Mephisto Award
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Takumi Tsumura
つむら たくみ
Tsumura Takumi
Pen Names:
Ogiu Wataru (reading varies: Takashi/Wataru)（Pen name used for short stories published in public anthologies）
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- Chiba Prefecture, Japan
- Nationality
- Japan
- Languages
- Japanese
- Residence History
- Chiba Prefecture, Japan → Various locations in North America → Hiroshima Prefecture (resided at time of debut)
Career
- Occupations
- Novelist, Science fiction writer, Mystery writer
- Active Years
- 2001-
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | Mephisto Prize | DOOMSDAY - Judgment Night - | — | Kodansha | Winner |
Mephisto Prize
2001
Work:
DOOMSDAY - Judgment Night -
Organization:
Kodansha
Result:
Winner
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
DOOMSDAY - Judgment Night -
2001 Science fiction (novel)A science fiction novel that won the Mephisto Prize and marked the author's debut. Deals with themes of apocalypse and survival.
apocalypsesurvivalethics
SNOW BOUND - Tracks on the Snow -
1997 Mystery short storyA short mystery story published under the pen name Ogiu Wataru in the anthology 'Honkaku Suiri 10'. Centers on tracks in the snow.
puzzle-solvingisolation
DEATH OF A CROSS DRESSER - Death of a Cross-Dressing Elder -
1998 Mystery short storyA short mystery story published under the pen name Ogiu Wataru in 'Honkaku Suiri 12'. One of the author's anthology pieces.
crimedisguise
Bibliography
- DOOMSDAY - Judgment Night - (Kodansha Novels, 2001)
- SNOW BOUND - Tracks on the Snow - (in 'Honkaku Suiri 10', Kobunsha Bunko, 1997)
- DEATH OF A CROSS DRESSER - Death of a Cross-Dressing Elder - (in 'Honkaku Suiri 12', Kobunsha Bunko, 1998)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- detailed worldbuildinghard-SF elementsmystery-influenced structure
- Recurring Motifs
- apocalypsesurvivorsisolationidentity
Legacy
Debuted after winning the Mephisto Prize; a writer of science fiction and mystery. Has published short stories under the pen name Ogiu Wataru and contributed to genre anthologies.
Trivia
- The manuscript title at submission was 'SURVIVOR - Seizonsha (Survivor)'
- Published short stories in public anthologies under the pen name Ogiu Wataru
- Born in the 1970s; from Chiba Prefecture, Japan