Novel Grand Award
1 appearances
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Edition 3 (1984) grand prize
Megumi Yuikawa
ゆいかわ けい
Yuikawa Ke
Pen Names:
Megumi Yuikawa（Pen name used for literary activities）
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Born
- 1955-02-01 （Sakuramachi, Kanazawa City, Ishikawa Prefecture, Japan）
- Nationality
- Japan
- Languages
- Japanese
- Residence History
- Kanazawa City, Ishikawa Prefecture → Tokyo → Karuizawa, Nagano Prefecture
Career
- Occupations
- Novelist, Essayist
- Active Years
- 1984-
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kanazawa Women's Junior College | — | — | — | — | Japan |
Kanazawa Women's Junior College
Country:
Japan
Junior college major in Information Processing
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | Cobalt Novel Award | Afternoon in Sea Color | — | Shueisha | 受賞 |
| 2001 | Naoki Prize | The Lover Over the Shoulder | — | Naoki Prize Committee | 受賞 |
| 2008 | Shibata Renzaburo Award | Something Like Love | — | Shibata Renzaburo Award Committee | 受賞 |
Cobalt Novel Award
1984
Work:
Afternoon in Sea Color
Organization:
Shueisha
Result:
受賞
Naoki Prize
2001
Work:
The Lover Over the Shoulder
Organization:
Naoki Prize Committee
Result:
受賞
Shibata Renzaburo Award
2008
Work:
Something Like Love
Organization:
Shibata Renzaburo Award Committee
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Naoki Sanjugo Award
1 appearances
Shimasei Romance Literary Award
3 appearances
-
Edition 10 (2003) nominee
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Edition 11 (2004) nominee
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Edition 17 (2010) nominee
Shibata Renzaburo Award
1 appearances
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Edition 21 (2008) award
Works
Major Works
The Lover Over the Shoulder
2001 Romance NovelA romance novel by Megumi Yuikawa, recipient of the 2001 Naoki Prize.
romance
Adaptations
- [TV Drama] The Lover Over the Shoulder (2007)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Focus on romance novels
- Recurring Motifs
- LoveWomen's life
Legacy
Megumi Yuikawa is a representative contemporary Japanese novelist known for romance novels, with her works adapted into TV dramas and manga. She has received three major literary awards and pioneered new perspectives in depicting women's lives.
Trivia
- Pen name was derived from her mother's pen name in her submission hobby days.
- Married at 45 and started keeping a Saint Bernard dog.
- Debuted as a writer in 1984 after working at a bank.