Kurashi Novel Grand Award
1 appearances
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Edition 3 (2016) grand prize
Maki Wada
わだ まき
Wada Maki
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Born
- 1984 （Fujinomiya, Shizuoka, Japan）
- Nationality
- Japan
- Languages
- Japanese
- Residence History
- Fujinomiya, Shizuoka (birthplace), Japan → Nishitanzawa, Kanagawa (moved in 2011; remote depopulated village), Japan
Career
- Occupations
- Novelist, Painter, Yoga instructor, Farmer
- Active Years
- 2016-
- Affiliations
- Japan PEN Club
- Memberships
- Japan PEN Club
- Influenced By
- Kamo no Chōmei, Ango Sakaguchi, Chōtarō Kawasaki
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tama Art University | Faculty of Fine Arts | Department of Arts | — | — | Japan |
Tama Art University
Faculty of Fine Arts
/ Department of Arts
Country:
Japan
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Kurashi no Shosetsu Grand Prize | 遁 (later published as '野分けのあとに') | — | Sangyo Editorial Center (Publishing Department) | 大賞 |
| 2018 | Farmers' Literature Prize | Kikatsugawa | — | Japan Farmers' Literature Society | 受賞 |
Kurashi no Shosetsu Grand Prize
2016
Work:
遁 (later published as '野分けのあとに')
Organization:
Sangyo Editorial Center (Publishing Department)
Result:
大賞
Farmers' Literature Prize
2018
Work:
Kikatsugawa
Organization:
Japan Farmers' Literature Society
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
A novel that delicately depicts the daily lives, farming work, and family life of people living in a depopulated mountain village. (Originally the award-winning piece '遁', later published under this title.)
daily lifeagriculturecommunityfamily
Kikatsugawa
2018 Short storyA short story concerning rural life, food scarcity and livelihoods. Winner of the 61st Farmers' Literature Prize.
agriculturehungercommunity
Bibliography
- 野分けのあとに (2016, Sangyo Editorial Center)
- Kikatsugawa (short story; Nōmin Bungaku No.318, 2018)
- Roundtable 'Farmers' Literature and Women' (Nōmin Bungaku No.332, 2023)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Realistic prose that carefully depicts everyday lifeCalm, restrained narrative voice
- Recurring Motifs
- rural lifenature and seasonscommunity and family
Legacy
Noted for works rooted in life in depopulated mountain villages and agriculture. Debuted as a novelist after winning a prize and is recognized for portraying rural life and family existence.
Academic Societies
- Japan PEN Club
Quotes
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Writing a novel with all one's strength was the same as living with all one's strength.
Source: Da Vinci News (award comment) (2016)
Trivia
- Graduated from Tama Art University, Faculty of Fine Arts, Department of Arts
- Worked as a yoga instructor
- Moved in 2011 to a depopulated village in Nishitanzawa, Kanagawa
- Also active as a pencil and watercolor painter
- Won the Kurashi no Shosetsu Grand Prize in 2016 (work: '遁')
- Won the 61st Farmers' Literature Prize in 2018 (work: 'Kikatsugawa')