Shosetsu Suiri Newcomer Award
1 appearances
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Edition 33 (2011) award
Yuka Kobayashi
こばやし ゆか
Kobayashi Yuka
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Born
- 1976 （Nagano Prefecture, Japan）
- Nationality
- Japan
- Languages
- Japanese
Career
- Occupations
- Novelist, Mystery writer
- Active Years
- 2016-
- Nominations
- Japan Mystery Writers Association Award (short story category) nominee ("Siren")
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Shousetsu-Tsui Shinjin Award | Judgement | — | Koubo Guide (selection) | 受賞 |
| 2017 | KinoBest! selection | Judgement | — | KinoBest! | 選出 |
| 2004 | Broadcast Script Newcomer Award (Honorable Mention) | — | — | Broadcast Script Newcomer Award | 佳作 |
| 2006 | Isama Studio Film Festival Scenario Award (Jury Encouragement & Staff Prize) | Zensokuryoku Oyaji | — | Isama Studio Film Festival | 審査員奨励賞・スタッフ賞 |
| 2008 | Mt. Fuji / Kawaguchiko Film Festival Scenario Contest (Jury Chair Award) | — | — | Mt. Fuji / Kawaguchiko Film Festival | 審査委員長賞 |
| 2010 | MONO-KAKI Grand Prize (Scenario category - Honorable Mention) | — | — | MONO-KAKI Grand Prize | 佳作入選 |
Shousetsu-Tsui Shinjin Award
2011
Work:
Judgement
Organization:
Koubo Guide (selection)
Result:
受賞
KinoBest! selection
2017
Work:
Judgement
Organization:
KinoBest!
Result:
選出
Broadcast Script Newcomer Award (Honorable Mention)
2004
Organization:
Broadcast Script Newcomer Award
Result:
佳作
Isama Studio Film Festival Scenario Award (Jury Encouragement & Staff Prize)
2006
Work:
Zensokuryoku Oyaji
Organization:
Isama Studio Film Festival
Result:
審査員奨励賞・スタッフ賞
Mt. Fuji / Kawaguchiko Film Festival Scenario Contest (Jury Chair Award)
2008
Organization:
Mt. Fuji / Kawaguchiko Film Festival
Result:
審査委員長賞
MONO-KAKI Grand Prize (Scenario category - Honorable Mention)
2010
Organization:
MONO-KAKI Grand Prize
Result:
佳作入選
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Judgement
2016 MysteryDebut novel. A mystery about crime and judgment, notable for its psychological focus on characters and unexpected twists.
guiltjudgmentpsychology
When Sinners Pray
2018 MysteryA story about sin and atonement. It approaches the truth of an incident while depicting delicate human relationships.
atonementhuman relationships
The Forest of Salvation
2019 MysteryA mystery that questions the boundary between victim and perpetrator. A weighty story set against social issues.
justicesocial issues
I Haven't Killed Anyone Yet
2021 MysteryA provocative-titled novel. A psychological suspense that unsettles perspectives of perpetrator and victim.
identitypsychological suspense
Siren
2015 Short story (mystery)A short mystery with tense developments; brief but memorable.
tensionsecrets
Bibliography
- Judgement (2016)
- When Sinners Pray (2018)
- The Forest of Salvation (2019)
- I Haven't Killed Anyone Yet (2021)
- Siren (short story, 2015)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- cinematic descriptionsscript-like structurefocus on psychological depiction
- Recurring Motifs
- sin and punishmentsalvationboundaries (victim/perpetrator)
Legacy
One of the notable younger writers in contemporary Japanese mystery fiction. Praised for cinematic depiction rooted in a screenwriting background and thematic focus on guilt and salvation.
Quotes
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Above all, I want children to live.
Source: Book Bang interview (special feature for The Forest of Salvation) (2022)
Trivia
- Has liked films since childhood and attended a screenwriting school.
- Quit her job at 26 and moved to Tokyo to pursue writing for scripts.
- Received multiple recognitions in script competitions before debuting as a novelist.
- Favorite film: 'That Summer, the Most Peaceful Sea.'