Kotoba-to Newcomer Award
1 appearances
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Edition 4 (2022) award
Setsuro Fukuda
ふくだ せつろう
Fukuda Setsurou
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1981-12-21 （Yokosuka, Kanagawa, Japan）
- Nationality
- Japan
- Languages
- Japanese
Career
- Occupations
- Novelist
- Active Years
- 2022-
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Kotobato Newcomer Prize | Sento | — | Shoshi Kankanbou | Winner |
| 2024 | Minna no Tsubuyaki Literary Award (Domestic) | Sento | 国内篇 | Minna no Tsubuyaki Literary Award | 2nd place |
Kotobato Newcomer Prize
2022
Work:
Sento
Organization:
Shoshi Kankanbou
Result:
Winner
Minna no Tsubuyaki Literary Award (Domestic)
2024
Work:
Sento
Category:
国内篇
Organization:
Minna no Tsubuyaki Literary Award
Result:
2nd place
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Sento
2023 FictionDebut work. Set around a Japanese public bath, it delicately depicts everyday scenes and human relationships. It won the Kotobato Newcomer Prize and was published as a standalone book.
everyday lifecommunitymemory
Talent
2023 Short storyA magazine short story addressing personal ability and expectations.
talentexpectation
Solo Stage
2024 Short storyA short story portraying an individual's position and isolation.
isolationself
We Are Not Guilty
2025 Short storyA magazine short story exploring collective and individual responsibility.
responsibilitycollectivity
Live Commentary
2025 Short storyA short story themed around live commentary or live broadcast.
mediatime
Bibliography
- Sento (book, Shoshi Kankanbou, 2023)
- Sento (Kotobato vol.6, 2022)
- Talent (Kotobato vol.7, 2023)
- Solo Stage (Kotobato vol.8, 2024)
- We Are Not Guilty (Spin No.11, 2025)
- Live Commentary (Lumberroll 07, 2025)
- Sakana-san (Shosetsu Subaru, 2023)
- The Traitor (Subaru, 2024)
- Reading and Remembering... Time in Novels (review, Croissant, 2025)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- contemporary realist expressionconcise, observational prose
- Recurring Motifs
- public baths and communal spacesdetails of everyday lifenuances of human relationships
Legacy
He drew attention as a debut author by winning the Kotobato Newcomer Prize for Sento; he is considered a promising new voice in contemporary Japanese short fiction.
Trivia
- Debuted in 2022 by winning the 4th Kotobato Newcomer Prize with 'Sento'.
- Born in Yokosuka, Kanagawa Prefecture.
- Has discussed his approach to writing in note posts and interviews.