Shincho Mystery Club Award
しんちょうミステリーくらぶしょう
A Shinchosha new-writer award for full-length mystery novels, held from 1996 to 2000. Winning works were published in the Shincho Mystery Club hardcover series.
- Established
- 1996
- Organizer
- Shinchōsha
- Category
- Genre Fiction
- Selection Method
- Open call
- Target
- Newcomer
- Frequency
- 1 per year
- Status
- Ended
Description
Public call newcomer award for long mystery novels sponsored by Shinchōsha. Established in 1996, with winning works published in the 'Shincho Mystery Club' series. Held a total of 5 times from 1996 to 2000, succeeding the Japanese Mystery Suspense Grand Prize. After its end, the Horror Suspense Grand Prize was held starting in 2000.
Prize
- Main Prize
- The winning work is published in Shinchōsha's hardcover single-volume series 'Shincho Mystery Club'.
Related Awards
- Mystery novel awards
- Japanese Mystery Suspense Grand Prize
- Horror Suspense Grand Prize
- Shincho Mystery Grand Prize
Past Winners
オーデュボンの祈り is a work by 伊坂幸太郎. 未来を語る案山子がいる孤島を舞台にしたミステリ。奇妙な共同体の謎を通じ、自由、暴力、物語の仕掛けを描きます。
オーデュボンの祈り centers on ミステリ and presents its characters through a distinctive literary frame.
栄光一途 is an award-winning work. This Shincho Mystery Club Award winner combines the tension of an investigation with psychological suspense.
栄光一途 presents its award-recognized themes and narrative voice with clarity.
闇の楽園 is a work by 戸梶圭太. It was recognized by the shincho mystery club award in 1998.
紫の悪魔 is a work by 響堂新. It was recognized by the shincho mystery club award in 1998.
愛こそすべて、と愚か者は言った is a work by 沢木冬吾. It was recognized by the shincho mystery club award in 1998.
骸の誘惑 is an award-recognized work by 雨宮町子. It leads readers toward the concerns suggested by its title through people, period, society, and memory.
骸の誘惑 is a work by 雨宮町子 that continues to be read through its award recognition.
枯れ蔵 is a mystery work by 永井するみ. Recognized by the award, it centers on the world suggested by its title and follows shifts in character, memory, and atmosphere.
枯れ蔵 reflects 永井するみ's voice and the literary concerns surrounding its award year.