Mitsukoshi Sachio Youth Poetry Award
1 appearances
-
Edition 3 (1999) award
Toshiko Yamanaka
やまなか としこ
Yamanaka Toshiko
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Born
- 1942-01-21 （Tsuchiura, Ibaraki, Japan）
- Nationality
- Japan
- Languages
- Japanese
Career
- Occupations
- children's author, poet, former nurse, antiquarian bookseller
- Active Years
- 1960-
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| National Sanatorium Tokyo Hospital Attached High School | — | — | — | — | Japan |
National Sanatorium Tokyo Hospital Attached High School
Country:
Japan
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | Mitsukoshi Sachio Juvenile Poetry Prize (3rd) | A Day When No One's There: My Grandfather, My Grandmother | — | Mitsukoshi | winner |
| — | Niimi Nankichi Children's Literature Prize (27th) | Distant yet Close Things | — | Niimi Nankichi Prize Committee | winner |
Mitsukoshi Sachio Juvenile Poetry Prize (3rd)
Work:
A Day When No One's There: My Grandfather, My Grandmother
Organization:
Mitsukoshi
Result:
winner
Niimi Nankichi Children's Literature Prize (27th)
Work:
Distant yet Close Things
Organization:
Niimi Nankichi Prize Committee
Result:
winner
Awards & Nominations
Niimi Nankichi Children's Literature Award
1 appearances
-
Edition 27 (2009) award
Works
Major Works
A Day When No One's There: My Grandfather, My Grandmother
poetry collectionA poetry collection blending a gaze toward family with a child's perspective, centering on memories and feelings toward grandparents.
familymemoryageing
Distant yet Close Things
poetry collection / children's literatureA poetry collection written in a child-friendly voice about familiar objects and emotions. Awarded the Niimi Nankichi Children's Literature Prize.
childhoodeveryday lifenature
Early Spring Embankment
poetry collectionPoems portraying seasonal change and subtle emotions through the scenery of embankments and budding plants.
seasonsnaturesensitivity
The Secret of the Pillow
poetry collectionA poetry collection that quietly lifts small discoveries of everyday life and a child's imagination.
imaginationeveryday lifechildren
Rolling Hearts
poetry collectionA collection expressing shifts of emotion and movements of the heart in gentle language.
emotionheartgrowth
Things Falling in the Sky: My Sigh
poetry collectionA group of poems traveling between everyday life and imagination,描ing personal sighs and small surprises.
imaginationeveryday lifeinner life
Bibliography
- A Day When No One's There: My Grandfather, My Grandmother
- Distant yet Close Things
- Early Spring Embankment
- The Secret of the Pillow
- Rolling Hearts
- Things Falling in the Sky: My Sigh
- Kawaiya Wind Child (essay collection)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- concise, imagistic poetryaccessible style for childrengentle, conversational tone
- Recurring Motifs
- familynaturechildhood
Legacy
A poet and children's author known for steady contributions to poetry and children's literature. She also engaged in community work, running an antiquarian bookshop and participating in social rehabilitation programs for people with mental disabilities.
Trivia
- She formerly worked as a nurse.
- She ran an antiquarian bookshop called "Kirin Shobo."
- She was involved in social adaptation training programs for people with mental disabilities.