Junior Adventure Novel Grand Award
1 appearances
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Edition 2 (2003) grand prize
Megumi Fujino
ふじの めぐみ
Fujino Megumi
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Born
- 1978-01-01 （Sakai, Osaka, Japan）
- Nationality
- Japan
- Languages
- Japanese
- Residence History
- Sakai, Osaka (birthplace) → Minoh (Minoo), Osaka (residence)
Career
- Occupations
- Novelist, Children's author, Mystery writer, University lecturer
- Active Years
- 2002-
- Affiliations
- Osaka University of Arts (lecturer; visiting associate professor)
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Osaka University of Arts | Department of Literature / Creative Writing | Department of Literature / Creative Writing | — | — | Japan |
Osaka University of Arts
Department of Literature / Creative Writing
/ Department of Literature / Creative Writing
Country:
Japan
Graduated from Osaka University of Arts, Department of Literature
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | Fukushima Masami Memorial SF Children's Story Award (Honorable Mention) | Toy Kids | — | Fukushima Masami Memorial SF Children's Story Award Committee | 佳作 |
| 2003 | Junior Adventure Novel Award | Nekomata Yokai-den | — | Iwasaki Shoten (Junior Adventure Novel Award) | 受賞 |
| 2013 | Keibundo Bunko Award (Bunko category) | Haru-san | 文庫部門 | Keibundo Bookstore | 受賞 |
| 2013 | Noma Children's Literature Award (nominated) | My Lie | — | Noma Children's Literature Award Committee | 候補 |
| 2015 | Noma Children's Literature Award (nominated) | A Girl Who Grabs Clouds | — | Noma Children's Literature Award Committee | 候補 |
| 2020 | Noma Children's Literature Award (nominated) | The Happy Hedgehog | — | Noma Children's Literature Award Committee | 候補 |
Fukushima Masami Memorial SF Children's Story Award (Honorable Mention)
2002
Work:
Toy Kids
Organization:
Fukushima Masami Memorial SF Children's Story Award Committee
Result:
佳作
Junior Adventure Novel Award
2003
Work:
Nekomata Yokai-den
Organization:
Iwasaki Shoten (Junior Adventure Novel Award)
Result:
受賞
Keibundo Bunko Award (Bunko category)
2013
Work:
Haru-san
Category:
文庫部門
Organization:
Keibundo Bookstore
Result:
受賞
Noma Children's Literature Award (nominated)
2013
Work:
My Lie
Organization:
Noma Children's Literature Award Committee
Result:
候補
Noma Children's Literature Award (nominated)
2015
Work:
A Girl Who Grabs Clouds
Organization:
Noma Children's Literature Award Committee
Result:
候補
Noma Children's Literature Award (nominated)
2020
Work:
The Happy Hedgehog
Organization:
Noma Children's Literature Award Committee
Result:
候補
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Haru-san
2007 Mystery / General fictionA novel that explores small mysteries hidden within family and daily life. Later published in bunko format and awarded the Keibundo Bunko Award.
familyeveryday mysteriesmemory
Adaptations
- [TV drama] Haru-san ~ The Bride's Father is a Great Detective!? (based on the novel) (2017)
Nekomata Yokai-den
2004 Children's literature / FantasyA children's novel about interactions between yokai and humans. Winner of the Junior Adventure Novel Award and part of a series.
yokai (folk monsters)friendshipcoming-of-age
Seventh Period: Ghost Story Class
2005 Children's literature / Skeptical treatment of occultThe first in a children's series that treats occult phenomena from a scientific skeptical perspective. Noted for its educational critique of pseudoscience.
scientific skepticismeducationoccult
Yodogawa Hakkei
2019 General fictionA collection with linked stories set around Osaka's Yodogawa, depicting local landscapes and human relationships.
localitylandscapehuman relationships
Adaptations
- [Radio drama] Beyond That Bridge (from Yodogawa Hakkei) (2019)
The Happy Hedgehog
2019 Children's / Young AdultA warm-hearted children's/YA story that was nominated for the Noma Children's Literature Award.
homekindnessgrowth
Chocolatier
2018 General fiction / RomanceA novel focusing on confectionery-making and human relationships. Later released in paperback.
foodrelationshipsromance
My Lie
2012 General fiction / Young AdultA psychologically oriented work featuring a young protagonist, read across literary and children's literature circles.
identityliescoming-of-age
Bibliography
- Toy Kids
- Nekomata Yokai-den
- Nekomata Yokai-den 2
- Seventh Period: Ghost Story Class
- Haru-san
- My Lover
- My Lie
- A Girl Who Grabs Clouds
- Yodogawa Hakkei
- The Happy Hedgehog
- Chocolatier
Adaptations
- Haru-san (TV drama adaptation: 2017 'Haru-san ~ The Bride's Father is a Great Detective!?')
- Yodogawa Hakkei (radio drama adaptation: 2019)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- accessible prosenarrative crossing children's and general fictionattention to everyday detail
- Recurring Motifs
- cats and yokaifamily and everyday lifegrowth and lonelinessscientific skepticism (in children's works)
Legacy
An author who writes across children's literature, general fiction, and mystery; her works have been used in education and entrance exams and adapted into media. Her incorporation of scientific skepticism in children's works has been recognized.
In Popular Culture
- 'The World's Best Cat' was highlighted as an influential book for child actress Harukaze (Haruna Fuka) and drew attention on social media
Trivia
- Graduated from Osaka University of Arts and later served as a lecturer (visiting associate professor) there.
- Some works have been used in entrance exams and as teaching material.
- Praised for addressing scientific skepticism in a children's literature series.
- Registered in international authority databases (ISNI, VIAF, etc.).