Sogen Mystery Short Story Award
1 appearances
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Edition 17 (2010) honorable mention
Fukamidori Nowaki
ふかみどり のわき
Fukamidori Nowaki
Pen Names:
Fukamidori Nowaki（Pen name used for literary publications）
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Born
- 1983-10-06 （Atsugi, Kanagawa, Japan）
- Nationality
- Japan
- Languages
- Japanese
- Residence History
- Atsugi, Kanagawa, Japan
Career
- Occupations
- Novelist, Mystery writer
- Active Years
- 2010-
- Affiliations
- Mystery Writers of Japan
- Memberships
- Mystery Writers of Japan
- Nominations
- Candidate for the 154th Naoki Prize (for 'The Cooks of the Battlefield'), Candidate for the 18th Haruhiko Oyabu Prize (for 'The Cooks of the Battlefield'), Ranked 7th in the 2016 Booksellers Award, Candidate for the 160th Naoki Prize (for 'Is it Sunny in Berlin?'), Candidate for the 21st Haruhiko Oyabu Prize (for 'Is it Sunny in Berlin?'), Candidate for the 167th Naoki Prize (for 'Staff Roll')
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kanagawa Prefectural Ebina High School | — | — | — | — | Japan |
Kanagawa Prefectural Ebina High School
Country:
Japan
Failed entrance examinations for Tokyo University of the Arts (oil painting / interdisciplinary art); did not proceed to university as noted by the author.
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Mysteries! New Writers Award (Honorable Mention) | The Auburan Girl | — | Tokyo Sogensha | 佳作 |
| 2017 | Kanagawa Culture Award — Mirai Prize (Encouragement Award) | — | — | Kanagawa Prefecture | 受賞 |
| 2019 | Twitter Literature Award (Domestic) | Is it Sunny in Berlin? | — | Twitter (reader vote) | 第1位 |
Mysteries! New Writers Award (Honorable Mention)
2010
Work:
The Auburan Girl
Organization:
Tokyo Sogensha
Result:
佳作
Kanagawa Culture Award — Mirai Prize (Encouragement Award)
2017
Organization:
Kanagawa Prefecture
Result:
受賞
Twitter Literature Award (Domestic)
2019
Work:
Is it Sunny in Berlin?
Organization:
Twitter (reader vote)
Result:
第1位
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
The Auburan Girl
2013 Short story collection / MysteryA short story collection including the debut piece "The Auburan Girl" and other mystery short stories.
MysteryLonelinessUnsettling everyday life
The Cooks of the Battlefield
2015 MysteryA novel that uses wartime settings and cooking to explore human relationships and past incidents; it received critical attention and several award nominations.
WarFood/cookingMemory
Nostradamus at the Crossroads
2016 MysteryA novel incorporating elements of diverging fates and prophecy.
FateProphecyChoices
Is it Sunny in Berlin?
2018 MysteryA novel set partly in Berlin that blends human drama and mystery; it was adapted into an audio drama.
Foreign settingLossRebirth
Adaptations
- [Audio drama] Is it Sunny in Berlin? (NHK-FM Youth Adventure) (2020)
Who Steals This Book
2020 MysteryA novel dealing with books and theft as central themes.
BooksTheftEthics
There Are Not Many Gods Like That
2021 Short story collection / MysteryA collection of short stories that delicately portray the disharmonies of everyday life and human relationships.
Everyday lifeHuman relationsAbsence
Staff Roll
2022 MysteryA novel with ensemble-cast elements; was a candidate for the 167th Naoki Prize.
Ensemble dramaMemoryProfession
Sea of Imagination
2023 Short story collectionA short story collection compiling works previously published across various magazines and platforms.
SeaImaginationFragmented memory
Bibliography
- The Auburan Girl (2013)
- The Cooks of the Battlefield (2015)
- Nostradamus at the Crossroads (2016)
- Is it Sunny in Berlin? (2018)
- Who Steals This Book (2020)
- There Are Not Many Gods Like That (2021)
- Staff Roll (2022)
- Sea of Imagination (2023)
Adaptations
- Is it Sunny in Berlin? - NHK-FM Youth Adventure (audio drama, 2020)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Meticulous plottingQuiet, composed narrationCondensed structures in short fiction
- Recurring Motifs
- Food and cookingSea and foreign landscapesMemory and loss
Legacy
One of the notable contemporary Japanese mystery writers since the 2010s. She has shown a distinctive sensibility in both short and long forms, received multiple award nominations, and has seen media adaptations such as audio drama.
Academic Societies
- Mystery Writers of Japan
In Popular Culture
- Adapted as an audio drama on NHK-FM's 'Youth Adventure'
Trivia
- Classmate of singer Kiyoe Yoshioka (Ikimono-gakari) at Kanagawa Prefectural Ebina High School.
- Failed entrance exams for Tokyo University of the Arts and did not go on to university, according to the author.
- Worked part-time at a bookstore before becoming a full-time writer.
- Active on social media platforms X (formerly Twitter) and Bluesky.