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Futaba Mystery Award

ふたばすいりしょう

A short mystery novel open new writer award sponsored by Futabasha.

Mystery NovelShort Story
Established
1961
Organizer
Futabasha
Category
Genre Fiction
Selection Method
Open call
Target
Newcomer
Frequency
1 per year
Status
Ended

Description

The Futaba Mystery Award was a short mystery novel open new writer award sponsored by Futabasha, solicited to commemorate the 5th anniversary of the launch of the magazine "Suiri Story," which was first published in 1961. Since 1979, the successor Novel Mystery New Writer Award has been solicited.

Related Awards

  • Novel Mystery New Writer Award

Past Winners

Nakamachi Shin なかまち しん award

A classic mystery in which unease surrounding a train journey links past events with present murderous intent. Though compact, it builds its solution through testimony, timing, and carefully placed discrepancies.

A slight distortion in travel time brings hidden murderous intent into view.

358 pages
classic mysteryrailwaytestimony
山村直樹 やまむら なおき honorable mention

A short mystery that overlays musical impressions with the shadows of crime. Like the muted color in its title, it quietly connects memory with unease.

The presence of music brings out the ambiguous feelings behind the incident.

443 pages
musicshort mysterymemory
Itsura Inami いなみ かずよし honorable mention (1st seat)

凍土のなかから is a 推理短編 by 稲見一良. It is presented here as a work shaped by 推理, 短編, 寒冷地.

凍土のなかから preserves 稲見一良's voice in the form of 推理短編.

推理短編寒冷地
Waku Shunzou わく しゅんぞう honorable mention (2nd seat)

港に雨の降る如く is a 推理短編 by 和久峻三. It is presented here as a work shaped by 推理, 港町, 人間関係.

港に雨の降る如く preserves 和久峻三's voice in the form of 推理短編.

推理港町人間関係
大貫進 おおぬき すすむ award

A mystery with the stark title “The Deliveryman of Death.” It uses the sense of an ominous visitor entering everyday life to trace motive and fear behind the case.

死の配達夫 stands as an award-winning work by 大貫進, leaving readers with the central theme suggested by its title.

mysterydeathsuspense
Eitaro Ishizawa いしざわ えいたろう award

A mystery whose title evokes fern-covered ground. It combines the damp texture of nature with the shadow of a case, moving toward the truth through quiet tension.

羊歯行 stands as an award-winning work by 石沢英太郎, leaving readers with the central theme suggested by its title.

mysterynaturetension
志保田泰子 しほだ やすこ honorable mention

A mystery story built around revenge. It overlays the emotion of vendetta with the uncovering of truth, placing obligations and tangled relationships at the center of the case.

かたきうち stands as an award-winning work by 志保田泰子, leaving readers with the central theme suggested by its title.

mysteryrevengerelationships