Rekitei Emerging Award
1 appearances
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Edition 30 (2019) award
Yuki Nagae
ながえ ゆうき
Nagae Yūki
Pen Names:
Yuka Nagakata（Alternate name used on some publications）
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Born
- Tokyo, Japan
- Nationality
- Japan
- Languages
- Japanese
Career
- Occupations
- poet, novelist, editor (committee member), adjunct lecturer, organization director
- Active Years
- 2012-
- Affiliations
- Director, Coemu (general incorporated association), Adjunct Lecturer, Nagoya University of Arts — Faculty of Arts, Literary & Writing Course, Editorial Committee Member, In-College Poetry (Incare Poetry)
- Nominations
- Candidate for the 172nd Akutagawa Prize (short story 'Jisuberi')
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Keio University Graduate School, Graduate School of Letters | Graduate School of Letters | Department of Japanese Literature | 文学修士 | — | Japan |
Keio University Graduate School, Graduate School of Letters
Graduate School of Letters
/ Department of Japanese Literature
Degree:
文学修士
Country:
Japan
Completed master's program (graduate school). Exact graduation year not publicly available.
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Poetry and Thought Newcomer Award (21st) | — | — | Shi to Shisō (Poetry and Thought) | winner |
| 2019 | Rekitei Newcomer Prize | Absent City | — | Rekitei (literary journal) | winner |
| 2025 | Akutagawa Prize (172nd, candidate) | Jisuberi | — | Bungeishunjū | nominated |
Poetry and Thought Newcomer Award (21st)
2012
Organization:
Shi to Shisō (Poetry and Thought)
Result:
winner
Rekitei Newcomer Prize
2019
Work:
Absent City
Organization:
Rekitei (literary journal)
Result:
winner
Akutagawa Prize (172nd, candidate)
2025
Work:
Jisuberi
Organization:
Bungeishunjū
Result:
nominated
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
√3
2016 poetry collectionAn early poetry collection exploring the materiality and spatiality of language.
materiality of languagespacenature
Absent City
2018 poetry collectionA poetry collection themed on urban absence and alienation, incorporating elements of 'three-dimensional poetry' exhibited in installations.
cityabsencealienation
Jisuberi
2024 fiction (short story)A short story published in Bungakukai. An experimental piece concerned with slippages of language and acts of writing.
languagewritingexperimental
Seisei Hen'yōtai
2025 short fictionPublished in Bungakukai in 2025. An experimental short story about generation and transformation.
generationtransformationtechnology
Bibliography
- √3 (Shichosha, June 2016)
- Absent City (Shichosha, October 2018)
- Shikisai Zukan: Traditional Japanese Colors in Photographs (co-authored, Mirai Publishing, May 2021)
- Diary of Air (co-authored, Shoji Kankanbo, July 2022)
- Short story 'Jisuberi', Bungakukai, Oct 2024 issue
- Short story 'Seisei Hen'yōtai', Bungakukai, Jun 2025 issue
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- An experimental style expanding from text-based poetry to three-dimensional poetry using natural elements and technologyFragmentary and cinematic expressions conscious of the materiality and spatiality of language
- Recurring Motifs
- waterairurban absencetechnology
Legacy
Recognized as an experimental young figure in contemporary Japanese poetry. Active in book publications, three-dimensional poetry exhibitions, and educational and community-linked projects.
Trivia
- Some publications note an alternate byline '長方ゆか' (Nagakata Yuka).
- Operates an account on X (formerly Twitter) under @NAGAEyuk.