The Murasaki Shikibu Prize (Japanese: 紫式部文学賞, Murasaki Shikibu bungaku shō) is a Japanese literary award awarded annually to an outstanding piece of literature in Japanese by a female author. It was established in 1991 by the city of Uji in Kyoto Prefecture in honor of Murasaki Shikibu's deep connection to the city of Uji. It awards a cash prize of 2 million yen, as well as a bronze statuette.[1]

Winners

YearAuthorTitleJapanese titlePublisherDate of publication
1991Akiko IshimaruPrincess Shikishi式子内親王伝――面影びとは法然The Asahi Shimbun CompanyDecember 1989
1992Kaori EkuniTwinkle Twinkle[2]きらきらひかるShinchoshaMay 1991
1993Michiko IshimureSixteenth Night's Bridge[3]none: 十六夜橋Komichi Shobo PublishingMay 1992
1994Keiko IwasakaFrom a Nearby Town to the Yodo River淀川にちかい町からKodanshaOctober 1993
1995Banana YoshimotoAmritaアムリタFukutake Publishing Co., Ltd.January 1994
1996Sumie TanakaDealing with Husbands夫の始末KodanshaOctober 1995
1997Kiyoko MurataCrab Woman[4]蟹女BungeishunjūJune 1996
1998Fumi SaitoFumi Saito, Collected Poems 1928-1993齋藤史全歌集 1928-1993Daiwa ShoboMay 1997
1999Hiromi KawakamiGod's Bear[5]神様Chuokoron-ShinshaSeptember 1998
2000Kazuko SaegusaThe City of Kazuko薬子の京KodanshaJanuary 1999
2001Taeko TomiokaChōkū Shaku's Notebooks釋迢空ノートIwanami Shoten PublishersOctober 2000
2002Yuko KawanoWalk: Yuko Kawano's Collected Poems歩く 河野裕子歌集SeijishaOctober 2001
2003Minako ObaThe Diary of Urayasu Songs[6]浦安うた日記SakuhinshaDecember 2002
2004Machi TawaraTo Love the Tale of Genji愛する源氏物語BungeishunjūJuly 2003
2005Yūko TsushimaThe Nara Report[7]ナラ・レポートBungeishunjūSeptember 2004
2006Kaho NashikiOut of the Swampy Woods[8]沼地のある森を抜けてShinchoshaAugust 2005
2007Akiko BabaThe World of Setsuwa歌説話の世界KodanshaApril 2006
2008Hiromi ItōThe Thorn Puller: New Tales of the Sugamo Jizō[9]とげ抜き 新巣鴨地蔵縁起KodanshaJune 2007
2009Natsuo KirinoThe Goddess Chronicle[2]女神記Kadokawa ShotenNovember 2008
2010Mieko KawakamiHeavenヘヴンKodanshaSeptember 2009
2011Yoko TawadaThe Nun and Cupid's Bow[10]尼僧とキューピッドの弓KodanshaJuly 2010
2012Kunie IwahashiA Critical Biography of Yaeko Nogami: Escape the Maze to the Forest評伝 野上彌生子――迷路を抜けて森へShinchoshaSeptember 2011
2013Mari AkasakaTokyo Prison東京プリズンKawade Shobō ShinshaJuly 2012
2014Mayumi MoriBluestocking Adventures: The Making of Collected Women's Magazines『青鞜』の冒険 女が集まって雑誌をつくるということHeibonshaJune 2013
2015Aiko SatōCurfew晩鐘BungeishunjūDecember 2014
2016Toshiko HiradaFreedom's Joke戯れ言の自由ShichoshaOctober 2015
2017Kikuko TsumuraBrazil, the Wandering Ghost浮遊霊ブラジルBungeishunjūOctober 2016
2018Shion MizuharaEpistoleえぴすとれーHon'ami ShotenNovember 2017
2019Kayoko YamazakiBread and Wild Strawberries: Memories of Foods in Serbia under Fire[11]パンと野いちご 戦火のセルビア、食物の記憶BungeishunjūMay 2018
2020Kyoko NakajimaDreams of the Imperial Library(夢見る帝国図書館)BungeishunjūMay 2019
2021Natsuko KurodaSuite: Forgotten Future Business [12]組曲　わすれこうじShinchoshaMay 2020
2022Yuri NaguraSongs of Dawn at Dusk: Traveling to Russia in Search of Literaturenone: 夕暮れに夜明けの歌を　文学を探しにロシアに行くEast PressOctober 2021
2023Eiko KadonoIko Travelingnone: イコ トラベリング 1948ーKadokawa ShotenSeptember 2022
2024Hiroko MinagawaWIND ROSEnone: 風配図 WIND ROSEKawade Shobō ShinshaMay 2023

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