Mephisto Prize#Mephisto (magazine)
{{Short description|Japanese literary award}}
The {{Nihongo|Mephisto Prize|メフィスト賞|Mefisuto Shō}} is a Japanese literary award for unpublished genre fiction novels, mainly for mystery novels. It was established in 1996 by the editors of Mephisto magazine and is awarded on an irregular basis. The winning work is published by Kodansha and the winner receives a statue of Sherlock Holmes.
Winners whose works are available in English
; Writers engaged in The BBB
The BBB is a publishing group in which some Mephisto Prize winners participate. The group was established in 2012 by Ryusui Seiryoin and other Mephisto Prize winners to translate their works into English and publish them as ebooks.
- Hiroshi Mori
- Ryusui Seiryoin (Chief Editing Officer of The BBB)[http://thebbb.net/cast/ryusui-seiryoin.html Ryusui Seiryoin (Chief Editing Officer of The BBB) - The BBB]
- Kenichi Sobu
- Kyosuke Tsumiki
- Takafumi Takada
- Ryosuke Akizuki
- Ryuoh Yano
;Other writers
Winners
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! !Year !Winner !Winning entry !Available in English Translation |
1
| 1996||Hiroshi Mori||{{Nihongo||すべてがFになる|Subete ga F ni Naru}}|| |
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2
| 1996||Ryusui Seiryoin||{{Nihongo||コズミック|Kozumikku (Cosmic)}}|| |
3
| 1997||Kenichi Sobu (ja)||{{Nihongo||六枚のとんかつ|Roku mai no Tonkatsu}}|| |
4
| 1998||Kurumi Inui||{{Nihongo||Jの神話|J no Shinwa}}|| |
5
| 1998||Kazuhiro Uraga (ja)||{{Nihongo||記憶の果て|Kioku no Hate}}|| |
6
| 1998||Kyosuke Tsumiki (ja)||{{Nihongo||歪んだ創世記|Yuganda Soseiki}}|| |
7
| 1998||Fuyuki Shindo (ja)||{{Nihongo||血塗られた神話|Chinurareta Shinwa}}|| |
8
| 1998||Mitsufumi Asagure (ja)[http://www.booksfromjapan.jp/authors/item/594 J'Lit | Authors : Mitsufumi Asagure | Books from Japan]||{{Nihongo||ダブ(エ)ストン街道|Dabu(e)suton Kaido}}|| |
9
| 1998||Takafumi Takada (ja)||{{Nihongo||QED 百人一首の呪|QED Hyakunin Isshu no Shu}}|| |
10
| 1999||Nozomu Nakashima (ja)||{{Nihongo||Kの流儀|K no Ryugi}}|| |
11
| 1999||Shina Takasato (ja)||{{Nihongo||銀の檻を溶かして|Gin no Ori o Tokashite}}|| |
12
| 1999||Takumi Kirisha (ja)||{{Nihongo||ドッペルゲンガー宮|Dopperugenga (Doppelgänger) Kyu}}|| |
13
| 1999||Masayuki Shuno (ja)||{{Nihongo||ハサミ男|Hasami Otoko}}|| |
14
| 2000||Seiji Kodokoro (ja)||{{Nihongo||アンノウン|Announ [Unknown]}}|| |
15
| 2000||Toru Hikawa (ja)||{{Nihongo||真っ暗な夜明け|Makkura na Yoake}}|| |
16
| 2000||Kenji Kuroda (ja)||{{Nihongo||ウェディング・ドレス|Wedingu Doresu [Wedding Dress]}}|| |
17
| 2000||Kaju Koizumi (ja)||{{Nihongo||火蛾|Higa}}|| |
18
| 2000||Koji Ishizaki (ja)||{{Nihongo||日曜日の沈黙|Nichiyobi no Chinmoku}}|| |
19
| 2001||Otaro Maijo||{{Nihongo||煙か土か食い物 Smoke, Soil or Sacrifices|Kemuri ka Tsuchi ka Kuimono}}|| |
20
| 2001||Ryosuke Akizuki (ja)||{{Nihongo||月長石の魔犬|Getchoseki no Maken}}|| |
21
| 2001||Yuya Sato||{{Nihongo||フリッカー式|Furikka (Flicker) Shiki}}|| |
22
| 2001||Takumi Tsumura (ja)||{{Nihongo||DOOMSDAY|Doomsday}}|| |
23
| 2002||Nisio Isin||{{Nihongo||クビキリサイクル|Kubikiri Saikuru}}||Zaregoto, Book 1: The Kubikiri Cycle |
24
| 2002||Takekuni Kitayama (ja)||{{Nihongo||『クロック城』殺人事件|Kurokku [Clock] Jo Satsujin Jiken}}|| |
25
| 2002||Megumi Tachimori (ja)||{{Nihongo||それでも警官は微笑う|Sore de mo Keikan wa Warau}}|| |
26
| 2002||Akira Ishiguro (ja)||{{Nihongo||死都日本|Shito Nippon}}|| |
27
| 2003||Shintaro Ikegaki (ja)||{{Nihongo||フレームアウト|Furemu Auto [Flame-Out]}}|| |
28
| 2003||Namida Sekita (ja)||{{Nihongo||蜜の森の凍える女神|Mitsu no Mori no Kogoeru Megami}}|| |
29
| 2003||Yukiya Shoji (ja)[http://www.booksfromjapan.jp/authors/item/2761 J'Lit | Authors : Yukiya Shōji | Books from Japan]||{{Nihongo||空を見上げる古い歌を口ずさむ|Sora o Miageru Furui Uta o Kuchizusamu}}|| |
30
| 2004||Ryuoh Yano (ja)||{{Nihongo||極限推理コロシアム|Kyokugen Suiri Koroshiamu [Colosseum]}}|| |
31
| 2004||Mizuki Tsujimura[http://www.booksfromjapan.jp/authors/item/438 J'Lit | Authors : Mizuki Tsujimura | Books from Japan]||{{Nihongo||冷たい校舎の時は止まる|Tsumetai Kosha no Toki wa Tomaru}}||A School Frozen in Time |
32
| 2005||Yukiko Mari (ja)[http://www.booksfromjapan.jp/authors/item/2365 J'Lit | Authors : Yukiko Mari | Books from Japan]||{{Nihongo||孤虫症|Kochusho}}|| |
33
| 2005||Takeshi Moriyama (ja)||{{Nihongo||黙過の代償|Mokka no Daisho}}|| |
34
| 2006||Hayato Okazaki (ja)||{{Nihongo||少女は踊る暗い腹の中踊る|Shojo wa Odoru Kurai Hara no Naka Odoru}}|| |
35
| 2007||Mahoro Furuno (ja)||{{Nihongo||天帝のはしたなき果実|Tentei no Hashitanaki Kajitsu}}|| |
36
| 2007||Reiichiro Fukami (ja)||{{Nihongo||ウルチモ・トルッコ|Uruchimo Torukko [Ultimo Trucco]}}|| |
37
| 2008||Korumono Migiwa (ja)||{{Nihongo||パラダイス・クローズド|Paradaisu Kurozudo [Paradise Closed]}}|| |
38
| 2008||Sosuke Watari (ja)||{{Nihongo||掘割で笑う女|Horiwari de Warau Onna}}|| |
39
| 2008||Yushin Jiro (ja)||{{Nihongo||マネーロード|Mane Rodo [Money Road]}}|| |
40
| 2009||Yamori Mochizuki (ja)||{{Nihongo||無貌伝 双児の子ら|Muboden: Futago no Ko ra}}|| |
41
| 2009||Koichiro Akahoshi (ja)||{{Nihongo||虫とりのうた|Mushitori no Uta}}|| |
42
| 2009||Mito Shirakawa (ja)||{{Nihongo||プールの底に眠る|Puru [Pool] no Soko ni Nemuru}}|| |
43
| 2010||Ryo Amane (ja)||{{Nihongo||キョウカンカク|Kyokankaku}}|| |
44
| 2010||Tenju Maruyama (ja)||{{Nihongo||琅邪の鬼|Roya no Oni}}|| |
45
| 2010||Daisuke Takada (ja)||{{Nihongo||図書館の魔女|Toshokan no Majo}}|| |
46
| 2012||Natsuki Kita (ja)||{{Nihongo||恋都の狐さん|Koto no Kitsune-san}}|| |
47
| 2013||Ritsu Shuki (ja)||{{Nihongo||眼球堂の殺人|Gankyudo no Satsujin}}|| |
48
| 2013||Yoichi Chikamoto||{{Nihongo||愛の徴 天国の方角|Ai no Shirushi Tengoku no Hogaku}}|| |
49
| 2013||Sho Kazamori||{{Nihongo||渦巻く回廊の鎮魂曲|Uzumaku Kairo no Rekuiemu [Requiem]}}|| |
50
| 2014||Yabusaka Hayasaka (ja)||{{Nihongo||○○○○○○○○殺人事件|Marumarumarumarumarumarumarumaru Satsujin Jiken}}|| |
51
| 2015||Magi Inoue||{{Nihongo||恋と禁忌の述語論理|Koi to Kinki no Purediketto [Predicate]}}|| |
''Mephisto'' (magazine)
{{nihongo|Mephisto|メフィスト}} is a Japanese literary magazine of genre fiction, mainly of mystery fiction. It has been published triannually by Kodansha since April 1994.
Koji Suzuki's Promenade of the Gods was serialized in the magazine from 1995 to 2002. The first three stories of Nisio Isin's Monogatari series were published in the magazine in 2005-2006.
;Short stories available in English translation which were originally published in Mephisto magazine
- Hiroshi Mori
- "The Girl Who Was the Little Bird" (December 1997 issue)
- "A Pair of Hearts" (October 1998 issue)
- "Which Is the Witch?" (September 1999 issue)
- Rintaro Norizuki
- "An Urban Legend Puzzle" (September 2001 issue)
- Soji Shimada
- "The Locked House of Pythagoras" (September 1999 issue)
- Takafumi Takada
- "Three Little Bonzes: The Case Diary of Chinami Chiba" (September 2000 issue)
- "A Goat on a Boat to Float: The Case Diary of Chinami Chiba" (September 2002 issue)
;Contributors
{{columns-list|colwidth=18em|
- Jiro Akagawa
- Taku Ashibe
- Yukito Ayatsuji
- Keigo Higashino
- Kouhei Kadono
- Shinji Kajio
- Hideyuki Kikuchi
- Natsuhiko Kyogoku
- Otaro Maijo
- Hiroshi Mori
- Kyotaro Nishimura
- Nisio Isin
- Rintaro Norizuki
- Fuyumi Ono
- Yuya Sato
- Ryusui Seiryoin
- Soji Shimada
- Koji Suzuki
- Katsuhiko Takahashi
- Masaki Yamada
}}
See also
;Japanese mystery awards for unpublished novels
;Japanese mystery awards for best works published in the previous year
References
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External links
- [http://kodansha-novels.jp/mephisto/index.html Official Website of Mephisto magazine] {{in lang|ja}}
- [http://thebbb.net/ The BBB: Breakthrough Bandwagon Books] - Website of some Mephisto Prize winners {{in lang|en}}
{{Japanese literary awards}}
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Category:Mystery and detective fiction awards
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