Hayakawa SF Contest
1 appearances
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Edition 4 (2016) excellence award
Yoshida En
よしだ えん
Yoshida En
Profile
- Gender
- Unknown
- Born
- 1975 （Morioka, Iwate, Japan）
- Nationality
- Japan
- Languages
- Japanese
- Residence History
- Resident of Tokyo, Japan
Career
- Occupations
- SF writer, Company employee
- Active Years
- 2014-
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ichinoseki National College of Technology | — | — | — | — | Japan |
| Toyohashi University of Technology, Graduate School | — | Mechanical Systems Engineering | 修士 | — | Japan |
Ichinoseki National College of Technology
Country:
Japan
Toyohashi University of Technology, Graduate School
Mechanical Systems Engineering
Degree:
修士
Country:
Japan
Completed master's program in Mechanical Systems Engineering
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Hayakawa SF Contest (Excellence Award) | At the Edge of the Wall of the World's End | 優秀賞 | Hayakawa Publishing / Hayakawa SF Contest | 受賞 |
Hayakawa SF Contest (Excellence Award)
2016
Work:
At the Edge of the Wall of the World's End
Category:
優秀賞
Organization:
Hayakawa Publishing / Hayakawa SF Contest
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
At the Edge of the Wall of the World's End
2016 Science fictionA science-fiction work originating from web publication, published by Hayakawa Bunko. It juxtaposes apocalyptic settings with intimate human relationships and technological elements.
apocalypsehuman relationshipstechnology
Bibliography
- At the Edge of the Wall of the World's End (Hayakawa Bunko, Nov 2016)
- Contributions: short stories and essays in S-F Magazine, Shosetsu Subaru, etc.
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- contemporary SFcharacter-focused narrationaccessible prose originating from web fiction
- Recurring Motifs
- apocalyptic landscapesboundaries/wallsintersection of everyday and extraordinary
Legacy
Recognized as part of a generation of SF authors who transitioned from web fiction to commercial publication. Gained attention after winning the Hayakawa SF Contest and is positioned within contemporary Japanese SF through short works and contributions.
Trivia
- Began posting works on the web novel site "Shousetsuka ni Narou" around 2014.
- Made commercial debut after winning the Excellence Award in the 4th Hayakawa SF Contest (2016).
- Works as a company employee while pursuing writing.
- Maintains a personal website called "Yoshida Foundation".