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Chinami Sasahara

ささはら ちなみ

Sasahara Chinami

Pen Names: Manami HiyoshiPen name used for some early works (used for the work that won the 204th Cobalt Short Story Newcomer Award)

Profile

Gender
Female
Born
1994-01-01 (Tokyo, Japan)
Nationality
Japan
Languages
Japanese

Career

Occupations
Novelist, Science fiction writer
Active Years
2020-

Awards

204th Short Story Newcomer Award (Cobalt, Shueisha)
2020
Work: Tsubasa wa Sora o Wasurenai
Organization: Shueisha (Cobalt)
Result: 受賞
13th Sogen SF Short Story Award
2022
Work: Not Yet Ready to Become the Wind
Organization: Tokyo Sogensha
Result: 受賞

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

Not Yet Ready to Become the Wind

2025 Science fiction

Tsubasa wa Sora o Wasurenai

2020 Short story (SF)

Bibliography

  • Not Yet Ready to Become the Wind
  • Tsubasa wa Sora o Wasurenai
  • Treasure Hunt
  • Summer Sleep
  • Flowers in the Hand
  • Even If the Night Is Limited

Legacy

An emerging young SF writer who progressed from winning short story awards to book publication. Active mainly in short fiction and noted for winning the Sogen SF Short Story Award.

Trivia

  • In 2020 she won the 204th Cobalt Short Story Newcomer Award under the pen name Manami Hiyoshi.
  • Maintains an official social account on X (formerly Twitter) as @ginkgoBiloba_N (source listed).
  • A young writer primarily publishing short SF stories.