Kikuchi, Daisuke (May 16, 2016). "Literary Awards Run Spectrum". The Japan Times . Retrieved October 24, 2018.
- ↑ Examples of announcements in national media:
- "三島由紀夫賞と山本周五郎賞の候補作が発表". Sankei Shimbun (in Japanese). May 2, 2018. Retrieved October 24, 2018.
- "三島由紀夫賞・山本周五郎賞 決まる". Mainichi Shimbun (in Japanese). May 17, 2018. Retrieved October 24, 2018.
- "三島由紀夫賞に宮内悠介さん 山本周五郎賞は佐藤多佳子さん". The Nikkei (in Japanese). May 16, 2017. Retrieved October 24, 2018.
- ↑ "第166回「直木賞」"時代もの"W受賞 『氷菓』原作者・米澤穂信氏『黒牢城』 今村翔吾氏『塞王の楯』". ORICON NEWS. 2022-03-31. Retrieved 2024-01-30.
- ↑ "山本周五郎賞 過去の受賞作品" [Yamamoto Shūgorō Prize Previous Winning Works] (in Japanese). Shinchosha . Retrieved August 28, 2018.
- ↑ "第33回三島由紀夫賞に宇佐見りんさん「かか」、山本周五郎賞に早見和真さん「ザ・ロイヤルファミリー」". book.asahi.com (in Japanese). 17 September 2020. Retrieved 14 October 2020.