Since 1955.
Presented every year by the Mystery Writers of Japan.
The Edogawa Rampo Prize is an award for unpublished novels and is considered to be the entry gate to become a writer of mystery fiction. The winner receives a statuette of Edogawa Rampo (at first it was a Sherlock Holmes statuette), 10 million yen, and the winning work will be published by Kodansha. Since 1992, Fuji Television adapts the winning work into film or drama.