Poplar Publishing Newcomer Novel Award
1 appearances
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Edition 7 (2017) award
Homare Maekawa
まえかわ ほまれ
Maekawa Homare
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Born
- 1986-00-00 （Miyagi Prefecture, Japan）
- Nationality
- Japan
- Languages
- Japanese
Career
- Occupations
- Novelist, Nurse
- Active Years
- 2017-
- Nominations
- Nominee, 22nd Oyabu Haruhiko Award (2020)
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Poplar Publishing Newcomer Award | Erasing Traces | — | Poplar Publishing | Winner |
| 2020 | Oyabu Haruhiko Award | — | — | — | Nominated |
| 2023 | Yamada Futaro Award | You at the Indigo Hour | — | — | Winner |
Poplar Publishing Newcomer Award
2017
Work:
Erasing Traces
Organization:
Poplar Publishing
Result:
Winner
Oyabu Haruhiko Award
2020
Result:
Nominated
Yamada Futaro Award
2023
Work:
You at the Indigo Hour
Result:
Winner
Awards & Nominations
Yamada Futaro Award
1 appearances
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Edition 14 (2023) award
Works
Major Works
Erasing Traces (Dead Morning: Specialized Cleaning Company)
2018 NovelA novel centered on workers in a specialized cleaning company that handles death scenes, depicting the realities of confronting death and the intersecting human relationships; notable for its realistic depiction informed by medical experience.
Life and deathMedical and special cleaningHuman drama
Secret Pain: Night-Departed Medical Prison — South Ward
2019 NovelSet in a closed medical/confinement environment, the work explores human frailty, ethical conflicts, and the effects of events, incorporating elements of suspense and mystery.
CrimeMedicalEthicsClosed environments
Saison San Cancion
2021 NovelA collection of short and mid-length pieces that sensitively portray the passage of time, memory, and the subtleties of everyday life, emphasizing interior characterization.
TimeMemoryHuman relationships
You at the Indigo Hour
2023 NovelA lyrical work that depicts youthful emotions, loss, and the distances between people; its delicate psychological portrayals and unique lyricism were recognized with the Yamada Futaro Award.
YouthLossComing of age
Clinical Spica
2024 NovelA collection drawing on clinical and medical settings; written from the perspective of a nurse, it focuses on workplace conflicts and human dynamics in medical contexts.
MedicalClinical practiceWork and ethics
Bibliography
- Erasing Traces: Dead Morning (Poplar Publishing, 2018)
- Secret Pain: Night-Departed Medical Prison — South Ward (Poplar Publishing, 2019)
- Saison San Cancion (Poplar Publishing, 2021)
- You at the Indigo Hour (Tokyo Sogensha, 2023)
- Clinical Spica (U-NEXT, 2024)
- Anthology and short story contributions (various, 2018–)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- RealismSocially-minded depictions incorporating medical settingsLyrical prose
- Recurring Motifs
- Death and lossMedical/clinical settingsCleaning and traces (marks, residues)Solitude and renewal
Legacy
Utilizing experience as a nurse, she is recognized for works that address medical settings and themes of life and death. Debuting with the Poplar Newcomer Award in 2017 and winning the Yamada Futaro Award in 2023, she is regarded as an emerging voice in contemporary Japanese medical and socially-minded fiction.
Archives
- National Diet Library authority ID: 001298539
- VIAF: 20153470823445080807
- Library of Congress authority ID: no2022105975
- Korean National Library ID: KAC2022E5259
Quotes
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Depicting 'life and death' through specialized cleaning work.
Source: Koshokojitsu (Asahi Shimbun) interview (2018)
Trivia
- Debuted in 2017 after winning the Poplar Publishing Newcomer Award for 'Erasing Traces', written while she worked as a nurse.
- Nominated for the 22nd Oyabu Haruhiko Award (2020) for 'Secret Pain'.
- Won the 14th Yamada Futaro Award (2023) for 'You at the Indigo Hour'.
- Notable works include 'You at the Indigo Hour' and 'Erasing Traces'.
- Maintains an official X (formerly Twitter) account: @TFpZ4G2eTgU3ARP.