Sogen Fantasy Newcomer Award
1 appearances
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Edition 2 (2017) main prize
Akiko Tokizawa
ときざわ あきこ
Tokizawa Akiko
Pen Names:
Tokizawa Akiko（Name variant used for submissions and at debut）
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Born
- 1969 （Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan）
- Nationality
- Japan
- Languages
- Japanese
Career
- Occupations
- Novelist, Fantasy writer, Former bookseller
- Active Years
- 2017-
- Influenced By
- No Azusa
- Nominations
- 5th Nihon SF Newcomer Award (finalist, 2003) - 'Heavenly Blue'
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Toyo University | Department of Indian Philosophy | Department of Indian Philosophy | — | — | Japan |
Toyo University
Department of Indian Philosophy
/ Department of Indian Philosophy
Country:
Japan
Listed as graduating from Department of Indian Philosophy (graduation year unknown)
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 7th White Heart Prize (Honorable Mention) | Ten Years | — | Kodansha | 佳作 |
| 2017 | 2nd Sogen Fantasy Newcomer Prize | The Jewel Bird | — | Tokyo Sogen-sha | 受賞 |
7th White Heart Prize (Honorable Mention)
2000
Work:
Ten Years
Organization:
Kodansha
Result:
佳作
2nd Sogen Fantasy Newcomer Prize
2017
Work:
The Jewel Bird
Organization:
Tokyo Sogen-sha
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
The Jewel Bird
2017 Fantasy novelA fantasy novel with a dreamlike world. Through a story involving jewels and gods, it explores human desire and existential questions.
JewelsGodsHuman desireExistential questions
The Land of the Starving, Thirsty God
2019 FantasyA novel that touches on religious and social themes through motifs of hunger, thirst, and faith.
HungerThirstFaithSociety
Portrait of the White Goddess
2020 FantasyA story revolving around a goddess's portrait. A thematically strong work dealing with deification and human relationships.
GoddessPortraitDeificationHuman relationships
Bibliography
- The Jewel Bird (2017, Tokyo Sogen-sha)
- The Land of the Starving, Thirsty God (2019, Sogen Mystery Bunko)
- Portrait of the White Goddess (2020, Tokyo Sogen-sha)
- 'Sakazuki' (short story): published in Shosetsu Subaru, Sep 2021 (not collected)
- Essays: 'My One Book: Oguri Muntaro' etc. (magazine contributions)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Meticulous worldbuildingDreamlike and symbolic descriptionsA style that poses deep questions
- Recurring Motifs
- JewelsGods / goddessesHunger and thirstPortraits
Legacy
A promising fantasy writer who debuted with 'The Jewel Bird' in 2017. Known for meticulous worldbuilding and works that raise religious and existential questions, she has attracted attention in the fantasy field.
Archives
- National Diet Library (author file)
- External databases linked to VIAF identifier
Quotes
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Meticulous construction and deep questions — a noteworthy newcomer in the fantasy world
Source: BookBang (review, 2017) (2017)
Trivia
- Worked as a bookseller before debuting as an author.
- At 18 she had a story selected in a magazine newcomer contest and her name appeared in print.
- Sometimes uses the variant 'Tokizawa Akiko' (ときざわあきこ) for submissions.