Literary award · Japan · since 1948
Mystery Writers of Japan Award
Writers Award. Established 1948 in Japan.
About Mystery Writers of Japan Award
The Mystery Writers of Japan Awards (日本推理作家協会賞, Nihon Suiri Sakka Kyōkai Shō) are presented every year by the Mystery Writers of Japan. They honor the best in crime fiction and critical/biographical work published in the previous year.
From the Wikipedia article “Mystery Writers of Japan Award”, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Recent winners
| Year | Winner | Winning work |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Your Own Quiz | — |
| 2022 | Murder in the House of Ōmari | — |
| 2016 | Yuko Yuzuki | — |
| 2015 | Kazumasa Hayami | — |
| 2007 | Kazuki Sakuraba | — |
| 1992 | Yukito Ayatsuji | — |
| 1989 | Shunzō Waku | — |
| 1984 | Rō Tomono | — |
| 1983 | Koshi Kurumizawa | — |
| 1982 | Keisuke Kusaka | — |
| 1981 | Kyōtarō Nishimura | — |
| 1973 | Shizuko Natsuki | — |
From Wikidata; the list may be incomplete for some years.
Eligibility and entering
Check the official rules of the Mystery Writers of Japan Award for the current eligibility window, accepted formats, residency or language requirements and any entry fee. For most established prizes the publisher submits on the author's behalf, often with a limit on entries per imprint.
If you are self-published, look for an explicit statement that independently published books are accepted, and budget for entry fees and copies for judges.
Sources & data
- Structured data from Wikidata Q6948884 (CC0).
- Summary text from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0).