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novels. It was established in 1990 by

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books. The winning novel is published by the publisher and the winner receives a statue of

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. 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,

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, Junichiro Kida * From 1996 (7th) ** Tetsuya Ayukawa, Takao Tsuchiya,

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* From 1997 (8th) to 1999 (10th) **

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, 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,

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* From 2014 (24th) ** Kaoru Kitamura, Masaki Tsuji, Fumie Kondo

References

External links

Official Website
{{Japanese literary awards 1990 establishments in Japan Mystery and detective fiction awards Japanese literary awards Awards established in 1990

Winners

Members of the selection committee

See also

References

External links