Kyushu Arts Festival Literary Award
1 appearances
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Edition 35 (2004) honorable mention
Eisuke Aikawa
あいかわ えいすけ
Eisuke AIKAWA
Pen Names:
Eisuke Aikawa（Pen name identical to legal name）
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- Chiba Prefecture, Japan
- Nationality
- Japan
- Languages
- Japanese
- Residence History
- Chiba Prefecture, Japan → Fukuoka City, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan
Career
- Occupations
- Novelist
- Active Years
- 2005-
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seinan Gakuin University | Faculty of Commerce | — | 学士 (Bachelor's degree) | — | Japan |
| Seinan Gakuin University Graduate School | — | Department of Business Administration | 修了 (Completed graduate studies) | — | Japan |
Seinan Gakuin University
Faculty of Commerce
Degree:
学士 (Bachelor's degree)
Country:
Japan
Seinan Gakuin University Graduate School
Department of Business Administration
Degree:
修了 (Completed graduate studies)
Country:
Japan
Completed graduate studies in Business Administration
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 35th Kyushu Arts Festival Literature Prize | — | — | Kyushu Arts Festival Literature Award Committee | 佳作 (Honorable Mention) |
| 2013 | 13th Bocchan Literary Award | — | — | Bocchan Literary Prize Committee | 佳作 (Honorable Mention) |
| 2015 | 3rd Da Vinci 'Story of Books' Award | When the ship comes in | — | Da Vinci 'Story of Books' Award Committee | 最終候補 (Finalist) |
| 2015 | 46th Fukuoka City Literary Prize (Novel Division) | — | 小説部門 | Fukuoka City | 受賞 (Winner) |
35th Kyushu Arts Festival Literature Prize
2005
Organization:
Kyushu Arts Festival Literature Award Committee
Result:
佳作 (Honorable Mention)
13th Bocchan Literary Award
2013
Organization:
Bocchan Literary Prize Committee
Result:
佳作 (Honorable Mention)
3rd Da Vinci 'Story of Books' Award
2015
Work:
When the ship comes in
Organization:
Da Vinci 'Story of Books' Award Committee
Result:
最終候補 (Finalist)
46th Fukuoka City Literary Prize (Novel Division)
2015
Category:
小説部門
Organization:
Fukuoka City
Result:
受賞 (Winner)
Awards & Nominations
Botchan Literary Award
1 appearances
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Edition 13 (2013) honorable mention
Works
Major Works
Hiking
2017 Short story collectionA short story collection including "Hiking", "The Day After Sunday", "Fanfare" and "At-Bat Sunny Day". The stories focus on the psychology and coming-of-age of young people.
youthcoming-of-agehuman relationships
Translations
- Hiking (short story) — English translation published in MONSTER anthology (2021)
The Moon Detached from the Clouds
2018 Short story collectionA collection of short stories including "The Moon Detached from the Clouds", "Gravity of One Night", "July 2: On a Night Island" and "Escape". It depicts characters' inner lives with a calm narrative voice.
isolationmemorynight
Hummingbird
2019 Short story / Speculative fictionA short piece published as a single-cut story. The English translation "Hummingbird" was published overseas and brought international attention.
losstransformationnatural motifs
Adaptations
- [Audio/read-aloud] Hummingbird (read-aloud) (2021)
Translations
- Hummingbird — English translation published in Samovar Magazine (2020)
October Without Hannah
2020 Novel/Collection (unspecified)Published by Kawade Shobo Shinsha. Explores themes of loss, recovery, and shifting memories in novellas or short stories.
lossmemoryrenewal
Chasing the Golden Butterfly
2023 Short story collectionA short story collection including "The Stars Do Not Set", "Hummingbird", "The Day After Sunday" and the title story "Chasing the Golden Butterfly". A recent compilation of representative works.
youthfantasygravity (metaphor)
Translations
- The Day After Sunday — Chinese translation '周日次日不复往日' selected by CSFDB (2024)
Bibliography
- Hiking (2017)
- The Moon Detached from the Clouds (2018)
- Hummingbird (2019)
- October Without Hannah (2020)
- Chasing the Golden Butterfly (2023)
Translations of Works
- Hummingbird — English translation published in Samovar Magazine (2020)
- Chinese translation '周日次日不复往日' — CSFDB recommended (2024)
- Bears Always Find the First Star of the Night — English translation published in Sinking City / other journals (2020)
- A Night at Ayutthaya — English translation published in Potato Soup Journal (2020)
- After Retirement — English translation published in Elephants Never (2020)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Rich psychological insightDepiction of youth and coming-of-ageCalm, restrained narrative voiceIncorporation of speculative elements
- Recurring Motifs
- youthnightnatural motifs such as birds and butterfliesislands and the sea
Legacy
A contemporary short-fiction writer who, after winning regional literary prizes, has seen work published and translated overseas. Praised for delicate portrayals of adolescent psychology.
Archives
- National Diet Library (NDL ID: 001296447)
- VIAF (ID: 79153288325132651662)
Trivia
- The English translation of the short story "Hummingbird" was published in Samovar Magazine, marking notable publication in that outlet for a Japanese writer.
- The Chinese translation '周日次日不复往日' (original: '日曜日の翌日はいつも') was selected by CSFDB as a recommended work for 2024 (foreign short/medium-length fiction category).
- Maintains accounts on X (formerly Twitter) and note.