Japan Mystery Literature Grand Prize Newcomer Award
1 appearances
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Edition 25 (2021) award
Tomo Asaka
あさか とも
Asaka Tomo
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Born
- 1962-01-31 （Tokyo, Japan）
- Nationality
- Japan
- Languages
- Japanese
Career
- Occupations
- Mystery novelist
- Active Years
- 2022-
- Affiliations
- Japanese Mystery Writers Association
- Memberships
- Japanese Mystery Writers Association
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Japan Mystery Literature Award (Newcomer) | Blue Snow | — | Kobun Cultural Foundation | winner |
Japan Mystery Literature Award (Newcomer)
2021
Work:
Blue Snow
Organization:
Kobun Cultural Foundation
Result:
winner
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Blue Snow
2022 Mystery novelA full-length mystery novel that unravels a family's past set in a snowy town. Winner of the 25th Japan Mystery Literature Award (Newcomer).
crimesnowfamily secrets
Black Birthday
2022 Mystery novelA mystery set around a birthday entangled with silence and lies. Published as a work in 2022.
secretslieshuman relationships
Itsutsuha Dream
2022 Short storyA short story published in the magazine 'Jarro', depicting a small mystery where dream and reality intersect.
dreamseveryday mysteries
Bibliography
- Blue Snow (2022, Kobunsha)
- Black Birthday (2022, Kobunsha)
- Itsutsuha Dream (short story, Jarro No.83, July 2022)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- tight plotting with precise trick constructionrestrained psychological描写
- Recurring Motifs
- snowfamily memorysecrets
Legacy
Debuted after winning a newcomer award in 2021. Noted as an emerging mystery writer for precise plotting and depictions of familial nuance.
Academic Societies
- Japanese Mystery Writers Association
Trivia
- Born January 31, 1962, in Tokyo.
- Debuted after winning the 25th Japan Mystery Literature Award (Newcomer) for 'Blue Snow' (award 2021, book 2022).
- Published the short story 'Itsutsuha Dream' in the magazine Jarro.