Modern Haiku Women's Award
げんだいはいくじょりゅうしょう
A literary award given to women's haiku collections.
- Established
- 1976
- Organizer
- Bunka Publishing Bureau
- Category
- Haiku and Haikai
- Selection Method
- Open call
- Target
- Professional
- Frequency
- 1 per year
- Announcement Period
- around April
- Status
- Ended
Description
Established in 1976 by Bunka Publishing Bureau to commemorate the 15th anniversary of the launch of the women's magazine "Mrs.", along with the Modern Poetry Women's Award and Modern Tanka Women's Award. It was given to women's haiku collections, selected from those published during the year, and announced in the April issue of "Mrs." the following year. It ended with the 13th edition in 1989.
Selection
Selection Process
| Stage | Judges | Pass Rate | Announcement |
|---|---|---|---|
| Final selection | Iida Ryota, Suzuki Masajo, Nozawa Setsuko, Hosomi Ayako, Mori Sumio | — | Announced in the April issue of "Mrs." the following year |
Related Awards
- Modern Poetry Women's Award
- Modern Tanka Women's Award
Past Winners
麗日 is a work by 永方裕子 selected in the 1988 cycle of 現代俳句女流賞. As a prize-recognized work, it presents the author's concerns and distinctive mode of expression.
麗日 by 永方裕子, recognized by 現代俳句女流賞.
木の花 is a 句集 by 山本洋子. It presents its subject through a clear artistic perspective, giving shape to personal experience, historical context, and the texture of expression in a way suitable for readers encountering the work today.
木の花 condenses the qualities of 山本洋子's work in the form of a 句集.
A haiku collection by Teruko Kadokawa centered on travel and the seasonal presence of flowers, capturing landscapes, encounters with nature, and a woman's poetic gaze in concise language.
A haiku collection where travel and the seasons of flowers overlap.
棹歌 is a 句集 by 佐野美智. A haiku collection whose title evokes the feel of a pole moving through water, gathering details of life and nature through a woman poet’s gaze.
棹歌 is an award-recognized work that shows the qualities of 佐野美智's writing and thought.
母系 by 岡本眸 is a 句集 that presents its subject through careful observation and controlled language. It draws readers into the emotional pressure behind its images while keeping the focus on the work itself.
母系 is an important 句集 for understanding 岡本眸's literary world.
木の椅子 is a work by 黒田杏子 associated with the 1981 cycle of 現代俳句女流賞. In its award context, it was recognized for its distinctive subject matter, form, or contribution to contemporary literary and artistic expression.
A work by 黒田杏子 recognized in the context of 現代俳句女流賞.
A haiku collection by Ohashi Atsuko. Inheriting her father Ohashi Ohashi's view of observing nature as it is, it moves toward her idea of unity between subject and object. Snow, nuts, earth, sea, and other natural presences are placed within a tension between vitality and objective description.
It opens a haiku world where self and object resonate within the forms of nature.
中村苑子句集 is a work by 中村苑子 that uses the form of 句集 to portray human feeling and the atmosphere of its time. Its award recognition suggests a lasting impression created by its subject matter and controlled style.
中村苑子句集 brings 俳句 and 季節 into focus through the form of 句集.
桐の木 is a work by 神尾久美子 that uses the form of 句集 to portray human feeling and the atmosphere of its time. Its award recognition suggests a lasting impression created by its subject matter and controlled style.
桐の木 brings 俳句 and 季節 into focus through the form of 句集.
花寂び is a work by 鷲谷七菜子. It presents its subject through carefully shaped scenes and a voice rooted in its literary moment.
花寂び follows people and their time through the form of 句集.
新緑 is a 句集 by 桂信子. Recognized by the prize, it presents the author's literary voice within its period.
A 句集 recognized in the context of 現代俳句女流賞受賞作.