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BK1 Ghost Story Grand Award びーけーわんかいだんたいしょう

Edition 6 (2008)

Ghost stories

Winners

11 people
望月武 grand prize

朝の予兆 is a work by 飛雄. It approaches its subject through ghost story, sound, and its award recognition reflects the force and focus of its language.

朝の予兆 condenses its central concerns into a compact, memorable literary form.

275 pages
ghost storysoundurban memory
白縫いさや excellence award

傘の墓場 is a very short ghost story selected in the sixth bk1 Kaidan Award. It moves from an everyday texture into unease within the tight space of a hand-sized tale.

Within a brief scene, the sense of 傘 suddenly changes into something uncanny.

275 pages
short ghost storyuncanny everyday lifemicrofiction
仲町六絵 excellence award

鳥の家 is a very short ghost story selected in the sixth bk1 Kaidan Award. It moves from an everyday texture into unease within the tight space of a hand-sized tale.

Within a brief scene, the sense of 鳥 suddenly changes into something uncanny.

275 pages
short ghost storyuncanny everyday lifemicrofiction
我妻俊樹 honorable mention

百合 is a very short ghost story selected in the sixth bk1 Kaidan Award. It moves from an everyday texture into unease within the tight space of a hand-sized tale.

Within a brief scene, the sense of 花 suddenly changes into something uncanny.

275 pages
short ghost storyuncanny everyday lifemicrofiction
ヒモロギヒロシ honorable mention

トロイの人形 is a work by ヒモロギヒロシ. It approaches its subject through ghost story, dolls, and its award recognition reflects the force and focus of its language.

トロイの人形 condenses its central concerns into a compact, memorable literary form.

275 pages
ghost storydollsuncanny everyday life
金魚屋 honorable mention

八百年 is a very short ghost story selected in the sixth bk1 Kaidan Award. It moves from an everyday texture into unease within the tight space of a hand-sized tale.

Within a brief scene, the sense of 長い時間 suddenly changes into something uncanny.

275 pages
short ghost storyuncanny everyday lifemicrofiction
綾倉エリ honorable mention

パッチン留め is a very short ghost story selected in the sixth bk1 Kaidan Award. It moves from an everyday texture into unease within the tight space of a hand-sized tale.

Within a brief scene, the sense of 髪留め suddenly changes into something uncanny.

275 pages
short ghost storyuncanny everyday lifemicrofiction
北詰渚 honorable mention

カチンコチン is a very short ghost story selected in the sixth bk1 Kaidan Award. It moves from an everyday texture into unease within the tight space of a hand-sized tale.

Within a brief scene, the sense of 冷たさ suddenly changes into something uncanny.

275 pages
short ghost storyuncanny everyday lifemicrofiction
蕗谷塔子 Enjoyed-it Award (Kamon Nanami selection)

タマコ is a very short ghost story selected in the sixth bk1 Kaidan Award. It moves from an everyday texture into unease within the tight space of a hand-sized tale.

Within a brief scene, the sense of 動物 suddenly changes into something uncanny.

275 pages
short ghost storyuncanny everyday lifemicrofiction
太田工兵 Enjoyed-it Award (Fukuzawa Tetsuzo selection)

告訴状 is a very short ghost story selected in the sixth bk1 Kaidan Award. It moves from an everyday texture into unease within the tight space of a hand-sized tale.

Within a brief scene, the sense of 書式 suddenly changes into something uncanny.

275 pages
short ghost storyuncanny everyday lifemicrofiction
皆川舞子 Enjoyed-it Award (Higashi Masao selection)

布団 is a very short ghost story selected in the sixth bk1 Kaidan Award. It moves from an everyday texture into unease within the tight space of a hand-sized tale.

Within a brief scene, the sense of 布団 suddenly changes into something uncanny.

275 pages
short ghost storyuncanny everyday lifemicrofiction