Hoseki Award
ほうせきしょう
A public newcomer literary award sponsored by Iwataneya Shoten (later Hoseki-sha), targeting mystery fiction and criticism.
Mystery fictionCriticism
- Established
- 1946
- Organizer
- Iwataneya Shoten (later Hoseki-sha)
- Category
- Genre Fiction
- Selection Method
- Open call
- Target
- Newcomer
- Frequency
- 1 per year
- Status
- Ended
Description
The Hoseki Award (Hōseki Shō) was a public newcomer literary award sponsored by Iwataneya Shoten (later Hoseki-sha), targeting mystery fiction and criticism. The short story award was held 17 times from 1946 to 1964, the medium-length story award 3 times from 1962 to 1964, and the criticism award 3 times from 1960 to 1963.
Related Awards
- Shōsetsu Hoseki Newcomer Award
Past Winners
愛川純太郎
excellent work
池田紫星
excellent work
緒方心太郎
excellent work
狩久
excellent work
宮原龍雄
excellent work
黒津富二
honorable mention
山沢晴雄
honorable mention
由良啓一
honorable mention
丘美丈二郎
unranked honorable mention
川島郁夫
unranked honorable mention
土屋隆夫
unranked honorable mention
楢木重太郎
unranked honorable mention
萬朶麗
unranked honorable mention
夢座海二
unranked honorable mention
南達夫
unranked honorable mention
中川透
grade A first class
遠藤桂子
grade A second class
島久平
grade A third class
角田実
grade B first class
丘美丈二郎
grade B second class
高林清治
grade B second class
坪田宏
grade B third class
埴輪史郎
grade B third class
錫薊二
grade B third class
土屋隆夫
grade C first class
日影丈吉
grade C second class
川島郁夫
grade C second class
宮原龍雄
grade C third class
丘美丈二郎
grade C third class
須田刀太郎
grade C third class
No winner