Botchan Literary Award
1 appearances
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Edition 15 (2017) flash fiction category grand prize
Koji Tsukada
つかだ こうじ
Tsukada Koji
Pen Names:
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1983-05-14 （Japan）
- Nationality
- Japan
- Languages
- Japanese
Career
- Occupations
- Novelist, Owner of Japanese restaurant
- Active Years
- 2016-
- Influenced By
- Risa Wataya, Ryo Asai, Keisuke Hada, Naoki Matayoshi
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Bocchan Literary Award Short Short Category Grand Prize | Otona Bar | ショートショート部門 | Bocchan Literary Award | 大賞受賞 |
| 2022 | Suteki Bungei Grand Prize | WASHOKU ~Koi Monogatari~ | — | Suteki Bungei | 大賞受賞 |
Bocchan Literary Award Short Short Category Grand Prize
2017
Work:
Otona Bar
Category:
ショートショート部門
Organization:
Bocchan Literary Award
Result:
大賞受賞
Suteki Bungei Grand Prize
2022
Work:
WASHOKU ~Koi Monogatari~
Organization:
Suteki Bungei
Result:
大賞受賞
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Otona Bar
2017 Short shortGrand prize winning short short in the Bocchan Literary Award.
LifeHuman relationshipsEveryday life
My Sea
2021 Short film original storyShort film adaptation from BOOK SHORTS. Starring Masato Wada and Mahiru Konno.
FilmShort storyJapan
Adaptations
- [Film] My Sea (2021)
WASHOKU ~Koi Monogatari~
2022 NovelGrand prize winner of the Suteki Bungei Grand Prize.
Japanese cuisineRomanceCulture
Bibliography
- Okojo na 800-Character Short Stories
- Koi no Recipe
- One-shot Short Stories
- Surprising Ending EX: Chocolate Colored Bitter End
- Surprising Ending EX: Emerald Shining Scene
- Surprising Ending EX: Rose-colored, Thorny Life
- Short Films (Next Door After 5 Minutes series)
- Stories That Give You Goosebumps When You Understand
- Surprising Ending Best Selection Black Volume
- Surprising Ending Best Selection White Volume
- MY HOPPY STORY
- Thirty Nights of Dreams: Stories Spun by Your Imagination (Next Door After 5 Minutes series)
- Tears After 5 Minutes
- Sparkling World After 5 Minutes: Sun
- Sparkling World After 5 Minutes: Moon
Adaptations
- My Sea (Short Film)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Concise and easy-to-read styleDepiction of everyday subtle moments
- Recurring Motifs
- Everyday lifeHuman relationshipsNuances of life
Legacy
Koji Tsukada is recognized as a young novelist focusing on short stories and short shorts, awarded literary prizes and adapted into films. He contributes to local culture by hosting literary awards and serving as a selection committee chair in Chikuma city.
Trivia
- He is the seventh-generation owner of a Japanese restaurant and father of three daughters.
- He holds a sommelier qualification.
- He cites Risa Wataya, Ryo Asai, Keisuke Hada, and Naoki Matayoshi as literary influences.
- Favorite musicians include Setsuna Blue Star, Koji Tamaki, BE:FIRST, and 90s visual kei bands.
- Since 2022, he has hosted and chaired the Chikuma 800-character Literary Award in collaboration with local businesses.
- Since 2023, he has served as the selection committee chair for the Hinata Short Story Prize.