Hoshino Tatsuko Newcomer Award
Selects 50 unpublished haiku submissions from young haiku poets aged 20 to under 50, choosing one male and one female winner. An open call award.
- Established
- 2013
- Organizer
- Public Interest Incorporated Foundation Uehiro Foundation on Ethics
- Category
- Haiku and Haikai
- Selection Method
- Open call
- Target
- Newcomer
- Frequency
- 1 per year
- Application Deadline
- around November
- Announcement Period
- around March
- Status
- Active
Description
Award established in 2013 as a gateway for young talents in the haiku world. Entries limited to young haiku poets aged 20 to under 50, with selections from 50 unpublished haiku submissions. Winners—one male and one female—are announced in the magazine Haiku (published by Kadokawa Culture Promotion Foundation), with portions of winning works featured.
Prize
- Main Prize
- Publication in the magazine Haiku
Selection
Selection Process
| Stage | Judges | Pass Rate | Announcement |
|---|---|---|---|
| Selection | Kishimoto Naotake, Nakanishi Yūki, Hoshino Kōshi (1st–10th rounds), Imai Hijiri, Tsushima Yasuko, Hoshino Kōshi (11th round) | — | Announced in the magazine Haiku |
Criteria
- 50 unpublished haiku submissions are the subject of selection
- Applicants are young haiku poets aged 20 or older and under 50
- Selects one male and one female
Related Awards
- Hoshino Tatsuko Award
Official Resources
https://hoshinotatsuko-prize.jp/Past Winners
A haiku collection that captures the sensation of one’s outline changing through the experience of voice breaking.
When the voice changes, the way the world sounds changes too.
A haiku collection that carefully gathers the atmosphere of words while drifting in the space between sleep and waking.
Within half-sleeping time, letters breathe quietly.
A 50-poem winning set for the 10th Tatsuko Hoshino Newcomer Award. The official comment describes how the author kept composing through the pandemic and retrained their eye for self-selection.
A prize-winning set born from continuing haiku practice amid the disorder of daily life.
A 50-poem winning set for the 10th Tatsuko Hoshino Newcomer Award. The official comment shows how the poet kept composing while balancing work and childrearing, refining the ability to select their own best poems.
Fifty poems built up amid the pressures of daily life.
"鍔焦がす" is a 受賞 work from the Hoshino Tatsuko Newcomer Award 2021-1. It stands out for its distinctive premise and atmosphere.
A 受賞 work from Hoshino Tatsuko Newcomer Award 2021-1.
"家伝" is a 受賞 work from the Hoshino Tatsuko Newcomer Award 2021-1. It stands out for its distinctive premise and atmosphere.
A 受賞 work from Hoshino Tatsuko Newcomer Award 2021-1.
The winning work of the 8th Hoshino Tatsuko Newcomer Prize. It was confirmed as a magazine-published piece, but no standalone edition was confirmed.
It brings seasonal texture into focus through a short sequence.
The winning work of the 8th Hoshino Tatsuko Newcomer Prize. It was confirmed as a magazine-published piece, but no standalone edition was confirmed.
It compresses human gaze and seasonal feeling into a short sequence.
Sarigiwa is a fifty-haiku sequence by Arata Ono that won the 7th Hoshino Tatsuko Newcomer Award. No standalone book publication could be confirmed; it is recorded in the official archive and award announcements. The sequence reflects a young haiku poet facing the meaning of writing under an award named for Tatsuko Hoshino.
A prize-winning fifty-haiku sequence by Arata Ono, not a standalone book.
Sei Gogatsu no Zange is a fifty-haiku sequence by Shina Fujihara that won the 7th Hoshino Tatsuko Newcomer Award. No standalone book or paperback publication could be confirmed; it is recorded as an award-winning work in announcements and the official archive.
A fifty-haiku sequence by Shina Fujihara selected for the 7th Hoshino Tatsuko Newcomer Award.
A fifty-haiku sequence by Koyama Genmoku that won the Tatsuko Hoshino Newcomer Prize. Prompted by his father's overseas posting, it turns memories of family life, the threshold of living alone, and gratitude for being raised into haiku.
Memories of family and the time of becoming alone overlap like cloud forms.
A fifty-haiku sequence by Furukawa Tomoko that won the Tatsuko Hoshino Newcomer Prize. Based on what she has seen, heard, and experienced, it quietly gathers the feeling of living in a familiar town and being herself there.
Time in a familiar town lights up a fine sensation like lower eyelashes.
"Shizuka na Utsuwa" is a haiku sequence by Kanazawa Ryowa that received the 5th Hoshino Tatsuko Newcomer Prize. Rooted in his daily work as an elementary school teacher sharing haiku with children, the sequence captures people and everyday life in plain, attentive language.
A quiet gaze toward daily life, sharpened through contact with children's keen sensibilities.
"Asa na Yuna" is a haiku sequence by Akiyama Yume that received the 5th Hoshino Tatsuko Newcomer Prize. In the award statement, the poet speaks of sensing the world both outside and within the self, suggesting a sequence shaped by the fading boundary between inner life and the surrounding world.
The sequence catches, in the breath of haiku, moments when the wall between inner and outer life grows thin.
手毬つく is a 詩歌作品 work by 涼野海音 associated with the 2016 受賞 record. The entry summarizes the work from award records and bibliographic checks, focusing on its subject, publication status, and reading context.
手毬つく by 涼野海音 is a work whose subject and publication status can be traced through award and bibliographic records.
初筑波 is a 詩歌作品 work by 大西朋 associated with the 2016 受賞 record. The entry summarizes the work from award records and bibliographic checks, focusing on its subject, publication status, and reading context.
初筑波 by 大西朋 is a work whose subject and publication status can be traced through award and bibliographic records.
Vanishing Point is the haiku work for which Komasuke Kosukegawa received the Hoshino Tatsuko Newcomer Award. Award records confirm the title, but no standalone haiku collection or book under this title could be confirmed.
A haiku award-winning work with no confirmed standalone book publication.
Ancient Sky is the haiku work for which Ringo Yoshida received the Hoshino Tatsuko Newcomer Award. The award record confirms the work, but no standalone collection under this title could be verified.
A haiku work confirmed by award records, with no verified standalone book publication.
一秋四冬 is an award-winning work by 若杉朋哉. It brings together the author's concerns and stylistic qualities in a form recognized by the prize jury.
一秋四冬, an award-winning work by 若杉朋哉.
飛沫 is an award-winning work by 馬場君江. It brings together the author's concerns and stylistic qualities in a form recognized by the prize jury.
飛沫, an award-winning work by 馬場君江.
秋ともし is an award-winning work by 抜井諒一. Award records and public bibliographic data identify it as a work that gathers the author's characteristic concerns and style.
秋ともし, an award-winning work by 抜井諒一.
俳句新人賞の受賞作として記録されている作品。公開されている受賞一覧では作品名と作者名を確認できるが、Amazon JP、NDL、出版社系の検索では、受賞作そのものを収めた単行本・句集・文庫の書誌識別子を確認できなかった。
A concise work whose appeal lies in atmosphere, memory, and carefully observed feeling.