is a Japanese science fiction writer and critic. Chiaki Kawamata has won both the

Seiun Award The is a Japanese speculative fiction award given each year for the best science fiction works and achievements during the previous calendar year. Organized and overseen by , the awards are given at the annual Japan Science Fiction Convention. ...

and the

Nihon SF Taisho Award The is a Japanese science fiction award. It has been compared to the Nebula Award as it is given by the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of Japan or SFWJ. The Grand Prize is selected from not only Science Fiction novels, but also various SF m ...

. Chiaki Kawamata is also noted for writing the story of the manga '' Emblem of Roto''.

Awards

* 1981:

Japanese Long Form Award for ''Kaseijin Senshi'' * 1984: Nihon SF Taisho for ''Genshigari''

Works

;English translations * ''Death Sentences'' (2012), translation of (1984) : * ''46 Okunen Monogatari ~The Shinka Ron~'' (４６億年物語－THE進化論－, "4.6 Billion Year Story: The Theory of Evolution") 1990 (Storywriter)

References

Entry
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The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction ''The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction'' (SFE) is an English language reference work on science fiction, first published in 1979. It has won the Hugo, Locus and British SF Awards. Two print editions appeared in 1979 and 1993. A third, continu ...

Japanese science fiction writers Japanese speculative fiction critics People from Otaru Writers from Hokkaido 1948 births Living people {{Japan-writer-stub