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Kisotengai SF New Writer Award

きそうてんがいエスエフしんじんしょう

A new writer award for SF novels held in Kisotengai magazine

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Established
1977
Organizer
Kisotengai
Category
Genre Fiction
Selection Method
Open call
Target
Newcomer
Frequency
1 per year
Status
Ended

Description

The Kisotengai SF New Writer Award (Kisotengai SF Shinjin Shō) was a new writer award for SF novels held in Kisotengai magazine from 1977 to 1980. It ended with the third edition in 1980.

Selection

Selection Process

Judges Shinichi Hoshi, Sakyo Komatsu, Yasutaka Tsutsui

Past Winners

児島冬樹 こじま ふゆき honorable mention

A science fiction short story published in the September 1980 issue of Kiso Tengai as an honorable mention in the third Kiso Tengai SF Newcomer Award. It belongs to Fuyuki Kojima's early work from the period when new Japanese SF writers were emerging through the magazine.

An early SF short story by Fuyuki Kojima, first appearing in Kiso Tengai as an award honorable mention.

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Ryo Nakahara なかはら りょう honorable mention

"Warau Uchu" is the title story of Ryo Nakahara's science-fiction collection. Recognized with an honorable mention in the Kisotengai SF Newcomer Award, it uses cosmic ideas and absurd situations to bring human loneliness and madness into sharp relief.

A work of 1980s Japanese science fiction that hides poison and absurdity behind laughter.

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Japanese science fictionshort-short fictionabsurdityblack humorouter space
Koushu Tani こうしゅう honorable mention

一三七機動旅団 is a science-fiction short work by 甲州, exploring human feeling and social possibilities through speculative or futuristic premises. Its newcomer-award recognition points to the freshness of its idea and the narrative energy that carries it forward.

Beyond its speculative premise, human unease and hope become visible from another angle.

science fictionimaginationother worldshumanity
竜山守 たつやま まもる honorable mention

ヘル・ドリーム is a science-fiction short work by 竜山守, exploring human feeling and social possibilities through speculative or futuristic premises. Its newcomer-award recognition points to the freshness of its idea and the narrative energy that carries it forward.

Beyond its speculative premise, human unease and hope become visible from another angle.

science fictionimaginationother worldshumanity
Makino Osamu まきの ねこ honorable mention

名のない家 is a science-fiction short work by 牧野ねこ, exploring human feeling and social possibilities through speculative or futuristic premises. Its newcomer-award recognition points to the freshness of its idea and the narrative energy that carries it forward.

Beyond its speculative premise, human unease and hope become visible from another angle.

science fictionimaginationother worldshumanity
Motoko Arai あらい もとこ honorable mention

あたしの中の…… is a science-fiction short work by 新井素子, exploring human feeling and social possibilities through speculative or futuristic premises. Its newcomer-award recognition points to the freshness of its idea and the narrative energy that carries it forward.

Beyond its speculative premise, human unease and hope become visible from another angle.

science fictionimaginationother worldshumanity
Maya Yamato やまと しんや honorable mention

カッチン is a science-fiction short work by 大和眞也, exploring human feeling and social possibilities through speculative or futuristic premises. Its newcomer-award recognition points to the freshness of its idea and the narrative energy that carries it forward.

Beyond its speculative premise, human unease and hope become visible from another angle.

science fictionimaginationother worldshumanity
藤原金象 ふじわら きんぞう honorable mention

ぼくの思い出がほんとうなら is a science-fiction short work by 藤原金象, exploring human feeling and social possibilities through speculative or futuristic premises. Its newcomer-award recognition points to the freshness of its idea and the narrative energy that carries it forward.

Beyond its speculative premise, human unease and hope become visible from another angle.

science fictionimaginationother worldshumanity
美作和男 みさく かずお honorable mention

ローレライの星 is a science-fiction short work by 美作和男, exploring human feeling and social possibilities through speculative or futuristic premises. Its newcomer-award recognition points to the freshness of its idea and the narrative energy that carries it forward.

Beyond its speculative premise, human unease and hope become visible from another angle.

science fictionimaginationother worldshumanity
Hiroshi Yamamoto やまもと ひろし honorable mention

スタンピード! is a science-fiction short work by 山本弘, exploring human feeling and social possibilities through speculative or futuristic premises. Its newcomer-award recognition points to the freshness of its idea and the narrative energy that carries it forward.

Beyond its speculative premise, human unease and hope become visible from another angle.

science fictionimaginationother worldshumanity