The is an annual Japanese
literary award
A literary award or literary prize is an award presented in recognition of a particularly lauded literary piece or body of work. It is normally presented to an author.
Organizations
Most literary awards come with a corresponding award ceremony. Ma ...
for unpublished
mystery
Mystery, The Mystery, Mysteries or The Mysteries may refer to:
Arts, entertainment, and media Fictional characters
*Mystery, a cat character in ''Emily the Strange''
Films
* ''Mystery'' (2012 film), a 2012 Chinese drama film
* ''Mystery'' ( ...
novels. It was established in 1990 by
Tokyo Sogensha
is a Japanese publisher of mystery fiction, science fiction, fantasy, literary fiction and social science, based in Tokyo.
History
In 1925, a publisher called of Osaka was established with a branch in Tokyo.
In 1948, the Tokyo branch of Soge ...
, a Japanese publisher mainly publishing
genre fiction
Genre fiction, also known as popular fiction, is a term used in the book-trade for fictional works written with the intent of fitting into a specific literary genre, in order to appeal to readers and fans already familiar with that genre.
A num ...
books. The winning novel is published by the publisher and the winner receives a statue of
Arthur Conan Doyle
Sir Arthur Ignatius Conan Doyle (22 May 1859 – 7 July 1930) was a British writer and physician. He created the character Sherlock Holmes in 1887 for ''A Study in Scarlet'', the first of four novels and fifty-six short stories about Ho ...
.
The award was named after
Tetsuya Ayukawa (1919–2002), a Japanese writer who mainly wrote the
Golden-Age-style detective fiction.
Winners
Members of the selection committee
* From 1990 (1st) to 1995 (6th)
**
Tetsuya Ayukawa,
Kawataro Nakajima
was a Japanese researcher of Japanese popular culture
Popular culture (also called mass culture or pop culture) is generally recognized by members of a society as a set of practices, beliefs, artistic output (also known as, popular art or m ...
, Junichiro Kida
* From 1996 (7th)
** Tetsuya Ayukawa, Takao Tsuchiya,
Alice Arisugawa
, mainly known by his pseudonym , is a Japanese mystery writer. He is one of the representative writers of the new traditionalist movement in Japanese mystery writing and was the first president of the Honkaku Mystery Writers Club of Japan from 20 ...
* From 1997 (8th) to 1999 (10th)
**
Soji Shimada
is a Japanese mystery writer. Born in Fukuyama City, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan.
Biography
Soji Shimada graduated from Seishikan High School in Fukuyama City, Hiroshima Prefecture, and later Musashino Art University as a Commercial arts d ...
,
Yukito Ayatsuji
, who writes under his pen name , is a Japanese writer of mystery and horror. He is one of the founders of Honkaku Mystery Writers Club of Japan and one of the representative writers of the new traditionalist movement in Japanese mystery writing ...
, Alice Arisugawa
* From 2001 (11th) to 2002 (12th)
** Tetsuya Ayukawa, Soji Shimada, Kiyoshi Kasai
* From 2003 (13th)
** Soji Shimada, Kiyoshi Kasai
* From 2004 (14th) to 2008 (18th)
** Soji Shimada, Kiyoshi Kasai,
Masaki Yamada
* From 2009 (19th) to 2011 (21st)
** Soji Shimada, Kiyoshi Kasai, Masaki Yamada,
Kaoru Kitamura
* From 2012 (22nd) to 2013 (23rd)
** Kaoru Kitamura,
Masaki Tsuji
is a Japanese anime screenwriter, mystery writer, manga author, travel critic, essayist, professor as well as mystery fiction novels writer. Tsuji was most active in the business from the 1960s through the 1980s, and worked as a script writer on ...
,
Taku Ashibe
is a Japanese mystery writer. He is a member of the Honkaku Mystery Writers Club of Japan and one of the representative writers of the new traditionalist movement in Japanese mystery writing.
Works in English translation
;Novel
* '' Murder in ...
* From 2014 (24th)
** Kaoru Kitamura, Masaki Tsuji, Fumie Kondo
See also
;Japanese mystery awards for unpublished novels
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Edogawa Rampo Prize The , named after Edogawa Rampo, is a Japanese literary award which has been presented every year by the Mystery Writers of Japan since 1955.Fukue, Nastuko,Literary awards run spectrum, ''Japan Times'', 14 February 2012, p. 3.
Though its name is si ...
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Mephisto Prize The is a Japanese literary award for unpublished genre fiction novels, mainly for mystery novels. It was established in 1996 by the editors of ''Mephisto'' magazine and is awarded on an irregular basis. The winning work is published by Kodansha an ...
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Agatha Christie Award
;Japanese mystery awards for best works published in the previous year
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Mystery Writers of Japan Award The are presented every year by the Mystery Writers of Japan. They honor the best in crime fiction and critical/biographical work published in the previous year.
MWJ Award for Best Novel winners (1948–1951, 1976–present)
MWJ Award for Best ...
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Honkaku Mystery Award The are presented every year by the Honkaku Mystery Writers Club of Japan. They honor the best in honkaku (i.e. authentic, orthodox) mystery fiction and critical works published in the previous year.
Honkaku Mystery Award for Best Fiction winners ...
References
External links
Official Website
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1990 establishments in Japan
Mystery and detective fiction awards
Japanese literary awards
Awards established in 1990