Tsogen SF Short Story Award
1 appearances
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Edition 2 (2011) Omori Nozomi Award
Jiro Katase
かたせ にろう
Katase Jirō
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1967-01-01 （Tokyo, Japan）
- Nationality
- Japan
- Languages
- Japanese
Career
- Occupations
- Novelist, Science fiction writer
- Active Years
- 2001-
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aoyama Gakuin University | Faculty of Economics | — | — | — | Japan |
Aoyama Gakuin University
Faculty of Economics
Country:
Japan
Graduated from Aoyama Gakuin University, Faculty of Economics
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | ENIX Entertainment Horror Award (Novel category, long-form) | Thrill | 長編 | Enix | Winner |
| 2011 | Sogen SF Short Story Prize | Flower and the Boy | 短編 | Sogensha | Winner |
| 2011 | Nozomi Omori Prize | Flower and the Boy | — | Nozomi Omori Prize (associated with Sogen SF Short Story Prize) | Winner |
ENIX Entertainment Horror Award (Novel category, long-form)
2001
Work:
Thrill
Category:
長編
Organization:
Enix
Result:
Winner
Sogen SF Short Story Prize
2011
Work:
Flower and the Boy
Category:
短編
Organization:
Sogensha
Result:
Winner
Nozomi Omori Prize
2011
Work:
Flower and the Boy
Organization:
Nozomi Omori Prize (associated with Sogen SF Short Story Prize)
Result:
Winner
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Thrill
2001 Science fiction / HorrorDebut novel, winner of the ENIX Entertainment Horror Award; combines horror with science-fiction themes.
HorrorTechnology and humanity
Chicken Run
2002 Science fictionPublished in 2002; a novel blending humor with speculative SF ideas.
HumorSocial satire
Samurai Potato
2014 Science fiction (short story collection)A 2014 short story collection including "Samurai Potato", "00:00:00.01pm", "Three Witches", "Mitsutani-kun's Mark X" and "Comet Ship Drift".
Short storiesCrossing of the ordinary and the extraordinary
Bibliography
- Thrill (Enix, 2001)
- Chicken Run (Enix, 2002)
- Samurai Potato (Kawade Shobo Shinsha, 2014)
- Anthology contributions (e.g. "Flower and the Boy" in Genshoku no Sozo-ryoku 2, etc.)
- "Missile Man" in S-F Magazine, April 2019 issue
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- SF with horror elementsImaginative, sometimes humorous narrative style
- Recurring Motifs
- Technology and human relationshipsDeath and rebirthDefamiliarization of the everyday
Legacy
After debuting in 2001 and a period of low output, he returned to attention with a short story prize in 2011 and is recognized in contemporary Japanese SF circles, particularly for short fiction.
Trivia
- Debuted in 2001 by winning the ENIX Entertainment Horror Award with "Thrill."
- Published the novel "Chicken Run" in 2002.
- In 2011 he won the Sogen SF Short Story Prize (and related Nozomi Omori Prize) for "Flower and the Boy," marking a return to publishing.
- Mentioned X (formerly Twitter) account: @CutNeed (external link)