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Hayakawa SF Contest はやかわえすえふこんてすと

Edition 13 (1987)

SFNovel

Winners

3 people
Gorou Masaki selected (3rd seat)

A short story collection anchored by the title piece, leaving a strong impression through its artificial future society and vivid characters. Noted in an SF Magazine selection, it is a debut work that strongly evokes the feel of Japanese cyberpunk.

A short story collection in which an artificial future society comes vividly to life.

305 pages
short story collectionfuture societycyberpunkdebut workscience fiction
桜井翼 honorable mention

A short story treated as a runner-up in the 33rd Hayakawa SF Contest and handled in the pages of SF Magazine in 1987. No standalone book edition has been confirmed, so it is best read as a magazine-published work.

A short story handled as a runner-up in the 33rd Hayakawa SF Contest.

runner-upSF Magazineshort storyearly work
山品千璋 reference work

A short story treated as a reference work in the 33rd Hayakawa SF Contest. No standalone book edition has been confirmed, so it is best organized as an early work that remains on the contest’s magazine page.

A reference work in the 33rd Hayakawa SF Contest.

reference workSF Magazineshort storyearly work