Japan Children's Literature Association Newcomer Award
1 appearances
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Edition 52 (2019) award
Mitsuko Hiruta
ひるた みつこ
Hiruta Mitsuko
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Born
- 1984 （Okayama Prefecture, Japan）
- Nationality
- Japan
- Languages
- Japanese
Career
- Occupations
- children's literature author, writer
- Active Years
- 2010-
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Japanese Association of Children's Literature Newcomer Award (52nd) | Fumio of the Day After Tomorrow Town | — | Japanese Association of Children's Literature | winner |
| 2023 | Sankei Children's Publishing Culture Award — Fuji TV Prize (70th) | Etsuko-san | — | Sankei Shimbun / Fuji TV | winner |
| 2024 | Japan Picture Book Award (29th) | A Windy Day | — | Japan Picture Book Award Committee | winner |
Japanese Association of Children's Literature Newcomer Award (52nd)
2019
Work:
Fumio of the Day After Tomorrow Town
Organization:
Japanese Association of Children's Literature
Result:
winner
Sankei Children's Publishing Culture Award — Fuji TV Prize (70th)
2023
Work:
Etsuko-san
Organization:
Sankei Shimbun / Fuji TV
Result:
winner
Japan Picture Book Award (29th)
2024
Work:
A Windy Day
Organization:
Japan Picture Book Award Committee
Result:
winner
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Fumio of the Day After Tomorrow Town
2019 Children's literatureA children's-story focused on everyday episodes seen from a child's perspective, set in a small town.
everyday lifechild's perspective
Etsuko-san
2023 Children's literature / Picture bookA short story that carefully observes its characters, delicately portraying children's emotions and relationships.
growthrelationships
A Windy Day
2024 Picture bookA picture book depicting a child's sensitivity and interactions with others across a windy day.
naturesensitivity
Kotonoha Town Is Strange Again Today
Children's literatureActually, It's a Watermelon
Children's literature / Picture bookNoboru-kun and the Flamingo's Cane
Children's literatureBibliography
- Kotonoha Town Is Strange Again Today
- Actually, It's a Watermelon
- Noboru-kun and the Flamingo's Cane
- Etsuko-san
- Fumio of the Day After Tomorrow Town
- A Windy Day
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- gentle narrative voicefocus on child's point of view
- Recurring Motifs
- small details of daily lifenature and seasonsfamily and neighborhood relationships
Legacy
As a contemporary children's author, she is recognized for warmly depicting children's sensibilities and the subtleties of everyday life. She has received multiple children's literature awards and is noted in the picture book/children's book field.
Trivia
- Maintains an official website on Ameba Ownd.
- Active on X (formerly Twitter).