Shosetsu Gendai Mystery Newcomer Award
しょうせつげんだいすいりしんじんしょう
A mystery newcomer award held in Kodansha's monthly literary magazine "Shosetsu Gendai".
- Established
- 1994
- Organizer
- Kodansha
- Category
- Genre Fiction
- Selection Method
- Open call
- Target
- Newcomer
- Frequency
- 1 per year
- Status
- Ended
Description
From 1994 to 1998, a newcomer literary award that solicited short mystery novels on the pages of Kodansha's monthly literary magazine "Shosetsu Gendai".
Selection
Selection Process
| Stage | Judges | Pass Rate | Announcement |
|---|---|---|---|
| Final selection | Motohiko Izawa, Kenzō Hokubō, Seiichi Morimura, Misa Yamamura | — | — |
Related Awards
- Mystery novel awards
- Shosetsu Gendai Newcomer Award
- Shosetsu Gendai Long Novel Newcomer Award
Past Winners
この夜にさよなら is a work by 池田藻. It was recognized by the shosetsu gendai suiri shinjin award in 1998.
地獄 インフェルノ 私の愛したピアニスト is an award-recognized work by 瀬尾コルト. It leads readers toward the concerns suggested by its title through people, period, society, and memory.
地獄 インフェルノ 私の愛したピアニスト is a work by 瀬尾コルト that continues to be read through its award recognition.
ポリエステル系十八号 is a mystery work by 真田和. Recognized by the award, it centers on the world suggested by its title and follows shifts in character, memory, and atmosphere.
ポリエステル系十八号 reflects 真田和's voice and the literary concerns surrounding its award year.
A mystery built around the pressure created by silence. Unspoken circumstances and the gaze of those around the characters form a tightening ring that leads toward the center of the case.
A mystery built around the pressure created by silence.
A suspense novel about a nuclear-like crisis, testing human judgment under technological and moral pressure.
メルト・ダウン ――神よ、我が手は…… uses サスペンス as an entry point into human emotion.