All Yomimono Newcomer Award
1 appearances
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Edition 88 (2008) award
Kikuko Sakai
さかい きくこ
Sakai Kikuko
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Born
- 1977-09-19 （Wakayama City, Wakayama Prefecture, Japan）
- Nationality
- Japan
- Languages
- Japanese
Career
- Occupations
- Novelist, Erotic fiction writer, Essayist
- Active Years
- 2009-
- Memberships
- Mystery Writers of Japan
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wakayama Prefectural Toin High School | — | — | — | — | Japan |
| Doshisha Women's College of Liberal Arts | Faculty of Letters | Japanese Language and Literature | — | — | Japan |
Wakayama Prefectural Toin High School
Country:
Japan
Doshisha Women's College of Liberal Arts
Faculty of Letters
/ Japanese Language and Literature
Country:
Japan
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | All Yomimono Newcomer Prize | Man and Woman's Stomach Insects (retitled 'Mushi no idokoro') | — | All Yomimono (magazine) | Winner |
| 2017 | Takada Iku Award | Hokahoka Fuki Gohan (Izakaya Zenya) | — | Takada Iku Award | Winner |
| 2017 | Historical Period Writers' Club Prize | Hokahoka Fuki Gohan (Izakaya Zenya) | 新人賞 | Historical and Period Fiction Writers' Club | Winner |
All Yomimono Newcomer Prize
2008
Work:
Man and Woman's Stomach Insects (retitled 'Mushi no idokoro')
Organization:
All Yomimono (magazine)
Result:
Winner
Takada Iku Award
2017
Work:
Hokahoka Fuki Gohan (Izakaya Zenya)
Organization:
Takada Iku Award
Result:
Winner
Historical Period Writers' Club Prize
2017
Work:
Hokahoka Fuki Gohan (Izakaya Zenya)
Category:
新人賞
Organization:
Historical and Period Fiction Writers' Club
Result:
Winner
Awards & Nominations
Historical Period Writers Club Award
1 appearances
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Edition 6 (2017) award
Works
Major Works
Koikatsu — Love Hunting
2009 FictionIf You Dance with Mr. Sheep
2011 FictionDon't Cry at Tsutenkaku
2012 FictionWomen's Marathon
2015 FictionHokahoka Fuki Gohan — Izakaya Zenya
2016 Historical/Period fiction / Fiction
FoodHuman relationships
Even If the Flowers Fall
2021 FictionBibliography
- Restroom
- Koikatsu — Love Hunting
- If You Dance with Mr. Sheep
- Don't Cry at Tsutenkaku
- Lost Adults
- Hero Interview
- I Can't Hear 'I'm Home'
- Rainbow Cat Café
- Women's Marathon
- The Back of the Old Man with a Harley
- Song of Seventeen
- The Young Master's Lap Pillow
- Mud of Love and Remembrance
- Wife's End-of-life Planning
- Even If the Flowers Fall
- Novel: Shinagawa Double Suicide
- Rainy Days, One Day Off
- Twilight Cafeteria
- Sexual Rules
- Triumphant Trio
- Akabane Senbero: Manekineko
- Mariko on the Edge
- The Taste of Secret Honey
- The Tangled Couple
- The Azusa Express in Love
- Daughter of Lilith
- Korokoro Temarizushi — Izakaya Zenya
- Sakusaku Caramel — Izakaya Zenya
- Smooth Ayu Somen — Izakaya Zenya
- Warm Kenchin Soup — Izakaya Zenya
- Blowing Fish Ball Hotpot — Izakaya Zenya
- Creamy Egg Rice Porridge — Izakaya Zenya
- Fragile Oboro Tofu — Izakaya Zenya
- Smooth Bonito Chazuke — Izakaya Zenya
- Colors Bloom: Edo Decorative Album
- Violet Candy: Flower Calendar — Izakaya Zenya
- No Matter How Many Years I Live
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- A prose style blending everyday depiction and erotic elementsHumorous and empathetic narrative voiceTendency to emphasize food culture in historical fiction
- Recurring Motifs
- Food and izakaya settingsNuances of human relationshipsFemale interiority
Legacy
She has been recognized with awards such as the All Yomimono Newcomer Prize and is known for novels and period fiction that often depict food and delicately portray everyday human relationships.
Academic Societies
- Mystery Writers of Japan
- Historical and Period Fiction Writers' Club
Trivia
- There was public attention to aspects of her personal background when she won the All Yomimono Newcomer Prize
- She has written numerous linked stories focused on food and izakaya settings