Starts Publishing Corporation announced that it will publish a book edition of the mockumentary horror novel that won the Long Fiction Award at the Second Horror Novel Contest on 28 October 2026. Titled “The Immersive Experience Event ‘Escape from Festival Village’ Does Not Exist,” the novel is written by さとうきいろ.
Starts Publishing Corporation has announced the publication of the novel “Novelization: The Immersive Experience Event ‘Escape from Festival Village’ Does Not Exist” on Wednesday, 28 October 2026. The work is a mockumentary horror novel that won the Long Fiction Award at the second Horror Novel Contest organized by Novema!
The novelization is based on an immersive experience event and follows a story built around the premise that the event “does not exist.” The work by さとうきいろ explores subtle distortions in event announcements and the boundary between everyday life and the extraordinary.
The price is ¥1,550 before tax, and the ISBN is 978-4-8137-9701-2. It will be published as both a Starts Publishing Bunko title and a standalone book, under the company’s book imprint covering genres including light literature, character-focused fiction and mockumentary horror.