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Edition 2 (2005) honorable mention
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Edition 4 (2009) honorable mention
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Edition 5 (2012) honorable mention
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Edition 6 (2014) award
Akiko Uchikawa
うちかわ あきこ
Uchikawa Akiko
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Born
- 1977-01-01 （Tokyo, Japan）
- Nationality
- Japan
- Languages
- Japanese
- Residence History
- Tokyo, Japan
Career
- Occupations
- children's literature critic
- Active Years
- 1999-
- Affiliations
- Japan Children's Literature Association
- Memberships
- Japan Children's Literature Association
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Japan Children's Literature Association Criticism Newcomer Award | Essay on school refusal in children's literature: 'The Road to School Is a Lost Path' | — | Japan Children's Literature Association | 佳作 |
| 2009 | Japan Children's Literature Association Criticism Newcomer Award | Depicting 'atmosphere' in children's literature: A study of middle-elementary works | — | Japan Children's Literature Association | 佳作 |
| 2012 | Japan Children's Literature Association Criticism Newcomer Award | Narrative perspective: How 'reading the atmosphere' is depicted | — | Japan Children's Literature Association | 佳作 |
| 2014 | Japan Children's Literature Association Criticism Newcomer Award | Yearning for 'equality': Relationships in Yukiko Ninomiya's works | — | Japan Children's Literature Association | 入選 |
Japan Children's Literature Association Criticism Newcomer Award
2005
Work:
Essay on school refusal in children's literature: 'The Road to School Is a Lost Path'
Organization:
Japan Children's Literature Association
Result:
佳作
Japan Children's Literature Association Criticism Newcomer Award
2009
Work:
Depicting 'atmosphere' in children's literature: A study of middle-elementary works
Organization:
Japan Children's Literature Association
Result:
佳作
Japan Children's Literature Association Criticism Newcomer Award
2012
Work:
Narrative perspective: How 'reading the atmosphere' is depicted
Organization:
Japan Children's Literature Association
Result:
佳作
Japan Children's Literature Association Criticism Newcomer Award
2014
Work:
Yearning for 'equality': Relationships in Yukiko Ninomiya's works
Organization:
Japan Children's Literature Association
Result:
入選
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Magic Fantasy (Terraink Criticism)
2003 criticism / co-authoredA co-authored collection of criticism by the Fantasy Study Group, containing essays analyzing children's fantasy works.
children's literature theoryfantasy
A Baton from Fusata Ashibi: When the Chinese Lantern Flowers Bloom
2015 co-authored / essaysA co-authored commemorative volume on Ashibi Furuta, compiling contributions from multiple writers.
commemorationchildren's literature history
Reading Children's Literature in the 21st Century
2018 co-authored / criticismA co-authored critique by the Children's Literature Criticism Study Group discussing trends and issues in 21st-century children's literature.
contemporary children's literaturecriticism
Bibliography
- Magic Fantasy (co-authored, 2003)
- A Baton from Fusata Ashibi (co-authored, 2015)
- Reading Children's Literature in the 21st Century (co-authored, 2018)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- logical criticism with careful reference to sourcescontextualizing children's literature in contemporary settings
- Recurring Motifs
- school and school refusalrelationship between self and othersdepiction of 'reading the atmosphere'
Legacy
A sustained contributor to children's literature criticism who publishes essays and regular reviews in journals and newspapers. Active in the Japan Children's Literature Association and recognized as an established critic in the field.
Academic Societies
- Japan Children's Literature Association
Trivia
- Participated in the Fantasy Study Group from 1999.
- Has written a weekly 'Children's Books' column for the newspaper 'Shimbun Akahata' since 2012.
- Member of the Japan Children's Literature Association's Information Network Department.