Nagarami Contemporary Tanka Award
ながらみげんだいたんかしょう
A literary award sponsored by Nagarami Shobo, given to tanka collections from the second collection onward by mid-career and senior tanka poets. Established in 1993, held up to the 10th edition.
- Established
- 1993
- Organizer
- Nagarami Shobo
- Category
- Tanka
- Selection Method
- Recommendation
- Target
- Professional
- Frequency
- 1 per year
- Status
- Ended
Description
Established in 1993 to commemorate the third anniversary of the launch of Nagarami Shobo's comprehensive tanka magazine 'Tanka Ōrai'. Targets outstanding tanka collections published during the previous year—from the second collection onward—that demonstrated a new direction. Concluded after the 10th edition (2002), succeeded by the Maekawa Samiwo Award.
Prize
- Main Prize
- Honor awarded to the best tanka collection
Selection
Selection Process
| Stage | Judges | Pass Rate | Announcement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st to 5th editions | Fujiko Ishikawa, Shiro Oshima, Takayuki Saegusa, Hikaru Koike | — | — |
| 6th to 10th editions | Fujiko Ishikawa, Shiro Oshima, Kazuhiro Nagata, Shuichi Sakai | — | — |
Criteria
- Tanka collections published in the previous year from the second collection onwards
- Demonstrates a new direction as a tanka collection
Related Awards
- Nagarami Shobo Publishing Award
- Maekawa Samiwo Award
Past Winners
夜光 is a work by 吉川宏志. It was selected for the ながらみ現代短歌賞 in 2001 and was recognized within the literary culture of its time.
A work by 吉川宏志 recognized by the ながらみ現代短歌賞.
2000 is an award-recognized work by the author, centered on the concerns suggested by its title and the texture of its people and time.
2000 is a work remembered through its award recognition.
月光 is a tanka collection by 森山晴美. The work approaches its subject through the people, places, memories, or social tensions suggested by the title.
月光 brings together the shape of a tanka collection with 森山晴美's central concerns.
妣が国（ははがくに） 大阪 is a work by 池田はるみ. Recognized by the ながらみ現代短歌賞, it reflects the author's concerns and the literary context around the work.
A work recognized by the ながらみ現代短歌賞, showing 池田はるみ's distinctive voice.
能登往還 is a work by 三井ゆき that was recognized by the ながらみ現代短歌賞 in 1997. It is read as a published literary work.
能登往還, a work recognized by the ながらみ現代短歌賞.
クウェート is a literary work recognized by an award. Through character choices, the atmosphere of time and place, and shifts in feeling, it conveys the author's central concerns.
A work in which the author's themes emerge through characters and the atmosphere of their time.
草舟 is a work by Takako Hanayama recognized by the Nagarami Contemporary Tanka Award. It can be read as a work shaped by the award's literary field, with attention to narrative, character, society, and history.
A work by Takako Hanayama recognized through the Nagarami Contemporary Tanka Award.
夏の落葉 is an award-winning work by 桜井登世子, recognized by the ながらみ現代短歌賞. It presents its subject through the form suggested by the title and stands as part of the author's published career.
夏の落葉 is a work by 桜井登世子 honored by the ながらみ現代短歌賞.