Bungei Award
1 appearances
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Edition 59 (2022) award
Hibino Koreko
ひびの コレコ
Hibino Koreko
Pen Names:
Hibino Koreko（Pen name derived from the Zen phrase '日日是好日' ('Every day is a good day').）
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Born
- 2003 （Nara Prefecture, Japan）
- Nationality
- Japan
- Languages
- Japanese
- Residence History
- Nara Prefecture, Japan (birthplace) → Osaka Prefecture, Japan (residence)
Career
- Occupations
- Novelist
- Active Years
- 2022-
- Nominations
- 46th Subaru Literary Prize — Finalist (2022) — later excluded from selection due to other award, 173rd Akutagawa Prize — Candidate (2025)
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Bungei Prize | From Beautiful to Beautiful | — | Bungei (magazine) | 受賞 (Winner) |
Bungei Prize
2022
Work:
From Beautiful to Beautiful
Organization:
Bungei (magazine)
Result:
受賞 (Winner)
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
From Beautiful to Beautiful
2022 FictionDebut work that won the 59th Bungei Prize. Characterized by incorporation of youth sensibilities, language play, and musical rhythms.
Youth cultureMusicLanguageIdentity
Momo 100%
2023 FictionA 2023 publication that continues to depict youth and fragments of everyday life.
Coming-of-ageEveryday lifeLanguage
The Endless Sum of Light
2025 FictionPublished in 2025 in the magazine Bungeikai; the work was nominated for the Akutagawa Prize.
LightMemoryObservation
Bibliography
- From Beautiful to Beautiful (Kawade Shobo Shinsha, Nov 2022)
- Momo 100% (Kawade Shobo Shinsha, Oct 2023)
- The Endless Sum of Light (Bungeishunju, Jul 2025)
- Recommended books to help when troubled about friendships (co-authored, Kawade Shobo Shinsha, Apr 2024)
- "Ra, fu, juu" - an・an (2023) and other uncollected short stories and essays
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Contemporary colloquial and rhythmic proseIncorporation of musical and rap-like rhythmsActive use of youth vernacular
- Recurring Motifs
- MusicRepetition of languageYouthFragments of everyday life
Legacy
An emerging writer who won the Bungei Prize at a young age. Noted for work that incorporates contemporary youth culture and music.
Trivia
- Pen name is a play on the Zen phrase '日日是好日'.
- Born in 2003; debuted after winning the 59th Bungei Prize in 2022.
- Born in Nara Prefecture; resides in Osaka Prefecture.
- In 2025, 'The Endless Sum of Light' was nominated for the 173rd Akutagawa Prize.