Association of Japanese Children's Book Authors
The Association of Japanese Children's Book Authors ( Japanese 一般 社 団 法人 日本 児 童文芸 家 協会 , Shadanhōjin Nihon Jidō Bungeika Kyōkai , English Japan Juvenile Writers Association ) was founded on May 7, 1955 as a professional association of children's book authors . As a legal and non-profit association, it was under the supervision of the Office for Cultural Affairs until July 2007 . In 2010 the association had around 490 members.
Overview
The association was founded in 1955 by the children's and youth author Hirosuke Hamada and managed until his death in 1973. Subsequently, Kiyoto Fukuda continued the work of Hamada for 20 years.
Every year the association awards four literary prizes to recognize the works of its members: since 1976 the prize of the Association of Japanese Children's Book Authors , since 1972 the prize for debutants of children's literature ( 児 童文芸 新人 賞 , Jidō Bungei Shinjinshō ), since 2005 the Fukuda Kiyoto Prize ( 福田 清人 賞 ) and since 1959 the prize for special merits in Japanese children's literature ( 日本 児 童 文化 功 労 賞 , Nihon Jidō Bunka Kōrōsha ). In addition, the association publishes every two months in its own magazine Jidō Bungei children's literature. Children's book authors are organized nationwide in individual association groups.
President
- Hamada Hirosuke (1961–1973)
- Fukuda Kiyoto (1975-1997)
- Kawamura Takashi (1998-2010)
Chairperson
- Hamada Hirosuke (1955-1960)
- Fukuda Kiyoto (1961–1974)
- Yamanushi Toshiko (1975–1988)
- Nishizwaw Shōtarō (1989-1992)
- Takahashi Hiroyuki (1993–1996)
- Takeno Sakae (1997-1998)
- Oda Nobuko (1999-2004)
- Amanuma Haruki (2005-2008)
- Muramatsu Sadafumi (2009–2012)
- Yabe Michio (since 2013)
Web links
- 日本 児 童文芸 家 協会 . Japan Juvenile Writers Association, 2012,accessed August 2, 2013(Japanese, Association Official Website).
Individual evidence
- ↑ 当 協会 に つ い て . (No longer available online.) Japan Juvenile Writers Association, 2012, archived from the original on June 14, 2013 ; Retrieved August 2, 2013 (Japanese). 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.
- ↑ 賞 と コ ン ク ー ル . (No longer available online.) Japan Juvenile Writers Association, 2012, archived from the original on July 16, 2013 ; Retrieved August 2, 2013 (Japanese). 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.
- ↑ サ ー ク ル ブ ロ グ . Japan Juvenile Writers Association, 2012, accessed August 2, 2013 (Japanese, website of each group of Japanese children's book authors).
