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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".

Literary awardMystery novelShort story
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

Final selection
Judges 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

池田藻 いけだ も award

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.

Seo Koruto せお こると award

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.

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真田和 さんだ かず award

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.

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釣巻礼公 つりまき れいこう award

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.

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Tetsuo Takashima たかしま てつお award

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.

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