Hirameki no Kaze: Dawn is a coming-of-age racing novel in which street racer Hiroshi Mizumoto discovers Formula Three and pursues glory as a driver.

Once a street racer, Hiroshi sees a Formula Three car at Suzuka Circuit and steps into the world of racing.

Yoshimoto Bōsatsu is a historical novel set in the Imagawa clan on the eve of the Battle of Okehazama. Retainer Taga Sōjūrō investigates a massacre within the clan and the conspiracy behind it. It was published under a new title after winning the Special Prize at the first Kadokawa Haruki Novel Award as Sunpu ni Fuku Kaze.

A massacre within the Imagawa clan draws Taga Sōjūrō into a conspiracy that grips Sengoku-era Sunpu.

Mugen-kyo was a finalist for the first Kadokawa Haruki Novel Award, not a prize recipient, so it is not listed as an award-winning work.

Endymion Endymion was a finalist for the first Kadokawa Haruki Novel Award, not a prize recipient. The grand prize went to Masatoshi Tsuji's Hirameki no Kaze, and the special prize to Eiji Suzuki's Sunpu ni Fuku Kaze.

Dotte Koto Arahen! was a finalist for the first Kadokawa Haruki Novel Award, not a prize recipient, so it is not listed as an award-winning work.