Mephisto Prize Explained

The is a Japanese literary award for unpublished genre fiction novels, mainly for mystery novels.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 BBBThe 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)^[1]
Kenichi Sobu
Kyosuke Tsumiki
Takafumi Takada
Ryosuke Akizuki
Ryuoh Yano

Other writers

Winners

	Year	Winner	Available in English Translation
1	1996	Hiroshi Mori
2	1996	Ryusui Seiryoin
3	1997	Kenichi Sobu (ja)
4	1998	Kurumi Inui
5	1998	Kazuhiro Uraga (ja)
6	1998	Kyosuke Tsumiki (ja)
7	1998	Fuyuki Shindo (ja)
8	1998	Mitsufumi Asagure (ja)^[2]
9	1998	Takafumi Takada (ja)
10	1999	Nozomu Nakashima (ja)
11	1999	Shina Takasato (ja)
12	1999	Takumi Kirisha (ja)
13	1999	Masayuki Shuno (ja)
14	2000	Seiji Kodokoro (ja)
15	2000	Toru Hikawa (ja)
16	2000	Kenji Kuroda (ja)
17	2000	Kaju Koizumi (ja)
18	2000	Koji Ishizaki (ja)
19	2001	Otaro Maijo
20	2001	Ryosuke Akizuki (ja)
21	2001	Yuya Sato
22	2001	Takumi Tsumura (ja)
23	2002	Nisio Isin	Zaregoto, Book 1: The Kubikiri Cycle
24	2002	Takekuni Kitayama (ja)
25	2002	Megumi Tachimori (ja)
26	2002	Akira Ishiguro (ja)
27	2003	Shintaro Ikegaki (ja)
28	2003	Namida Sekita (ja)
29	2003	Yukiya Shoji (ja)^[3]
30	2004	Ryuoh Yano (ja)
31	2004	Mizuki Tsujimura^[4]	A School Frozen in Time
32	2005	Yukiko Mari (ja)^[5]
33	2005	Takeshi Moriyama (ja)
34	2006	Hayato Okazaki (ja)
35	2007	Mahoro Furuno (ja)
36	2007	Reiichiro Fukami (ja)
37	2008	Korumono Migiwa (ja)
38	2008	Sosuke Watari (ja)
39	2008	Yushin Jiro (ja)
40	2009	Yamori Mochizuki (ja)
41	2009	Koichiro Akahoshi (ja)
42	2009	Mito Shirakawa (ja)
43	2010	Ryo Amane (ja)
44	2010	Tenju Maruyama (ja)
45	2010	Daisuke Takada (ja)
46	2012	Natsuki Kita (ja)
47	2013	Ritsu Shuki (ja)
48	2013	Yoichi Chikamoto
49	2013	Sho Kazamori
50	2014	Yabusaka Hayasaka (ja)
51	2015	Magi Inoue

Mephisto (magazine)

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

External links

Official Website of Mephisto magazine
The BBB: Breakthrough Bandwagon Books - Website of some Mephisto Prize winners

Notes and References

http://thebbb.net/cast/ryusui-seiryoin.html Ryusui Seiryoin (Chief Editing Officer of The BBB) - The BBB
http://www.booksfromjapan.jp/authors/item/594 J'Lit | Authors : Mitsufumi Asagure | Books from Japan
http://www.booksfromjapan.jp/authors/item/2761 J'Lit | Authors : Yukiya Shōji | Books from Japan
http://www.booksfromjapan.jp/authors/item/438 J'Lit | Authors : Mizuki Tsujimura | Books from Japan
http://www.booksfromjapan.jp/authors/item/2365 J'Lit | Authors : Yukiko Mari | Books from Japan