Kodansha Children's Literature Newcomer Award
1 appearances
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Edition 50 (2009) honorable mention
Soko Jinsaki
じんさき そうこ
Jinsaki Sōko
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Born
- 1977-01-01 （Osaka Prefecture）
- Nationality
- Japan
- Languages
- Japanese
Career
- Occupations
- picture book author, children's literature author, tanka poet, illustrator, novelist
- Active Years
- 2000-
- Memberships
- Kaban (tanka poet group)
- Influenced By
- Hiroshi Homura
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Osaka Kyoiku University | Arts Major (Fine Arts Course) | — | 学士 | 1995-1999 | Japan |
Osaka Kyoiku University
Arts Major (Fine Arts Course)
Degree:
学士
Period:
1995-1999
Year of Graduation:
1999
Country:
Japan
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Kodansha Children's Literature Newcomer Award (50th — Honorable Mention) | Love on the Grass | — | Kodansha | 佳作 (Honorable Mention) |
Kodansha Children's Literature Newcomer Award (50th — Honorable Mention)
2010
Work:
Love on the Grass
Organization:
Kodansha
Result:
佳作 (Honorable Mention)
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Love on the Grass
2010 Children's literature / NovelA children's novel that won an honorable mention in the Kodansha Newcomer Award; a delicate portrayal of family and everyday subtleties.
familycoming of ageeveryday life
The One-Eyed Blue
2014 NovelA 2014 novel exploring perspective and memory in a delicate narrative.
memorylonelinessperspective
Sakura no Ko
2016 Children's literature (picture-book-like)Published in 2016 with illustrations by Mutsumi Hagiwara; a work depicting children and nature.
natureseasonschildren
Ushikuruna!
2018 Children's literaturePublished in 2018; a children's work mixing humor and wordplay.
humorwordplay
Welcome, Mr. Crocodile
2013 Picture bookA picture book published in 2013 by Bunkeido; depicts a child's world with friendly illustrations and language.
childrenimaginationeveryday life
The Butt Thief
2018 Picture bookA picture book published in 2018 by Kumon Publishing; uses a humorous premise to engage children.
humorplay
Spring War
2013 Tanka collectionA tanka collection published in 2013 as part of a new poets series.
inner lifeemotioneveryday
Bibliography
- Love on the Grass
- The One-Eyed Blue
- Sakura no Ko
- Ushikuruna!
- Welcome, Mr. Crocodile
- The Butt Thief
- Spring War
- Himitsu (anthology, co-author)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- gentle and delicate narrative voicechild-focused perspectivesconcise and symbolic expression in tanka
- Recurring Motifs
- familysubtleties of everyday lifenature
Legacy
An author who crosses picture books, children's literature, and tanka poetry. Gained attention in a new tanka poets series and received recognition in children's literature awards.
Trivia
- Born in Osaka Prefecture.
- Graduated from Osaka Kyoiku University, Arts Major (Fine Arts Course).
- Became independent as an illustrator at 23 and moved to Tokyo at 26.
- Began composing tanka in 2007.
- Member of the tanka poet group "Kaban."
- In 2010, received an honorable mention in the 50th Kodansha Children's Literature Newcomer Award for "Love on the Grass."