Tsogen SF Short Story Award
1 appearances
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Edition 4 (2013) award
Kenrei Miyanishi
みやにし けんれい
Miyanishi Kenrei
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1989 （Osaka Prefecture, Japan）
- Nationality
- Japan
- Languages
- Japanese
Career
- Occupations
- Novelist, SF writer
- Active Years
- 2013-
- Affiliations
- Science Fiction & Fantasy Writers Club of Japan
- Memberships
- Science Fiction & Fantasy Writers Club of Japan
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Todaiji Gakuen High School | — | — | — | — | Japan |
| Kyoto University, Faculty of Agriculture | Resource and Biological Science | Department of Resource and Biological Sciences | — | — | Japan |
Todaiji Gakuen High School
Country:
Japan
Kyoto University, Faculty of Agriculture
Resource and Biological Science
/ Department of Resource and Biological Sciences
Country:
Japan
Former resident of Yoshida Dormitory (Yoshida-ryo)
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Sogen SF Short Story Prize (4th) | Voyage of the Galactic Sail | — | Tokyo Sogen-sha | 受賞 |
| 2025 | Japan SF Award (45th) — Special Prize | Voyage of the Galactic Sail | 特別賞 | Japan SF Award Committee | 受賞 |
Sogen SF Short Story Prize (4th)
2013
Work:
Voyage of the Galactic Sail
Organization:
Tokyo Sogen-sha
Result:
受賞
Japan SF Award (45th) — Special Prize
2025
Work:
Voyage of the Galactic Sail
Category:
特別賞
Organization:
Japan SF Award Committee
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Nihon SF Grand Prize
1 appearances
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Edition 45 (2024) special award
Works
Major Works
Voyage of the Galactic Sail
2024 Science FictionA collection centered on short stories set in space. The individual tales explore space travel, human relationships, and the ethical implications of technology.
spacevoyagehuman relationshipstechnology and ethics
Kyoto University Yoshida Dormitory
2019 Non-fictionA non-fiction work about Kyoto University's Yoshida Dormitory, coauthored with Katsumi Hirabayashi and Yuko Okada.
student lifecommunal livinguniversity culture
Bibliography
- Voyage of the Galactic Sail (2024, Tokyo Sogen-sha)
- Kyoto University Yoshida Dormitory (coauthor, 2019, Sossha)
- Short story 'Ginga Fūhansō' (included in Yearly Japan SF Best 'Aurora Cluster', 2013)
- Short story 'If We Had Been Born' (2019, Counting the Heavens anthology)
- Short story 'Yet the Stars Flow' (2020, GENESiS anthology)
- Short story 'Resisting the Winter' (2023, Shimi no Techō)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- detailed worldbuildingpoetic elements beneath a calm proseblend of hard-SF settings and human drama
- Recurring Motifs
- stars and voyagessolitude and communityethics of technology
Legacy
Recognized as an emerging SF writer, Miyanishi presents a distinctive cosmic vision and ethical questions through short fiction. His Kyoto University background and award recognition position him as one of the promising next-generation authors in Japanese SF.
Academic Societies
- Science Fiction & Fantasy Writers Club of Japan
Trivia
- Born in 1989 (Osaka Prefecture).
- Won the 4th Sogen SF Short Story Prize for 'Voyage of the Galactic Sail' while still a student.
- Former resident of Kyoto University's Yoshida Dormitory.
- Received the 45th Japan SF Award (Special Prize) in 2025 for 'Voyage of the Galactic Sail'.
- Has an account on X (formerly Twitter).