Kadan Award
1 appearances
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Edition 22 (2011) award
Monica Sato
さとう もにか
Sato Monica
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Born
- 1974-08-21 （Chiba Prefecture, Japan）
- Nationality
- Japan
- Languages
- Japanese
- Residence History
- Chiba Prefecture, Japan → Nago, Okinawa, Japan
Career
- Occupations
- tanka poet, poet, novelist
- Active Years
- 1997-
- Affiliations
- Chikuhakkai "Kokoro no Hana"
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | Chiba Children's Literature Award (40th) | Bondjia | — | Chiba Children's Literature Award Committee | 佳作 (Honorable mention) |
| 2010 | Kadan Prize (21st) | Summertime | — | Kadan Prize Committee | 次席 (Runner-up) |
| 2011 | Kadan Prize (22nd) | Magic Hour | — | Kadan Prize Committee | 受賞 (Winner) |
| 2014 | New Okinawa Literary Prize (39th) | Mitsuko-san | — | New Okinawa Literary Prize Committee | 受賞 (Winner) |
| 2015 | Kyushu Arts Festival Literary Award (45th) | Cardigan | — | Kyushu Arts Festival | 最優秀賞 (Best award) |
| 2016 | Okinawa Times Arts Selection Encouragement Award (Literature) | — | 小説 | Okinawa Times | 受賞 (Winner) |
| 2017 | Yamanokuchi Baku Award (40th) | Santos Port | — | Yamanokuchi Baku Award Committee | 受賞 (Winner) |
| 2018 | Japan Tanka Poets Club Newcomer Award (24th) | Summer's Domain | — | Japan Tanka Poets Club | 受賞 (Winner) |
| 2018 | Contemporary Tanka Association Prize (62nd) | Summer's Domain | — | Contemporary Tanka Association | 受賞 (Winner) |
| 2020 | Miyoshi Tatsuji Prize (15th) | The World Is Morning | — | Miyoshi Tatsuji Prize Committee | 受賞 (Winner) |
| 2021 | Japan Poetry, Tanka, Haiku & Essay Criticism Grand Prize (17th) — Poetry Division Excellence Award | Like a Single Tree | 詩部門 | Japan Poetry, Tanka, Haiku & Essay Criticism Grand Prize Committee | 優秀賞 (Excellence Award) |
Chiba Children's Literature Award (40th)
1999
Work:
Bondjia
Organization:
Chiba Children's Literature Award Committee
Result:
佳作 (Honorable mention)
Kadan Prize (21st)
2010
Work:
Summertime
Organization:
Kadan Prize Committee
Result:
次席 (Runner-up)
Kadan Prize (22nd)
2011
Work:
Magic Hour
Organization:
Kadan Prize Committee
Result:
受賞 (Winner)
New Okinawa Literary Prize (39th)
2014
Work:
Mitsuko-san
Organization:
New Okinawa Literary Prize Committee
Result:
受賞 (Winner)
Kyushu Arts Festival Literary Award (45th)
2015
Work:
Cardigan
Organization:
Kyushu Arts Festival
Result:
最優秀賞 (Best award)
Okinawa Times Arts Selection Encouragement Award (Literature)
2016
Category:
小説
Organization:
Okinawa Times
Result:
受賞 (Winner)
Yamanokuchi Baku Award (40th)
2017
Work:
Santos Port
Organization:
Yamanokuchi Baku Award Committee
Result:
受賞 (Winner)
Japan Tanka Poets Club Newcomer Award (24th)
2018
Work:
Summer's Domain
Organization:
Japan Tanka Poets Club
Result:
受賞 (Winner)
Contemporary Tanka Association Prize (62nd)
2018
Work:
Summer's Domain
Organization:
Contemporary Tanka Association
Result:
受賞 (Winner)
Miyoshi Tatsuji Prize (15th)
2020
Work:
The World Is Morning
Organization:
Miyoshi Tatsuji Prize Committee
Result:
受賞 (Winner)
Japan Poetry, Tanka, Haiku & Essay Criticism Grand Prize (17th) — Poetry Division Excellence Award
2021
Work:
Like a Single Tree
Category:
詩部門
Organization:
Japan Poetry, Tanka, Haiku & Essay Criticism Grand Prize Committee
Result:
優秀賞 (Excellence Award)
Awards & Nominations
Kyushu Arts Festival Literary Award
1 appearances
-
Edition 45 (2014) best work
Contemporary Tanka Poets Association Award
1 appearances
-
Edition 62 (2018) award
Japan Tanka Poets Club Newcomer Award
1 appearances
-
Edition 24 (2018) award
Miyoshi Tatsuji Award
1 appearances
-
Edition 15 (2020) award
Works
Major Works
Santos Port
2017 Poetry collectionA collection of poems centered on Brazilian immigrants and the port; interweaves memory of migration and seascapes.
immigrationseamemory
The World Is Morning
2019 Poetry collectionA poetry collection on everyday time, childcare, and morning light; depicts everyday moments with a delicate perspective.
childcaretimemorning
Like a Single Tree
2021 Poetry collectionA collection themed on nature and rooted individuality; characterized by quiet observation and introspection.
naturesolitudegrowth
Summer's Domain
2017 Tanka collectionA tanka collection expressing seasonality and personal landscapes through short poems.
seasonalitylandscapebodily sensation
Cardigan
2015 Novella/Short novelA short novel submitted to the Kyushu Arts Festival; carefully portrays human relationships and memory.
human relationshipsmemory
Mitsuko-san
2014 NovelThe novel that won the New Okinawa Literary Prize; focuses on regional landscapes and character portrayals.
regional lifecharacter study
Bibliography
- Santos Port (Shinsei Publishing, 2017)
- Summer's Domain (Honoami Shoten, 2017)
- The World Is Morning (Shinsei Publishing, 2019)
- Like a Single Tree (Shinsei Publishing, 2021)
- Cretaceous Wind (Tanka Kenkyusha, 2021)
- Cardigan (Kyushu Arts Festival Collection, 2015)
- Mitsuko-san (Novel, 2014)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- lyricalobservationalconcrete imagery
- Recurring Motifs
- seamigrationchildcaretreesmorning
Legacy
Recognized as a contemporary female poet, tanka poet and novelist who explores regionality and immigrant memory—particularly Brazilian immigration—through poetry, tanka and fiction. She has received multiple literary awards and has been active with connections to Okinawa.
Academic Societies
- Contemporary Tanka Association
- Japan Tanka Poets Club
Archives
- National Diet Library (holdings/authority)
- VIAF (identifier)
- CiNii (bibliographic/research data)
Trivia
- Her younger brother is the rakugo performer 6th Tamaya Ryusei (formerly Yanagi-tei Shiraku).
- Her husband is reported to be Kenichiro Yara, an associate professor at Meio University (details limited in public sources).
- Public social account: X (formerly Twitter) @monicasa21.