Gunzo Prize for New Writers
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The Gunzo New Writers' Prize (群像新人文学賞, Gunzō Shinjin Bungakushō) is an annual literary prize awarded by Japanese literary magazine Gunzo, published by Kodansha. It was established in 1958 with two categories, one for novels and one for commentary. According to submission rules, novels submitted must be between 250 and 500 pages, while commentary must be no more than 100 pages (raised from 50 pages in 2003). The winning writer receives a prize of 500,000 yen, with the winning work being published in the June edition of Gunzo.
List of winners
[edit]Novels
[edit]Numbers 1 through 10
[edit]| Number | Year | Author | Japanese title | Rōmaji | English |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1958 | No winner selected | |||
| 2 | 1959 | No winner selected | |||
| 3 | 1960 | Tamako Koga | 魔笛 | Mateki | The Magic Flute |
| 4 | 1961 | No winner selected | |||
| 5 | 1962 | Kei Nishihara | 日蝕 | Nisshoku | Solar Eclipse |
| 6 | 1963 | Ryūichi Fumisawa | 重い車 | Omoi Kuruma | |
| 7 | 1964 | Michiko Miyoshi | どくだみ | Dokudami | Chameleon plant |
| 8 | 1965 | Tōru Kurobe | 砂の関係 | Sunano Kankei | |
| 9 | 1966 | No winner selected | |||
| 10 | 1967 | 近藤弘俊 | 骨 | ||
Numbers 11 through 20
[edit]| Number | Year | Author | Japanese title | Rōmaji | English |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | 1968 | Minako Ōba | 三匹の蟹 | Sanpikino Kani | Three Crabs |
| 12 | 1969 | Lee Hoesung | またふたたびの道 | Mata Futatabino Michi | The Same Road Again |
| 13 | 1970 | Kōsuke Katsuki | 出発の周辺 | Shuppatsuno Shuuhen | |
| 14 | 1971 | Miyoko Kobayashi | 髪の花 | Kamino Hana | |
| 広川禎孝 | チョーク | Chōku | Chalk | ||
| 15 | 1972 | No winner selected | |||
| 16 | 1973 | No winner selected | |||
| 17 | 1974 | Akira Iida | 迪子とその夫 | ||
| Hitoshi Morimoto | 或る回復 | Aru Kaifuku | Recovery | ||
| Michitsuna Takahashi | 退屈しのぎ | Taikutsushinosugi | Killing Time | ||
| 18 | 1975 | Kyōko Hayashi | 祭りの場 | Matsurino ba | |
| 19 | 1976 | Ryū Murakami | 限りなく透明に近いブルー | Kagirinaku Tōmeini Chikai Burū | Near-transparent Blue |
| 20 | 1977 | No winner selected | |||
Numbers 21 through 30
[edit]| Number | Year | Author | Japanese title | Rōmaji | English |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 | 1978 | 小幡亮介 | 永遠に一日 | Eienni Ichinichi | Forever One Day |
| Kei Nakazawa | 海を感じる時 | Umiwo Kanjiru Toki | When You Feel The Sea | ||
| 22 | 1979 | Haruki Murakami | 風の歌を聴け | Kazeno Utawo Kike | Hear the Wind Sing |
| 23 | 1980 | 長谷川卓 | 昼と夜 | Hiruto Yoru | Day and Night |
| 24 | 1981 | Yoriko Shōno | 極楽 | Gokuraku | Paradise |
| 25 | 1982 | No winner selected | |||
| 26 | 1983 | Naoyuki Ii | 草のかんむり | Kusano Kanmuri | A Crown of Grass |
| 27 | 1984 | Fumiko Hanagi | ダミアンズ、私の獲物 | Damianzu, Watashino Emono | |
| 28 | 1985 | 李起昇 | ゼロはん | Zerohan | |
| Haruhiko Yoshimeki | ジパング | Jipangu | |||
| 29 | 1986 | Chihiro Arai | 復活祭のためのレクイエム | Fukkatsusaino Tameno Rekuiemu | Requiem for Easter |
| 30 | 1987 | Yōko Shimoi | あなたについて わたしについて | Anatani tsuite Watashini tsuite | About You, About Me |
| Takayuki Suzuki | ポートレイト・イン・ナンバー | Pōtoreito In Nanbā | |||
Numbers 31 through 40
[edit]| Number | Year | Author | Japanese title | Rōmaji | English |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 | 1988 | 石田邦男 | アルチュール・エリソンの素描 | Aruchūru Erisonno Sobyō | |
| 32 | 1989 | No winner selected | |||
| 33 | 1990 | Wataru Takano | コンビニエンスロゴス | Konbiniensu Rogusu | |
| 34 | 1991 | Yoko Tawada | かかとを失くして | Kakatowo Nakushite | |
| 35 | 1992 | No winner selected | |||
| 36 | 1993 | No winner selected | |||
| 37 | 1994 | Kazushige Abe | 生ける屍の夜 | Ikeru Shikabaneno Yoru | Night of the Living Dead |
| 38 | 1995 | No winner selected | |||
| 39 | 1996 | No winner selected | |||
| 優秀賞 | Sonoe Dōgaki | 足下の土 | Ashimotono Tsuchi | The earth under your feet | |
| 40 | 1997 | Yoshihisa Okazaki | 秒速 10 センチの越冬 | Byōsoku Jū Senchino Ettō | Passing the winter at 10 centimetres per second |
Numbers 41 through 50
[edit]| Number | Year | Author | Japanese title | Rōmaji | English |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 41 | 1998 | No winner selected | |||
| 優秀賞 | Tetsuya Kamada | 水のはじまり | Mizuno Hajimari | The Start of the Water | |
| 42 | 1999 | No winner selected | |||
| 43 | 2000 | Hajime Yokota | (世界記録) | (Sekai Kiroku) | (World Record) |
| 優秀賞 | Yūji Nakai | フリースタイルのいろんな話 | Furīstairuno Ironna Hanashi | Various Freestyle Chats | |
| 44 | 2001 | Tōru Hagiwara | 蚤の心臓ファンクラブ | Nomino Shinzō Fankurabu | Flea Heart Fan Club |
| 優秀賞 | Rio Shimamoto | シルエット | Shiruetto | Silhouette | |
| 45 | 2002 | Tomoki Teramura | 死せる魂の幻想、 | ||
| Daisuke Hayakawa | ジャイロ！ | Jairo! | Gyro! | ||
| 46 | 2003 | Ken Mori | 火薬と愛の星 | Kayakuto Aino Hoshi | Gunpowder and the Star of Love |
| 優秀賞 | Sayaka Murata | 授乳 | Junyū | Breastfeeding | |
| Aya Wakisaka | 鼠と肋骨 | Nezumito rokkotsu | Mice and ribs | ||
| 47 | 2004 | Mika Jūmonji | 狐寝入夢虜 | ||
| 優秀賞 | Norikazu Satō | サージウスの死神 | Sājiusuno Shinigami | ||
| 48 | 2005 | Naoya Higuchi | さよなら アメリカ | Sayonara Amerika | Goodbye, America |
| 優秀賞 | Anne Mochizuki | グルメな女と優しい男 | Gurumena Onnato Yasashii Otoko | The Gourmet Women and the Kind Man | |
| 49 | 2006 | Furukuri Kinoshita | 無限のしもべ | Mugenno Shimobe | |
| Asuka Asahina | 憂鬱なハスビーン | Yūutsuna Hasubīn | Depressed Has-been | ||
| 優秀賞 | Nozomi Fukatsu | 煙幕 | Enmaku | Smokescreen | |