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Edition 23 (1992) award
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Edition 24 (1993) award
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Edition 32 (2001) Japan novel category
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Edition 51 (2020) award
Hiroe Suga
すが ひろえ
Suga Hiroe
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
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Otemon Gakuin University | — | — | — | 中退 | Japan |
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | Seiun Award (Japanese Long Form) | The Boy of Melsas | 日本長編部門 | Seiun Award Committee | 受賞 |
| 1993 | Seiun Award (Japanese Short Form) | Freckled Figure | 日本短編部門 | Seiun Award Committee | 受賞 |
| 2001 | Japan Mystery Writers Association Award (Long Novel & Linked Short Stories) | Eternal Forest — Museum Planet | 長編および連作短編集部門 | Mystery Writers of Japan | 受賞 |
| 2001 | Seiun Award (Japanese Long Form) | Eternal Forest — Museum Planet | 日本長編部門 | Seiun Award Committee | 受賞 |
| 2014 | Sense of Gender Award (Grand Prize) | Who Would See (literal) | 大賞 | Gender-SF Study Group | 受賞 |
| 2020 | Seiun Award (Japanese Short Form) | Unseen Moon — Museum Planet II | 日本短編部門 | Seiun Award Committee | 受賞 |
| 2021 | Japan SF Grand Prize | Song of Joy — Museum Planet III | 大賞 | Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of Japan (organization) | 受賞 |
Awards & Nominations
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Edition 54 (2001) award
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Edition 13 (2013) grand prize
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Edition 41 (2020) award
Works
Major Works
The Boy of Melsas
1991 Science fictionA long-form SF novel combining a coming-of-age story with a spiraling city setting.
Freckled Figure
1993 Science fiction (short story)A short story blending fantastical elements with science-fictional ideas.
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.
- [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.
Song of Joy — Museum Planet III
2020 Science fiction (long novel)Third in the series: a major work reconsidering civilization and community.
Blue Flight
1981 Short science fictionDebut short story: published in a doujinshi and later reprinted in a magazine during her high-school years.
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
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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