Shincho Newcomer Award
1 appearances
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Edition 53 (2021) award
Hiroki Kuzu
くず ひろき
Kuzu Hiroki
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1987-04-08 （Hokkaido, Japan）
- Nationality
- Japan
- Languages
- Japanese
- Residence History
- Hokkaido, Japan
Career
- Occupations
- Novelist
- Active Years
- 2021-
- Nominations
- Shortlisted for the 37th Mishima Yukio Prize (2024)
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hirosaki University | Faculty of Humanities | — | Bachelor of Arts | — | Japan |
| Graduate School of Humanities and Social Sciences, Hirosaki University | Graduate School | — | — | — | Japan |
Hirosaki University
Faculty of Humanities
Degree:
Bachelor of Arts
Country:
Japan
Graduated from the Faculty of Humanities
Graduate School of Humanities and Social Sciences, Hirosaki University
Graduate School
Country:
Japan
Withdrew from the master's program
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Shincho New Writers' Award | Impressions on Sculpture | — | Shinchosha | Winner |
Shincho New Writers' Award
2021
Work:
Impressions on Sculpture
Organization:
Shinchosha
Result:
Winner
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Crushing the Sea Turtle
2024 FictionA volume published by Shinchosha in 2024, collecting short stories first appeared in Shincho magazine. The title story explores themes around the sea, violence, and familial relationships.
the seaviolencefamily
Impressions on Sculpture
2021 FictionA debut short story that won the 53rd Shincho New Writers' Award. The piece focuses on sculpture, memory, and observation, delivered in a quiet narrative style.
artmemoryobservation
Bibliography
- Crushing the Sea Turtle (Shinchosha, 2024)
- Impressions on Sculpture (short story, 2021)
- Soles of the Descendants - included in Best Essay 2023 (2023)
- The Wind that Blows on Seafarers (essay, Gunzo July 2022)
- About Lines Drawn by People (review, Bungeikai August 2022)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- detailed psychological depictionrestrained proseobservational narration
- Recurring Motifs
- the seasculpturememory
Legacy
Debuted after winning the Shincho New Writers' Award in 2021 and quickly attracted attention as an emerging writer. In 2024, he was shortlisted for the Mishima Yukio Prize for 'Crushing the Sea Turtle', and is regarded as a promising author for the future.
Trivia
- Debuted by winning the 53rd Shincho New Writers' Award (2021).
- Active on X (formerly Twitter) with the account @kuzuhiroki.
- Graduated from the Faculty of Humanities at Hirosaki University; withdrew from the university's master's program.
- Born and living in Hokkaido.