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Mystery Writers of Japan Award

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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.

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MWJ Award for Best Critical/Biographical Work winners (1976–present)

  • MWJ Award for Best Work (1952–1975) winners for their Critical Work
  • 05 (1952) - EDOGAWA Rampo, Gen'ei-jo (Studies on detective fiction)
  • 19 (1966) - Kawataro Nakajima, Suiri Shosetsu Tembo (Studies on detective fiction)

    • Nominees available in English translation

  • Nominees for Best Novel
  • 02 (1949) - Akimitsu Takagi, Tattoo Murder Case (刺青殺人事件, Shisei Satsujin Jiken)
  • 37 (1984) - Kenzo Kitakata, The Cage (檻, Ori)
  • 42 (1989) - Joh Sasaki, Zero Over Berlin (ベルリン飛行指令, Berlin Hikō Shirei)
  • 65 (2012) - Mahokaru Numata, Nan-Core (ユリゴコロ, Yuri-gokoro)
  • Nominees for Short Story
  • 56 (2003) - Otsuichi, "Dog" (犬, Inu) (A chapter of the Novel Goth)
  • 60 (2007) - Gaku Yakumaru (ja), "Rice Omelet" (オムライス, Omuraisu) (Gaku Yakumaru, A Cop's Eyes, Vertical, 2016)
  • 63 (2010) - Shunsuke Nagase (ja), "Chief" (師匠, Shisho), Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine, February 2013

    • Other awards

  • MWJ Award for new face
  • 01 (1948) - Shigeru Kayama (ja), Kaiman-so Kidan (海鰻荘奇談) (Short story)
  • MWJ Award for encouragement
  • 07 (1954) - Jojiro Okami (ja), Namari no Kobako (鉛の小函) (Novel)
  • 07 (1954) - Ro Hikawa (ja), Suiren Fujin (睡蓮夫人) (Short story)
  • 07 (1954) - Saburo Washio, Nadare (雪崩) (Short story)

    • References

    Mystery Writers of Japan Award Wikipedia
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