Fantasia Grand Award
1 appearances
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Edition 2 (1990) runner-up selection
Megumi Kobayashi
こばやし めぐみ
Kobayashi Megumi
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Born
- 1972-02-24 （Saitama, Saitama Prefecture, Japan）
- Nationality
- Japan
- Languages
- Japanese
Career
- Occupations
- Novelist, Fantasy writer, Light novel author
- Active Years
- 1990-
- Memberships
- Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of Japan (former member)
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saitama University | Faculty of Science | Department of Physics | 学士（理学） | 1990-1994 | Japan |
Saitama University
Faculty of Science
/ Department of Physics
Degree:
学士（理学）
Period:
1990-1994
Year of Graduation:
1994
Country:
Japan
Debuted while in university (1990, 'Nekotama' selected as runner-up)
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | Sense of Gender Award | Book of Cosmos (Uchū Seimei Zukan) | — | Gender-SF Research Group | 大賞 (Grand Prize) |
Sense of Gender Award
2003
Work:
Book of Cosmos (Uchū Seimei Zukan)
Organization:
Gender-SF Research Group
Result:
大賞 (Grand Prize)
Awards & Nominations
Sense of Gender Award
1 appearances
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Edition 2 (2002) grand prize
Works
Major Works
Nekotama
1990 Fantasy / Light novelDebut work. A fantasy story with animal elements; establishes settings that connect to later series.
catscoming-of-agejourney through a crafted world
Book of Cosmos (Uchū Seimei Zukan)
2002 SF / FantasyA long-form work treating themes of the cosmos and life. Incorporates gender perspectives and won the Sense of Gender Award Grand Prize.
cosmoslifegender
The Return Festival
2008 Science fictionAn SF title from Hayakawa Bunko JA exploring themes of human and civilizational recurrence.
civilizationrecurrencehumanity
Earth Preserve
2009 Science fictionAn SF work questioning environmental protection and the state of the Earth.
environmentconservationethics
Bibliography
- Nekotama (1990)
- Masakana (1992)
- Nekonome series (The Illusion of the Scales / Compass Dream / Future of the Sextant) (1992-1993)
- When You Dream, Ascend the River (Vol. 1 & 2) (1994)
- Hear the Voices Across the Earth (Vol. 1 & 2) (1995)
- Hissatsu Osagashi-bito (White Serpent's Labyrinth / Sanctuary of Pearls / Miracle of the Fairy, etc.) (1996-1999)
- Far East Boy series (1994-1998)
- Book of Cosmos (2002)
- The Return Festival (2008)
- Earth Preserve (2009)
- Side-job Heroism (2008)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Detailed worldbuildingAccessible light-novel style proseBlend of SF elements and fantasy
- Recurring Motifs
- journeysanimals (especially cats)young protagonistscivilization and life
Legacy
An active author since the 1990s across Fantasia Bunko and Kadokawa Sneaker Bunko labels. Won the Sense of Gender Award Grand Prize in 2003 for 'Book of Cosmos' and is noted for SF/fantasy works incorporating gender perspectives.
Academic Societies
- Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of Japan (former member)
Trivia
- Born in Saitama, Saitama Prefecture.
- Graduated from Saitama University, Faculty of Science, Department of Physics (1994).
- Debuted in 1990 while at university with 'Nekotama' (runner-up selection).
- Won the Sense of Gender Award Grand Prize in 2003 for 'Book of Cosmos'.
- Official website is offline; only available via web archive.