Kiyama Shōhei Literature Prize

The Kiyama Shōhei Literature Prize ( Japanese 木 山 捷 平 文学 賞 , Kiyama Shōhei Bungakushō , also for short: Kiyama Prize ) was awarded annually from 1997 to 2005 by the city of Kasaoka in memory of the writer Kiyama Shōhei who was born there and to promote literature forgive. The award was given to poets and writers of so-called pure literature ( 純 文学 ), whose work is characterized by originality and humor. Since 2006, instead of the Kiyama Shōhei Literature Prize, the annual one million yen Kiyama Shōhei Prize for debutants in narrative literature ( 木 山 捷 平 短 編 小説 賞 , Kiyama Shōhei tanpenshōsetsushō ) has been awarded.

Award winners

• 1997 Saeki Kazumi for Tōki yama ni hi wa ochite ( 遠 き 山 に 日 は 落 ち て )
• 1998 Okamatsu Kazuo for Tōge no sumika ( 峠 の 棲 家 )
• 1999 Yū Miri for Gold Rush ( ゴ ー ル ド ラ ッ シ ュ )
• 2000 Medoruma Shun for Mabuigumi ( 魂 込 め )
• 2001 Satō Yōjirō for Igirisu-yama ( イ ギ リ ス 山 )
• 2002 Hiraide Takashi for Neko no kyaku ( 猫 の 客 )
• 2003 Kohiyama Haku for Hikaru daisetsu ( 光 る 大雪 )
• 2004 Horie Toshiyuki for Yukinuma to sono shūhen ( 雪 沼 と そ の 周 辺 )
• 2005 Matsuura Hisaki for Ayame karei hikagami ( あ や め 鰈 ひ か が み )

Members of the selection committee

• Kawamura Minato
• Akiyama Shun
• Miura Tetsuo

Winner of the Tanpenshōsetsushō

• 2006 Ushiyama Kimiko for Saishū basu ( 最終 バ ス )
• 2007 Kinoshita Kunishige for Marujāna no chie ( マ ル ジ ャ ー ナ の 知 恵 )
• 2008 Konno Mamiko for Senaka no kizu ( 背 中 の 傷 )

Web links

• List of winners on the website of the city of Kasaoka (Japanese)
• List of winners with Kiyama Shōhei tanpenshōsetsushō

annotation

1. ↑ The term "shōsetsu" is usually translated as novel, with "tanpen" indicating that it is a short novel. The formal separation of this short novel form from related forms such as narration, short story, etc. is usually difficult. The tender conditions stipulate that the submitted work may contain a maximum of 50 pages of a standard Genkō yōshi (each with 400 characters).

Individual evidence

1. ↑ 木 山 捷 平 文学 賞 受 賞 作品 . (No longer available online.) Kasaoka City, March 1, 2011, archived from the original on August 28, 2012 ; Retrieved July 17, 2012 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.  
2. ↑ 木 山 捷 平 短 編 小説 賞 ・ 歴 代 受 賞 者 の デ ー タ . 雑 学 デ ー タ バ ン ク , July 7, 2008, accessed July 17, 2012 . 
3. ↑ 入 賞 者 の 横 顔 紺 野 真 美 子 さ ん . (No longer available online.) Asahi Shimbun Digital, September 23, 2003, formerly the original ; Retrieved July 17, 2012 .  ( Page no longer available , search in web archives )  Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.    

Japanese name: As is common in Japan, the family name comes before the first name in this article . Thus, Kiyama is the family name, Shōhei the first name.