Bungakukai Newcomer Award
1 appearances
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Edition 105 (2007, held 2 times in year) encouragement award
Makita Mayuko
まきた まゆこ
Makita Mayuko
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Born
- 1980-01-01 （Kyoto Prefecture）
- Nationality
- Japan
- Languages
- Japanese
Career
- Occupations
- Novelist
- Active Years
- 2007-
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Doshisha University | Faculty of Letters | Department of Cultural Studies | 学士 | — | Japan |
| Doshisha University, Graduate School of Letters | Graduate School of Letters | Aesthetics and Art Studies | 修士（前期課程修了） | — | Japan |
Doshisha University
Faculty of Letters
/ Department of Cultural Studies
Degree:
学士
Year of Graduation:
2003
Country:
Japan
Doshisha University, Graduate School of Letters
Graduate School of Letters
/ Aesthetics and Art Studies
Degree:
修士（前期課程修了）
Year of Graduation:
2007
Country:
Japan
Completed the master's-equivalent coursework in the doctoral program (Aesthetics and Art Studies)
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Bungeikai Newcomer Award (Tsujiwara Noboru Encouragement Prize) | Chair | — | Bungeikai | 受賞 |
Bungeikai Newcomer Award (Tsujiwara Noboru Encouragement Prize)
2007
Work:
Chair
Organization:
Bungeikai
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Chair
2007 Short storyA short story. First published in Bungeikai, December 2007.
Bibliography
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Observational, introspective prose attentive to the intersection of art and literatureQuiet, detail-focused description
- Recurring Motifs
- artworksmemorymundane details
Legacy
An emerging 21st-century writer primarily active in short fiction. Gained attention after winning the Bungeikai Newcomer Award in 2007 and has published works mainly in literary magazines.
Trivia
- Has experience working part-time at a publishing company.
- As a third grader, she created stories with a friend, dividing tasks between drawing and writing.
- Debuted in 2007 after winning the 105th Bungeikai Newcomer Award (Tsujiwara Noboru Encouragement Prize) for 'Chair'.