Hayakawa SF Contest
1 appearances
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Edition 11 (2023) special award
Kai Mamiya
まみや かい
Mamiya Kai
Profile
- Gender
- Unknown
- Born
- 1992-01-01 （Oita City, Oita Prefecture, Japan）
- Nationality
- Japan
- Languages
- Japanese
- Residence History
- Born in Oita City, Oita Prefecture; resides in Tokyo, Japan
Career
- Occupations
- novelist
- Active Years
- 2023-
- Influenced By
- Atsushi Sasaki, Sumito Yamashita
- Nominations
- 37th Mishima Yukio Prize — nominee (candidate)
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Film School (Eiga Bigakkō) | Language Expression Course — Kotoba School (Foundation) | — | — | 2023-07〜2023-12 | Japan |
Film School (Eiga Bigakkō)
Language Expression Course — Kotoba School (Foundation)
Period:
2023-07〜2023-12
Year of Graduation:
2023
Country:
Japan
Attended after final selection in the Hayakawa SF Contest. Took lectures by Atsushi Sasaki and Sumito Yamashita.
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Hayakawa SF Contest — Special Prize | Everything Here Before Dawn | — | Hayakawa Publishing | Special Prize (Winner) |
| 2024 | Mishima Yukio Prize (Candidate) | Everything Here Before Dawn | — | Mishima Yukio Prize Committee | Shortlisted / Candidate |
Hayakawa SF Contest — Special Prize
2023
Work:
Everything Here Before Dawn
Organization:
Hayakawa Publishing
Result:
Special Prize (Winner)
Mishima Yukio Prize (Candidate)
2024
Work:
Everything Here Before Dawn
Organization:
Mishima Yukio Prize Committee
Result:
Shortlisted / Candidate
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Everything Here Before Dawn
2024 Science fictionOriginally published in S-F Magazine after winning a special prize in the Hayakawa SF Contest. The novella/short novel combines near-future speculative elements with lyrical prose to portray people approaching a new dawn and the relationships and emotions between them.
dawnnear-futurehuman relationshipsmemory
Bibliography
- Everything Here Before Dawn (Hayakawa Publishing, March 2024)
- "Life Request" — Bungei, Winter 2024 issue
- "Nue no Kawa" — Shosetsu Shincho, Dec 2024 issue
- "Tomo i no Hi" — Shincho, Aug 2025 issue
- "Koukan-kai" — Shosetsu Subaru, Aug 2025 issue
- Essays (magazine contributions): "One-Person Diary Relay", "My Windowside", "Sleeping Medicine", "The Roomba Arrived", "Viewing History"
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- lyrical, delicate prosecomposition that blends quietness with quotidian detail
- Recurring Motifs
- dawnmemoryrelations between machines/technology and humans
Legacy
Her debut work, after contest recognition and magazine publication, was issued as a standalone book and has drawn attention as a promising young SF writer. She is noted for lyrical description and near-future themes.
Trivia
- Born in 1992.
- From Oita City; resides in Tokyo.
- Debuted after winning the Hayakawa SF Contest Special Prize in 2023 and being published in S-F Magazine.
- Her book was a candidate for the 37th Mishima Yukio Prize.
- Has an authority record in the National Diet Library (NDL identifier).