Japanese Literary Awards

← Back to Home

Hiroe Suga

すが ひろえ

Suga Hiroe

Pen Names: Hiroe SugaPrimary author name (used as pen name)

Profile

Gender
Female
Born
1963-04-21 (Kyoto, Kyoto Prefecture, Japan)
Nationality
Japan
Languages
Japanese

Career

Occupations
SF novelist, Mystery novelist, Natori (classical Japanese dance licensee), Composer, University lecturer
Active Years
1981-
Memberships
Mystery Writers of Japan, Honkaku Mystery Writers Club of Japan, Space Writers Club (Uchuu Sakka Club), Science Fiction Writers Club of Japan (left in 2014)

Education

Otemon Gakuin University
Period: 中退
Country: Japan
Dropped out while enrolled

Awards

Seiun Award (Japanese Long Form)
1992
Work: The Boy of Melsas
Category: 日本長編部門
Organization: Seiun Award Committee
Result: 受賞
Seiun Award (Japanese Short Form)
1993
Work: Freckled Figure
Category: 日本短編部門
Organization: Seiun Award Committee
Result: 受賞
Japan Mystery Writers Association Award (Long Novel & Linked Short Stories)
2001
Work: Eternal Forest — Museum Planet
Category: 長編および連作短編集部門
Organization: Mystery Writers of Japan
Result: 受賞
Seiun Award (Japanese Long Form)
2001
Work: Eternal Forest — Museum Planet
Category: 日本長編部門
Organization: Seiun Award Committee
Result: 受賞
Sense of Gender Award (Grand Prize)
2014
Work: Who Would See (literal)
Category: 大賞
Organization: Gender-SF Study Group
Result: 受賞
Seiun Award (Japanese Short Form)
2020
Work: Unseen Moon — Museum Planet II
Category: 日本短編部門
Organization: Seiun Award Committee
Result: 受賞
Japan SF Grand Prize
2021
Work: Song of Joy — Museum Planet III
Category: 大賞
Organization: Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of Japan (organization)
Result: 受賞

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

The Boy of Melsas

1991 Science fiction

A long-form SF novel combining a coming-of-age story with a spiraling city setting.

coming-of-ageurban environmentidentity

Freckled Figure

1993 Science fiction (short story)

A short story blending fantastical elements with science-fictional ideas.

memoryfantasy

Eternal Forest — Museum Planet

2000 Science fiction (long novel)

First of the Museum Planet series: a multi-character SF novel set around forests, memories and relics.

museummemoryrelics
Adaptations
  • [radio drama] Seishun Adventure (NHK) (2001)

Unseen Moon — Museum Planet II

2019 Science fiction (short/novella)

A novella/short story in the Museum Planet series dealing with loss and the unseen.

lossperception and sight

Song of Joy — Museum Planet III

2020 Science fiction (long novel)

Third in the series: a major work reconsidering civilization and community.

communitycivilization

Blue Flight

1981 Short science fiction

Debut short story: published in a doujinshi and later reprinted in a magazine during her high-school years.

departureyouth

Bibliography

  • Sierra of the Fluctuating Forest
  • Record of the Hiiragi Monk-warriors
  • The Star Where Songs Fall
  • Rain's Cage (Freckled Figure)
  • Eternal Forest — Museum Planet
  • Unseen Moon — Museum Planet II
  • Song of Joy — Museum Planet III

Adaptations

  • NHK Seishun Adventure (radio drama adaptation of Eternal Forest)

Style & Themes

Literary Style
delicate and detailed worldbuildingcharacterization from female perspectivesa narrative style crossing SF and mystery genres
Recurring Motifs
forestsmuseumsmemoryrelics

Legacy

Hiroe Suga has been a distinctive voice in Japanese SF and mystery since the 1990s, earning many awards. Through the Museum Planet series, radio adaptations and novelizations she has influenced a broad readership.

Academic Societies

  • Mystery Writers of Japan
  • Honkaku Mystery Writers Club of Japan
  • Space Writers Club

In Popular Culture

  • Involved with online culture such as Nico Nico Douga and MikuMikuDance (MMD)

Quotes

  • I'm a descendant of Sugawara no Takasue no Musume... (ノω`*) It's clearly written in the family tree... you can't deny your blood... >RT
    Source: X (formerly Twitter) post (2013)

Trivia

  • Formerly married to Takeda Yasuhiro (divorced)
  • Composed music for Gainax PC games including Dennou Gakuen and Silent Mobius
  • Active in online communities such as Nico Nico Douga and MikuMikuDance
  • Has claimed descent from historical figures Sugawara no Michizane and Sugawara no Takasue no Musume in her family tree