Bungakukai Newcomer Award
1 appearances
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Edition 129 (2024) award
Risako Hatahara
はたはら りさこ
Hatahara Risako
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Born
- 1987-01-01 （Gunma Prefecture, Japan）
- Nationality
- Japan
- Languages
- Japanese
Career
- Occupations
- Novelist
- Active Years
- 2024-
- Nominations
- Finalist, 51st Shincho New Writers' Prize (2019), Finalist, 128th Bungakukai New Writers' Prize (2023)
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kyoritsu Women's University | Faculty of Literature | — | — | — | Japan |
Kyoritsu Women's University
Faculty of Literature
Country:
Japan
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Bungakukai New Writers' Prize | I Am a Deserted Island | — | Bungakukai (Magazine) | Winner |
| 2019 | Shincho New Writers' Prize | Gomi to Hi | — | Shinchosha | Finalist |
| 2023 | Bungakukai New Writers' Prize | Kikinashi | — | Bungakukai (Magazine) | Finalist |
Bungakukai New Writers' Prize
2024
Work:
I Am a Deserted Island
Organization:
Bungakukai (Magazine)
Result:
Winner
Shincho New Writers' Prize
2019
Work:
Gomi to Hi
Organization:
Shinchosha
Result:
Finalist
Bungakukai New Writers' Prize
2023
Work:
Kikinashi
Organization:
Bungakukai (Magazine)
Result:
Finalist
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
I Am a Deserted Island
2024 NovelA short novel set on a deserted island that delicately explores individual solitude and the distance between people.
isolationself-discoverycontemporary society
The Criminal and I
2024 NovelA short story published in Bungakukai (Dec 2024) that deals with crime, agency, and the instability of memory.
crimememoryethics
Bibliography
- I Am a Deserted Island (Bungakukai, May 2024)
- The Criminal and I (Bungakukai, Dec 2024)
- Gomi to Hi (short story; finalist, Shincho New Writers' Prize, 2019)
- Kikinashi (short story; finalist, Bungakukai New Writers' Prize, 2023)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- quiet, observational proseintrospective narration
- Recurring Motifs
- isolationsea/islandfragments of memory
Legacy
A young novelist who debuted by winning the Bungakukai New Writers' Prize; noted for works that explore solitude and the inner life.
Trivia
- Submitted to a children's literature prize at age nine.
- Finished about 1,000 pages of a novel in her third year of high school.
- Worked through self-publishing and public contests before major debut.
- Finalist for the 51st Shincho New Writers' Prize in 2019 ("Gomi to Hi").
- Finalist for the 128th Bungakukai New Writers' Prize in 2023 ("Kikinashi").
- Debuted in 2024 after winning the 129th Bungakukai New Writers' Prize with "I Am a Deserted Island."