Yomi Hirasaka's light novel briskly portrays relationships between ghosts and young people. Its comic pace and bittersweet feeling carry a debut work's energy into supernatural romance and trouble.

ホーンテッド！ is a work whose contours are visible through its award history, with the author's concerns emerging through subject and voice.

Naoko Haneda's fantasy light novel begins when everyday life is unsettled by an encounter with a tiny being. Its gentle voice carries hints of growth and parting.

世界最大のこびと is a work whose contours are visible through its award history, with the author's concerns emerging through subject and voice.