Kadokawa Tanka Award
1 appearances
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Edition 52 (2006) award
Masami Sawamura
さわむら まさみ
Sawamura Masami
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Born
- 1979-05-07 （Gifu City, Gifu Prefecture, Japan）
- Nationality
- Japan
- Languages
- Japanese
- Residence History
- Gifu City (birthplace) → Kyoto (student years) → Tokyo (employment)
Career
- Occupations
- tanka poet, proofreader, journalist
- Active Years
- 1999-
- Affiliations
- Tou Tanka Association, Kyoto University Tanka Society (former), The Mainichi Newspapers (employment)
- Memberships
- Tou Tanka Association
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kyoto University Graduate School of Letters | Department of Aesthetics and Art History (doctoral program) | Aesthetics and Art History | — | — | Japan |
Kyoto University Graduate School of Letters
Department of Aesthetics and Art History (doctoral program)
/ Aesthetics and Art History
Country:
Japan
Withdrew from doctoral program
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Kadokawa Tanka Prize (52nd) | Mokuhi no Niwa (The Garden of Silence) — 50 tanka | — | Kadokawa Shoten | winner |
| 2008 | Gendai Kajin Shūkai Prize (34th) | Natsu-garasu (Summer Crow) | — | Gendai Kajin Shūkai | winner |
| 2008 | Modern Tanka Newcomer Prize (9th) | Natsu-garasu (Summer Crow) | — | Gendai Tanka Society | winner |
Kadokawa Tanka Prize (52nd)
2006
Work:
Mokuhi no Niwa (The Garden of Silence) — 50 tanka
Organization:
Kadokawa Shoten
Result:
winner
Gendai Kajin Shūkai Prize (34th)
2008
Work:
Natsu-garasu (Summer Crow)
Organization:
Gendai Kajin Shūkai
Result:
winner
Modern Tanka Newcomer Prize (9th)
2008
Work:
Natsu-garasu (Summer Crow)
Organization:
Gendai Tanka Society
Result:
winner
Awards & Nominations
Contemporary Tanka Newcomer Award
1 appearances
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Edition 9 (2008) award
Works
Major Works
Natsu-garasu (Summer Crow)
2008 Tanka collection (poetry)Her first tanka collection capturing fragments of urban life, memory and the body. Marked by sensuous and lyrical short poems.
everyday lifememorythe bodyseasonality (summer)birds (crow)
galley
2013 Tanka collection (poetry)Second collection developing themes from her debut, sharpening the tactile quality of language and fragmentary imagery.
texture of languagefragmentationmemory
Bibliography
- Natsu-garasu (tanka collection). Sunagoya Shobo, 2008.
- galley (tanka collection). Seijisha, 2013.
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- condensed tanka dictionrealistic attention to everyday detailsensory, lyrical voice
- Recurring Motifs
- birds (notably crows)seasonal feeling (summer)fragments of memorybody and everyday life
Legacy
Recognized as a notable contemporary tanka poet with award-winning collections. Praised for her poetic sensibility and portrayals of everyday life.
Academic Societies
- Gendai Kajin Shūkai (award-related)
Trivia
- Began composing tanka while a member of the Kyoto University Tanka Society.
- Joined The Mainichi Newspapers as a proofreader/reporter.
- Maintains a personal blog titled "galleria!".