The is a Japanese literary award given by publishing company Kawade Shobō Shinsha. It was first awarded in 1962. The award is intended to recognize new writers, and several famous Japanese writers have won the award, but many Bungei Prize winners have not achieved any further literary recognition.
Awards history For the first two years in 1962 and 1963, awards were given in dramatic works, short and medium stories, and long works categories. From 1964, all works were judged in a single category. In 1965 no prize selection process was held, thus 1964 is the third award, and 1966 is the fourth. In 1967 and 2010 no works were judged worthy of the award. In 1968, due to the bankruptcy of Kawade Shobō ShinshaIn, the sixth award was delayed by one year until 1969. In 1969, the selected winner, Nakano Shuhei, refused to accept the award.
Winners Kawade Shobō Shinsha maintains a complete official list of winning works.
Year Winner Winning Work Author later won1962 Kazumi Takahashi 悲の器 (Hinoutsuwa) Meisei Gotō Honorable mention for 関係 (Kankei) Taiko Hirabayashi Literary Award (1977), Tanizaki Prize (1981), Arts Selection Award (1990)1963 Kazuko Saegusa Honorable mention for 葬送の朝 (Sōsō no asa) Izumi Kyōka Prize for Literature, Tamura Toshiko Award 1964 No winnerKomitsu Kitakoji Honorable mention for ミクロコスモス (Mikurokosumosu)1966 Ei Kinkaku/Kim Hak Young凍える口Atsumi KatoHonorable mention for 大山兵曹 (Ōyama heisō)Shôjo TadashiHonorable mention for 塔への道 (Tō e no michi)1967No winnerNoboru TsujiharaHonorable mention for ミチオ・カンタービレ (Michio kantābire)Fukunaga ReizoHonorable mention for 家路 (Ie-ji)1969No winnerShuhei Nonaka 鈍夜 (Don yoru) (refusé)1970Eiji Kurobane目的補語 (Mokuteki ho-go)Asako Onogiクリスマスの旅 (Kurisumasu no tabi)1971Motoya Honda家のなか・なかの家 (Ie non aka, naka no ie)Minako Goto刻を曳く (Koku o hiku)1972Shuya Odaka危うい歳月 (Ayaui saigetsu)1973No winnerTeruaki KitazawaHonorable mention for あわいの構図 (Awai no kōzu)Seiichi Akasaka Honorable mention for 帰らざる道 (Kaerazaru michi)1974Fuyu Ozawa1975Seiichiro Aka世の中や (世 の 中や)1976Hidetoshi Tooka北帰行 (Kitakikō)Mitsuyoshi NomuraHonorable mention for 輝かしき愚者の砦 (Kagayakashiki gusha no toride)1977Mitsunori Hoshinoおれたちの熱い季節 (Ore-tachi no atsui kisetsu)Yohei Matsuzaki狂いだすのは三月 (Kurui dasu no wa 3 gatsu)1978Kojiro Kuroda鳥たちの闇のみち (Tori-tachi no yami no michi)Keiko KobayashiHonorable mention for 回帰点 (Kaiki-ten)1979 Katsusuke Miyauchi 南 (Nanpū) Yomiuri Prize, Itō Sei Literary PrizeMasako Meiōある女のグリンプス (Aru on'na no gurinpusu)1980 Yasuo Tanaka なんとなく、クリスタル (Nantokunaku, kurisutaru)Kenji Aoyama囚人のうた (Shūjin no uta)Mami Nakahiraストレイ・シー プ (Sutorei shīpu)1981Sachi Fukuda百色メガネ (Hyaku-shoku megane)Akemi Hotta1980 アイコ 十六歳 (1980 Aiko jū roku-sai)Misuzu Yamamotoみのむし (Mi no mushi)1982Jun Hirano日曜日には愛の胡瓜を (Nichiyōbini wa ai no kyuuri o)Terai Sumi Cancelled award for レーシングカーに乗った聖者 (Rēshingukā ni notta seija).1983 Masayo Yamamoto 応為坦坦錄 (Ōi tantanroku ) Mishima Yukio PrizeWakaichi Koji 海に夜を重ねて (Umi ni yoru o kasanete)1984Jōji Atsumiミッドナイト・ホモサピエンス (Middonaito, homo sapiensu)Yuichi Hiranakaシーズレイン (She's Rain)1985 Eimi Yamadaベッドタイムアイズ (Beddo taimu aizu) Naoki Prize, Izumi Kyōka Prize for Literature, Yomiuri Prize, Tanizaki Prize1986Sumiko Okamoto零れた言葉 (Koboreta kotoba)Umeda KakoHonorable mention for 勝利投手 (Shōri tōshu)1987Kazuzo Sasayama四万十川 あつよしの夏 (Shimantogawa a tsuyoshi no natsu) Mishima Yukio Prize Jūgi Hisama Mention honorable pour マネーゲーム (Monê gêmu)1988 Mayumi Nagano 少年アリス (Shōnen Arisu ) Izumi Kyōka Prize for Literature, Noma Literary PrizeKazuichi Iijima汝ふたたび故郷へ帰れず (Nanji futatabi furusato e kaerezu)1989 Sunao Ashihara YES・YES・YES Naoki PrizeMako Yūkiハッピーハウス (Happī hausu)1990Aohara Sunao青春デンデケデケデケ (Seishun dendeke dekedeke)1991Shunji KawamotoroseYoshino Hikaru撃壌歌 (Gekijō uta)1992Megumi Miura音符 (Onpu)Kenichi MakiHonorable mention for 白い血 (Shiroi chi)1993No winnerKei Ôishi Excellence mention for 履き忘れたもう片方の靴 (Haki wasureta mō katahō no kutsu)Yoichiro KotakeExcellence mention for DMAC1994Zero Amemori首飾り (Kubikazari)1995Takami Itō助手席にて、グルグル・ダンスを踊って (Joshuseki nite, guruguru dansu o odotte) Akutagawa Prize1996No winnerKazumasa OgaExcellence mention for フレア (Flare)Ariko SatoExcellence mention for ボディ・レンタル (Body Rental)1997 Seigō Suzuki ラジオデイズ (Rajo daizu) Mishima Yukio Prize Tomoyuki Hoshino 最後の吐息 (Saigo no toiki) Noma Literary New Face Prize, Mishima Yukio Prize1998 Maki Kashimada 二匹 (Nihiki) Mishima Yukio Prize, Noma Literary New Face Prize, Akutagawa Prize1999Junko HamadaTiny, tiny2000 Akira Kuroda メイドインン (Made in Japan)Tomoka SatoExcellence mention for 肉触 Nikushoku)2001 Risa Wataya インストール (Install) Akutagawa Prize, Kenzaburō Ōe Prize2002Nakamura Wataruリレキショ (Rerekisho)Tomohiko Okadaキッズ アー オールライト (Kizzu ā ōruraito (Kids are all right))2003 Keisuke Hada黒冷水 (Kokureisui) Akutagawa PrizeIkuta Sayoオアシス (Oasis)Noriaki Fushimi魔女の息子 (Majo no musuko)2004 Nao-Cola Yamazaki 人のセックスを笑うな (Hito no sekkusu o warauna) Shimase Award for Love StoriesGen Shiraiwa野ブタ。をプロデュース (No buta. O purodyūsu)2005 Nanae Aoyama 窓の灯 (Mado no akari) Akutagawa PrizeMinami Natsu平成マシンガンズ (Heisei mashinganzu)2006Iwora Ogiyo公園 (Kōen)Saki Nakayamaヘンリエッタ (Henrietta)2007Ken'ichirō Isozaki肝心の子供 (Kanjin no kodomo)Kenta Tange青色讃歌 (Aoiro sanka)2008Fuari Kitaけちゃっぷ (Ketchup)Yûta Yasutoおひるのたびにさようなら (O hiru no tabi ni sayōnara)2009Ômori Brothers (Ômori Kyōdai)犬はいつも足元にいて (Inu wa itsumo ashimoto ni ite)Izumi Fujishiroボーダー&レス (Bōdā & resu)2010No winner2011Tomoki Imamuraクリスタル・ヴァリーに降りそそぐ灰 (Crystal Valley ni furisosogu hai)2012Naoko Tanigawaおしかくさま (Oshikaku-sama)2013Haruya Sakurai世界泥棒 (Sekai dorobō)2014Yondoku I死にたくなったら電話して (Shinitaku nattara denwa shite)Kaoru Kanekoアルタッドに捧ぐ (Arutaddo ni sasagu)2015Hiroka Yamashitaドール (Doll)Ushio Hatakeyama地の底の記憶 (Ji no soko no kioku)2016Ryōhei Machiya青が破れる (Ao ga yabureru)2017 Chisako Wakatake おらおらでひとりいぐも (Ora ora de hitori igumo) Akutagawa Prize2018Hideyuki Hikamiはんぷくするもの (Hanpuku suru mono)Tarō Yamanobeいつか深い穴に落ちるまで (Itsuka fukai ananiochiru made)2019Rin Usamiかか (Kaka) Mishima Yukio Prize, Akutagawa PrizeHaruka Tōno改良 (Kairyō) Akutagawa Prize2020Mū Fujiwara水と礫 (Mizu to tsubute)Kurumi ArataExcellence mention for 星に帰れよ (Hoshi ni kaereyo)2021Daichi Sawa眼球達磨式 (Gankyū daruma-shiki) 2022Jose Andōジャクソンひとり (Jakuson hitori)Coleco Hibinoビューティフルからビューティフルへ (Byūtifuru kara byūtifuru e)2023Ayako Koizumi無敵の犬の夜 (Muteki no inu no yoru)Riku Sasaki Excellence mention for 解答者は走ってください (Kaitō-sha wa hashitte kudasai)Shō Zuno Excellence mention for おわりのそこみえ (Owari no soko mie) Short story prize Fuyuki Nishino子宮の夢 (Shikyū no yume) Short story prize Kei Saitani Excellence mention for 海を吸う (Umi o suu)2024Saji Machikawa光のそこで白くねむる (Hikari no soko de shiroku nemuru)Irino Matsudaハイパーたいくつ (Haipāta ikutsu)
See also List of Japanese literary awards
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