Tsogen SF Short Story Award
1 appearances
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Edition 2 (2011) honorable mention
Utsugi Shunsho
うつぎ しゅんしょう
Utsugi Shunshou
Profile
- Gender
- Unknown
- Born
- 1984-01-01 （Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan）
- Nationality
- Japan
- Languages
- Japanese
Career
- Occupations
- Novelist
- Active Years
- 2011-
- Affiliations
- Japan SF Writers Club, Henkaku Mystery Writers Club
- Memberships
- Japan SF Writers Club, Henkaku Mystery Writers Club
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Komazawa University | Faculty of Letters | Department of Japanese Literature | — | 在学中（2011年時点） | Japan |
Komazawa University
Faculty of Letters
/ Department of Japanese Literature
Period:
在学中（2011年時点）
Country:
Japan
While enrolled, his submitted story won an honorable mention in the 2nd Tsogen SF Short Story Award, leading to his debut.
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Tsogen SF Short Story Award (2nd) | The Dream the Cocoon Sees | 短編 | Tokyo Sogensha | 佳作 (Honorable Mention) |
Tsogen SF Short Story Award (2nd)
2011
Work:
The Dream the Cocoon Sees
Category:
短編
Organization:
Tokyo Sogensha
Result:
佳作 (Honorable Mention)
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Kan'o Grand-Guignol
2021 SF / FantasyA collection of fantastical and decadent short stories. The pieces blend strange incidents with deep explorations of human interiority.
fantasytransformationdreams and memorythe uncanny
Sentimental Phantasmagoria
2024 Fantasy / SFA short story collection mixing fantastical elements with SF ideas. The works weave symbolic imagery with human drama.
nostalgialossinvisible worlds
Bibliography
- The Dream the Cocoon Sees (short story, anthology appearance, 2012)
- Kan'o Grand-Guignol (collected stories, 2021)
- Sentimental Phantasmagoria (collected stories, 2024)
- Various anthology appearances (2012–2025)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- dreamlike, decadent descriptionsstyle heavy on metaphor and symbolismdetailed settings with emotionally driven narration
- Recurring Motifs
- dreamstransformationmonstrositynostalgia
Legacy
An emerging SF and fantasy author since the 2010s. Known for short fiction that blends the uncanny and the fantastic; frequently published in genre anthologies.
Academic Societies
- Japan SF Writers Club
Trivia
- Debut story: "The Dream the Cocoon Sees."
- Won an honorable mention in the 2nd Tsogen SF Short Story Award in 2011 while a student at Komazawa University.
- Member of the Japan SF Writers Club.