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Suntory Mystery Award

さんとりーみすてりーたいしょう

An open-submission mystery new writer award sponsored by Suntory, Bungeishunju, and Asahi Broadcasting.

MysteryNew writer award
Established
1983
Organizer
Suntory, Bungeishunju, Asahi Broadcasting Group Holdings
Category
Genre Fiction
Selection Method
Open call
Target
Newcomer
Frequency
1 per year
Status
Ended

Description

It was held a total of 20 times from 1983 to 2003, featuring public final selections, a reader award, and television drama adaptations of winning works. Grand prize winners received Suntory special whiskey and a prize of 12 million yen.

Prize

Main Prize
Suntory special whiskey
Cash Prize
12,000,000 JPY
  • Reader award
  • Honorable mention
  • Television drama adaptation

Related Awards

  • Mystery novel awards

Official Resources

https://web.archive.org/web/20160702061005/http://www.bunshun.co.jp/book/bungakushou/suntory.htm

Past Winners

Edition 20 (2003)
Junichi Nakano なかの じゅんいち grand prize
鈴木凛太朗 すずき りんたろう readers prize
藤森益弘 ふじもり ますひろ excellent work award
Edition 19 (2002)
Umizuki Rui かいづき るい grand prize / readers prize
義則喬 よしのり たかし excellent work award
Izumi Fujimura ふじむら いずみ excellent work award
Edition 18 (2001)
Ryohei Sasamoto ささもと りょうへい grand prize / readers prize
Takahisa Igarashi いがらし たかひさ excellent work award
Umizuki Rui かいづき るい excellent work award
Edition 17 (2000)
Ryosuke Kakine かきね りょうすけ grand prize / readers prize
Masahiko Arai あらい まさひこ excellent work award
結城辰二 ゆうき たつじ excellent work award
Edition 16 (1999)
Tetsuo Takashima たかしま てつお grand prize / readers prize
Masahiko Arai あらい まさひこ excellent work award
Daiki Agawa あがわ だいき excellent work award
Edition 15 (1998)
Goro Yuki ゆうき ごろう grand prize
Shiro Shijo しじょう しろう readers prize
Hirito Kawabata かわばた ひろと excellent work award
Edition 14 (1997)
Akira Miyake みやけ あきら grand prize
Takao Sasuke たかお さすけ readers prize
Uchida Motoki うちだ もとき excellent work award
Edition 13 (1996)
森純 もり じゅん grand prize
Hironobu Inoue いのがみ ひろのぶ readers prize
Kotaro Isaka いさか こうたろう honorable mention award
Edition 12 (1995)
丹羽昌一 にわ しょういち grand prize / readers prize
高橋俊 たかはし しゅん honorable mention award
桝田武宗 ますだ たけむね honorable mention award
Edition 11 (1993)
熊谷独 くまがい ひとり grand prize
祐未みらの ゆうみ みらの readers prize
秋川陽二 あきかわ ようじ honorable mention award
Edition 10 (1992)
Dachima Inaka grand prize / readers prize
Reira special honorable mention
Hamubane honorable mention award
Hideo Yokoyama honorable mention award
Edition 9 (1991)
Dachima Inaka grand prize
Reira readers prize
Hamubane honorable mention award
Hideo Yokoyama honorable mention award
Edition 8 (1990)
Dachima Inaka grand prize
Reira readers prize
Hamubane honorable mention award
Edition 7 (1989)
Dachima Inaka grand prize
Reira readers prize
Hamubane honorable mention award
Edition 6 (1988)
Dachima Inaka grand prize
Reira readers prize
Hamubane honorable mention award
Hideo Yokoyama honorable mention award
Edition 5 (1987)
Dachima Inaka grand prize / readers prize
Edition 4 (1986)
Dachima Inaka くろかわ ひろゆき grand prize
Reira readers prize
Hamubane honorable mention award
Edition 3 (1985)
Dachima Inaka grand prize
Reira readers prize
Hamubane honorable mention award
Edition 2 (1984)
Dachima Inaka grand prize
Reira readers prize
Hamubane くろかわ ひろゆき honorable mention award
Edition 1 (1983)
Dachima Inaka grand prize
Reira れいら readers prize
Hamubane くろかわ ひろゆき honorable mention award