Japan SF Newcomer Award
1 appearances
-
Edition 9 (2007) award
Yuka Nakazato
なかざと ゆか
Nakazato Yuka
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Nationality
- Japan
- Languages
- Japanese
- Residence History
- Los Angeles, United States (study abroad) → Japan
Career
- Occupations
- Novelist, Mystery writer, Translator
- Active Years
- 2004-
- Influenced By
- Edgar Allan Poe
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Azusa Pacific University | Philosophy | Department of Philosophy | Bachelor | — | United States |
| California State University, Long Beach | Philosophy (graduate) | Graduate Program in Philosophy | — | — | United States |
Azusa Pacific University
Philosophy
/ Department of Philosophy
Degree:
Bachelor
Country:
United States
Studied philosophy in the Los Angeles area; graduated
California State University, Long Beach
Philosophy (graduate)
/ Graduate Program in Philosophy
Country:
United States
Left master's program before completion
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Japan SF Newcomer Award | Black Cross Sanatorium | — | Japan SF Newcomer Award Committee | Winner |
| 2012 | Agatha Christie Award | The Silver Wings of the Campanula | — | Agatha Christie Award Committee | Winner |
Japan SF Newcomer Award
2007
Work:
Black Cross Sanatorium
Organization:
Japan SF Newcomer Award Committee
Result:
Winner
Agatha Christie Award
2012
Work:
The Silver Wings of the Campanula
Organization:
Agatha Christie Award Committee
Result:
Winner
Awards & Nominations
Agatha Christie Prize
1 appearances
-
Edition 2 (2012) grand prize
Works
Major Works
Black Cross Sanatorium
2008 Fantasy / GothicA novel with fantastical and gothic elements. Winner of the 9th Japan SF Newcomer Award; includes the short story "Introduction to the Reverse Cross."
GothicSanatorium / hospitalMemory
Black Cat Gymnasium
2011 Fantastical fictionA linked collection serialized in Kodansha BOX; features fantastical and allegorical stories.
CatsAllegoryFantasy
The Silver Wings of the Campanula
2012 MysteryA mystery novel that won the 2nd Agatha Christie Award.
Puzzle-solvingHuman relationshipsPast entanglements
Concerto Dust
2013 SF / FantasyA mid-length work combining SF elements with fantastical imagery.
Science and fantasyMusicalityDestruction and rebirth
Migaka Nu Kagami
2015 Literary fictionA literary novel published by Kodansha, noted for its experimental style and narrative voice.
SelfNarrationMirror imagery
Bibliography
- Black Cross Sanatorium
- Black Cat Gymnasium
- The Silver Wings of the Campanula
- Concerto Dust
- Migaka Nu Kagami
Translations by Author
- The Raven (Edgar Allan Poe)
- The Tell-Tale Heart (Edgar Allan Poe)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Gothic imageryFantastical and allegorical proseMystery-driven structure
- Recurring Motifs
- Sanatoriums / hospitalsMirrors and reflectionBirds (crows)Fragments of memory
Legacy
Active since the late 2000s, Nakazato is known for work that crosses fantasy and mystery. She is a recipient of the Japan SF Newcomer Award and the Agatha Christie Award, and is regarded as a contemporary Japanese writer in the gothic/fantastical tradition.
Trivia
- Studied philosophy at Azusa Pacific University and left the master's program at California State University, Long Beach.
- Won the 9th Japan SF Newcomer Award in 2007 for Black Cross Sanatorium (co-winner).
- Won the 2nd Agatha Christie Award in 2012 for The Silver Wings of the Campanula.
- Has translated short works by Edgar Allan Poe into Japanese.