The are presented every year by the

Mystery Writers of Japan is an organization for mystery writers in Japan. The organization was founded on 21 June 1947 by Edogawa Rampo. It is currently chaired by Bin Konno and claims about 600 members. It presents the Mystery Writers of Japan Award to writers every yea ...

. They honor the best in

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and critical/biographical work published in the previous year.

MWJ Award for Best Novel winners (1948–1951, 1976–present)

MWJ Award for Best Short Story winners (1948–1951, 1976–present)

MWJ Award for Best Critical/Biographical Work winners (1976–present)

* MWJ Award for Best Work (1952–1975) winners for their Critical Work ** 05 (1952) -

EDOGAWA Rampo , better known by the pen name was a Japanese author and critic who played a major role in the development of Japanese mystery and thriller fiction. Many of his novels involve the detective hero Kogoro Akechi, who in later books was the le ...

, ''Gen'ei-jo'' (Studies on detective fiction) ** 19 (1966) -

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 ...

, ''Suiri Shosetsu Tembo'' (Studies on detective fiction)

MWJ Award for Best Work winners (1952–1975)

Nominees available in English translation

* Nominees for Best Novel ** 02 (1949) -

Akimitsu Takagi , was the pen-name of a popular Japanese crime fiction writer active during the Shōwa period of Japan. His real name was Takagi Seiichi. Biography Takagi was born in Aomori City in Aomori Prefecture in northern Japan. He graduated from the Daiic ...

, ** 37 (1984) -

Kenzo Kitakata is a Japanese novelist, especially known for his hardboiled novels. He studied law at Chuo University in the early 1970s. He served as the 10th President of the Mystery Writers of Japan from 1997 to 2001. Works in English translation ;Hardboile ...

, ** 42 (1989) -

Joh Sasaki is a Japanese writer and journalist; chiefly known for his historical fiction and mystery novels. Biography Joh Sasaki was born in Yubari, Hokkaido, Japan. He spent his early youth in Nakashibetsu City and later ventured to Sapporo where Sasa ...

, ** 65 (2012) -

Mahokaru Numata is a Japanese crime fiction and horror writer. There has been an iyamisu (eww mystery) boom in Japan since around 2012. Iyamisu (eww mystery) is a subgenre of mystery fiction which deals with grisly episodes and the dark side of human nature. R ...

, * Nominees for Short Story ** 56 (2003) -

Otsuichi is the pen name of , born 1978. He is a Japanese people, Japanese writer, mostly of horror fiction, horror Short story, short stories, as well as a filmmaker. He is a member of the Mystery Writers of Japan and the Honkaku Mystery Writers Club of ...

, (A chapter of the Novel ''

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'') ** 60 (2007) - Gaku Yakumaru ( ja), (Gaku Yakumaru, ''A Cop's Eyes'', Vertical, 2016) ** 63 (2010) - Shunsuke Nagase ( ja), , ''

Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine ''Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine'' is a bi-monthly American digest size fiction magazine specializing in crime fiction, particularly detective fiction, and mystery fiction. Launched in fall 1941 by Mercury Press, ''EQMM'' is named after the fict ...

'', February 2013

Other awards

* MWJ Award for new face ** 01 (1948) - Shigeru Kayama ( ja), (Short story) * MWJ Award for encouragement ** 07 (1954) - Jojiro Okami ( ja), (Novel) ** 07 (1954) - Ro Hikawa ( ja), (Short story) ** 07 (1954) - Saburo Washio, (Short story)

References

* Suekuni, Yoshimi (2000), "Nihon Suiri Sakka Kyōkai Shō". ''Nihon Misuteri Jiten''(日本ミステリー事典),

Shinchosha is a publisher founded in 1896 in Japan and headquartered in Yaraichō, Shinjuku, Tokyo. Shinchosha is one of the sponsors of the Japan Fantasy Novel Award. Books * Haruki Murakami: ''Hard-Boiled Wonderland and the End of the World'' (1985), ...

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External links

Mystery Writers of Japan

Mystery Writers of Japan official English site

List of Mystery Writers of Japan Award winners

J'Lit Books from Japan, Awards: Mystery Writers of Japan Award
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