Iwaya Sazanami Literature Award
いわやさざなみぶんげいしょう
Japanese children's literature award
- Established
- 1978
- Organizer
- Public Interest Incorporated Foundation Japan Youth Cultural Center
- Category
- Children's Literature, Fairy Tales, and Picture Books
- Target
- Professional
- Frequency
- 1 per year
- Announcement Period
- around December
- Status
- Active
Description
Established by the Japan Youth Cultural Center, founded by Takehiko Kureushima in 1978, to commemorate Sazanami Iwaya who contributed to children's literature during the Meiji period, this award is presented in diverse fields such as children's literature writers, magazines, television programs, illustrators, and manga artists.
Related Awards
- Takehiko Kureushima Culture Award
Official Resources
https://www.seibun.or.jp/activity/Past Winners
地雷のあしあと by こやま峰子 is an award-winning work that conveys the author's voice through compressed language and a focused treatment of its themes.
地雷のあしあと by こやま峰子 is an award-winning work that conveys the author's voice through compressed language and a focused treatment of its themes.
守り人シリーズ by Nahoko Uehashi was honored as a series that steadily expands its fictional world, combining adventure, character growth, and social depth for younger readers.
守り人シリーズ is an award-recognized work by Nahoko Uehashi.
A collection of Japanese folktales that conveys the appeal of oral storytelling.
A collection of Japanese folktales that conveys the appeal of oral storytelling.
A children's folktale work that presents Japanese old tales through story and illustration.
A children's folktale work that presents Japanese old tales through story and illustration.
巖谷小波「十亭叢書」の註解 is a critical or scholarly work on literature, thought, or culture. It combines close reading with contextual inquiry to show how its subject took shape.
A book that traces its subject's background and reads the meaning of expression in depth.
少年小説大系 is a literary work by 尾崎秀樹. It was honored by the 巖谷小波文芸賞 and presents the writer's concerns and style in a focused form.
A useful entry point into 尾崎秀樹's work.
少年小説大系 is a literary work by 小田切進. It was honored by the 巖谷小波文芸賞 and presents the writer's concerns and style in a focused form.
A useful entry point into 小田切進's work.
少年小説大系 is a literary work by 紀田順一郎. It was honored by the 巖谷小波文芸賞 and presents the writer's concerns and style in a focused form.
A useful entry point into 紀田順一郎's work.
The CD-book series Nagaoka Teruko, Miyazawa Kenji o Yomu presents Kenji Miyazawa's works through Teruko Nagaoka's readings. The first volume includes The Restaurant of Many Orders and combines audio with a printed text booklet.
Teruko Nagaoka's voice carries the rhythm of Kenji Miyazawa's stories and language to the listener's ear.
is a recognized work by from the 1989 award cycle. It presents the author's concerns through people, memory, and the texture of its time, and can be read as a representative work in the author's career.
conveys the emotional and social texture of its subject through 's perspective.