Hayakawa SF Contest
1 appearances
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Edition 2 (2014) finalist
Tamotsu Fushimi
ふしみ たもつ
Fushimi Tamotsu
Pen Names:
Tamotsu Fushimi（Uses his own name as a pen name）
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1992 （Nagano Prefecture, Japan）
- Nationality
- Japan
- Languages
- Japanese
Career
- Occupations
- science fiction writer
- Active Years
- 2015-
- Influenced By
- Keikaku Ito
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Waseda University | Faculty of Letters / Graduate School of Letters | Japanese Language and Literature (graduate) | 修士（文学） | 2014–2017 | Japan |
Waseda University
Faculty of Letters / Graduate School of Letters
/ Japanese Language and Literature (graduate)
Degree:
修士（文学）
Period:
2014–2017
Year of Graduation:
2017
Country:
Japan
Completed master's program in the Graduate School of Letters; Master of Arts (Literature).
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Hayakawa SF Contest | The Wife of Orpheus | — | Hayakawa Publishing | 最終候補 |
Hayakawa SF Contest
2014
Work:
The Wife of Orpheus
Organization:
Hayakawa Publishing
Result:
最終候補
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
The Wife of Orpheus
2014 Science fictionA short story submitted to the 2nd Hayakawa SF Contest. Selected as a finalist; unpublished at the time of submission.
familyidentitytechnology
Where the Virtual (Omokage) Resides
2015 Science fictionDebut short story included in the Hayakawa anthology 'Keikaku Ito Tribute'. Depicts sisters and family relationships altered by technology.
familysisterstransformation through technology
Or a Breathing Tombstone
2016 Science fictionA short story published in S-F Magazine (Aug 2016). Later revised and reprinted in 'Keikaku Ito Tribute 2'.
life and deathmemorytechnology
Bibliography
- The Wife of Orpheus (unpublished; finalist, 2nd Hayakawa SF Contest)
- Where the Virtual (Omokage) Resides (in 'Keikaku Ito Tribute', 2015)
- Or a Breathing Tombstone (S-F Magazine, Aug 2016)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- calm, precise descriptionshard-SF tendencies connecting technology and everyday life
- Recurring Motifs
- transformation of humans by technologyrelationships between sisters and familymemory and identity
Legacy
One of the young SF writers emerging in the mid-2010s. Published in Hayakawa anthologies and S-F Magazine, noted for delicate depictions of technology and family.
Trivia
- His 2014 submission "The Wife of Orpheus" was selected as a finalist in the 2nd Hayakawa SF Contest.
- Debuted in 2015 with "Where the Virtual (Omokage) Resides" in the 'Keikaku Ito Tribute' anthology.
- Appears to have an X (formerly Twitter) account @lemon_dd.