The Ayukawa Tetsuya Award (鮎川哲也賞, Ayukawa Tetsuya Shō) is an annual Japanese literary award for unpublished mystery novels. It was established in 1990 by Tokyo Sogensha, a Japanese publisher mainly publishing genre fiction books. The winning novel is published by the publisher and the winner receives a statue of Arthur Conan Doyle.
The award was named after Tetsuya Ayukawa (1919–2002), a Japanese writer who mainly wrote the Golden-Age-style detective fiction.
Winners
| Year | Winner | Winning entry | Available in English Translation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1990 | Taku Ashibe | Satsujin Kigeki no Jūsan-nin (殺人喜劇の13人) lit. Thirteen in a Murder Comedy | |
| 2 | 1991 | Shinsuke Ishikawa (ja) | Furenzokusen (不連続線) | |
| 3 | 1992 | Tomoko Kano (ja) | Nanatsu no Ko (ななつのこ) | |
| 4 | 1993 | Fumie Kondo (ja) | Kogoeru Shima (凍える島) lit. Frozen Island | |
| 5 | 1994 | Akira Aikawa (ja) | Keshin (化身) | |
| 6 | 1995 | Ko Kitamori (ja) | Kyōran Nijūshi-kō (狂乱廿四孝) | |
| 7 | 1996 | Taro Mitsusaka (ja) | Kaizokumaru Hyōchaku Ibun (海賊丸漂着異聞) | |
| 8 | 1997 | Kenji Kodama (ja) | Mimei no Akumu (未明の悪夢) | |
| 9 | 1998 | Katsunori Asukabe (ja) | Junkyō Katerina Sharin (殉教カテリナ車輪) | |
| 10 | 1999 | no applicable work | ||
| 11 | 2001 | Noriyuki Monzen (ja) | Kenchiku Shizai (建築屍材) | |
| 12 | 2002 | Hitoshi Goto (ja) | Sukuriputoriumu no Meikyū (写本室の迷宮) | The Labyrinth of the Scriptorium |
| 13 | 2003 | Akiko Moriya (ja) | Sennen no Shijima: Ihon Genji Monogatari (千年の黙 異本源氏物語) | |
| 14 | 2004 | Keijiro Kamizu (ja) | Oni ni Sasageru Yasōkyoku (鬼に捧げる夜想曲) | |
| Ruriko Kishida (ja) | Misshitsu no Rekuiemu (密室の鎮魂歌) | |||
| 15 | 2005 | no applicable work | ||
| 16 | 2006 | Kazushi Asami (ja) | Vesariusu no Hitsugi (ヴェサリウスの柩) | |
| 17 | 2007 | Yoshihiro Yamaguchi (ja) | Unjō-Toshi no Dai-Bōken (雲上都市の大冒険) | |
| 18 | 2008 | Nanakawa Kanan (ja) | Nanatsu no Umi o Terasu Hoshi (七つの海を照らす星) | |
| 19 | 2009 | Sako Aizawa (ja) | Gozen Reiji no Sandoriyon (午前零時のサンドリヨン) | |
| 20 | 2010 | Junichi Aman (ja) | Bodī Messēji (ボディ・メッセージ) | |
| Wataru Tsukihara (ja) | Taiyō ga Shinda Yoru (太陽が死んだ夜) | |||
| 21 | 2011 | Ayato Yamada (ja) | Megane-ya wa Kieta (眼鏡屋は消えた) | |
| 22 | 2012 | Yugo Aosaki (ja) | Taiikukan no Satsujin (体育館の殺人) | |
| 23 | 2013 | Tetsuya Ichikawa (ja) | Meitantei no Shōmei (名探偵の証明) | |
| 24 | 2014 | Jun Uchiyama (ja) | Biriyādo Hanabusa e Yōkoso (Bハナブサへようこそ) | |
| 25 | 2015 | no applicable work | ||
| 26 | 2016 | Yūto Ichikawa (ja) | Jelly Fish wa Kōranai (ジェリーフィッシュは凍らない) | |
| 27 | 2017 | Masahiro Imamura(ja) | Shijinsou no Satsujin (屍人荘の殺人) | Death Among the Undead |
| 27 | 2018 | Kouhei Kawasumi(ja) | Tantei ha Kyōshitsu ni Inai (探偵は教室にいない) | |
| 28 | 2019 | Kie Houjyō(ja) | Jikūryokousya no Sunadokei (時空旅行者の砂時計) | |
| 29 | 2020 | Rio Senda(ja) | Goshiki no Satsujinsha (五色の殺人者) | |
| 30 | 2021 | no applicable work | ||
| 31 | 2022 | no applicable work |
Members of the selection committee
- From 1990 (1st) to 1995 (6th)
- Tetsuya Ayukawa, Kawataro Nakajima, Junichiro Kida
- From 1996 (7th)
- Tetsuya Ayukawa, Takao Tsuchiya, Alice Arisugawa
- From 1997 (8th) to 1999 (10th)
- Soji Shimada, Yukito Ayatsuji, Alice Arisugawa
- From 2001 (11th) to 2002 (12th)
- Tetsuya Ayukawa, Soji Shimada, Kiyoshi Kasai
- From 2003 (13th)
- Soji Shimada, Kiyoshi Kasai
- From 2004 (14th) to 2008 (18th)
- Soji Shimada, Kiyoshi Kasai, Masaki Yamada
- From 2009 (19th) to 2011 (21st)
- Soji Shimada, Kiyoshi Kasai, Masaki Yamada, Kaoru Kitamura
- From 2012 (22nd) to 2013 (23rd)
- Kaoru Kitamura, Masaki Tsuji, Taku Ashibe
- From 2014 (24th)
- Kaoru Kitamura, Masaki Tsuji, Fumie Kondo
See also
- Japanese mystery awards for unpublished novels
- Japanese mystery awards for best works published in the previous year
References
External links
- Official Website (in Japanese)