Honkaku Mystery Writers Club of Japan
Encyclopedia
is a Japan-based organization for mystery writers who write Honkaku (i.e. authentic, orthodox) mystery
.
The organization was founded on 3 November 2000 by Natsuhiko Kyogoku, Kaoru Kitamura
, Tetsuya Ayukawa
and the other mystery writers. It is currently chaired by Masaki Tsuji
and claims about 150 members.
It presents the Honkaku Mystery Grand Prize
to writers every year and produces the annual anthology.
novels) are regarded as examples of Honkaku mystery.
Mystery fiction
Mystery fiction is a loosely-defined term.1.It is often used as a synonym for detective fiction or crime fiction— in other words a novel or short story in which a detective investigates and solves a crime mystery. Sometimes mystery books are nonfiction...
.
The organization was founded on 3 November 2000 by Natsuhiko Kyogoku, Kaoru Kitamura
Kaoru Kitamura
is the pen name of , a popular contemporary Japanese writer, mainly of short stories.-Biography:Kitamura was born in the town of Sugito in Saitama Prefecture. He studied literature at Waseda University in Tokyo, and was a member of the Waseda Mystery Club while a student there...
, Tetsuya Ayukawa
Tetsuya Ayukawa
was a Japanese critic and novelist. He is noted for his Detective Onikawa Series of mystery stories.Ayukawa was born in Tokyo, Japan, but spent his youth in Dalian, China, when it was Japan's leased territory...
and the other mystery writers. It is currently chaired by Masaki Tsuji
Masaki Tsuji
is a Japanese scenario writer of TV series and films as well as mystery fiction novels. Tsuji was most active in the business from the 1960s through the 1980s, and worked as a script writer on many popular anime TV series for Mushi Production, Toei Animation, and Tokyo Movie Shinsha.Among the...
and claims about 150 members.
It presents the Honkaku Mystery Grand Prize
Honkaku Mystery Grand Prize
The are presented every year by the Honkaku Mystery Writers Club of Japan. They honor the best in honkaku mystery fiction and critical work published in the previous year.- Honkaku Mystery Grand Prize for Best Novel winners :...
to writers every year and produces the annual anthology.
Honkaku mystery
Honkaku (i.e. authentic, orthodox) mystery is one of sub-genres of mystery fiction that focuses on "fair play". Mystery novels written during the "Golden Age" of the mystery novel (e.g., the Ellery QueenEllery Queen
Ellery Queen is both a fictional character and a pseudonym used by two American cousins from Brooklyn, New York: Daniel Nathan, alias Frederic Dannay and Manford Lepofsky, alias Manfred Bennington Lee , to write, edit, and anthologize detective fiction.The fictional Ellery Queen created by...
novels) are regarded as examples of Honkaku mystery.
Presidents
- Arisu Arisugawa (2000-2005) (:ja:有栖川有栖)
- Kaoru KitamuraKaoru Kitamurais the pen name of , a popular contemporary Japanese writer, mainly of short stories.-Biography:Kitamura was born in the town of Sugito in Saitama Prefecture. He studied literature at Waseda University in Tokyo, and was a member of the Waseda Mystery Club while a student there...
(2005-2009) - Masaki TsujiMasaki Tsujiis a Japanese scenario writer of TV series and films as well as mystery fiction novels. Tsuji was most active in the business from the 1960s through the 1980s, and worked as a script writer on many popular anime TV series for Mushi Production, Toei Animation, and Tokyo Movie Shinsha.Among the...
(2009- )
Anthologies
The HMC started producing the annual anthology in 2001.- Honkaku Mystery 01 (KodanshaKodansha, the largest Japanese publisher, produces the manga magazines Nakayoshi, Afternoon, Evening, and Weekly Shonen Magazine, as well as more literary magazines such as Gunzō, Shūkan Gendai, and the Japanese dictionary Nihongo Daijiten. The company has its headquarters in Bunkyō, Tokyo...
, TokyoTokyo, ; officially , is one of the 47 prefectures of Japan. Tokyo is the capital of Japan, the center of the Greater Tokyo Area, and the largest metropolitan area of Japan. It is the seat of the Japanese government and the Imperial Palace, and the home of the Japanese Imperial Family...
, 2001, ISBN 4-06-182195-4) - Honkaku Mystery 02 (Kodansha, Tokyo, 2002, ISBN 4-06-182251-9)
- Honkaku Mystery 03 (Kodansha, Tokyo, 2003, ISBN 4-06-182320-5)
- Honkaku Mystery 04 (Kodansha, Tokyo, 2004, ISBN 4-06-182377-9)
- Honkaku Mystery 05 (Kodansha, Tokyo, 2005, ISBN 4-06-182435-X)
- Honkaku Mystery 06 (Kodansha, Tokyo, 2006, ISBN 4-06-182484-8)
- Honkaku Mystery 07 (Kodansha, Tokyo, 2007, ISBN 978-4-06-182530-7)
- Honkaku Mystery 08 (Kodansha, Tokyo, 2008, ISBN 978-4-06-182599-4)
- Honkaku Mystery 09 (Kodansha, Tokyo, 2009, ISBN 978-4-06-182654-0)
- Honkaku Mystery 10 (Kodansha, Tokyo, 2010, ISBN 978-4-06-182720-2)
See also
- Honkaku Mystery Grand PrizeHonkaku Mystery Grand PrizeThe are presented every year by the Honkaku Mystery Writers Club of Japan. They honor the best in honkaku mystery fiction and critical work published in the previous year.- Honkaku Mystery Grand Prize for Best Novel winners :...
- Honkaku Mystery Best 10Honkaku Mystery Best 10is an annual mystery fiction guide book published by Hara Shobo. The guide book publishes a list of the top ten honkaku mystery books published in Japan in the previous year.- 2001 :...
- Detective fictionDetective fictionDetective fiction is a sub-genre of crime fiction and mystery fiction in which an investigator , either professional or amateur, investigates a crime, often murder.-In ancient literature:...
- WhodunitWhodunitA whodunit or whodunnit is a complex, plot-driven variety of the detective story in which the puzzle is the main feature of interest. The reader or viewer is provided with clues from which the identity of the perpetrator of the crime may be deduced before the solution is revealed in the final...
- Japanese detective fictionJapanese detective fiction, is a popular genre of Japanese literature. It's generally called in Japan.- Name :When the Western detective fictions spread into Japan, it created a new genre called detective fiction in Japanese literature....
- Mystery Writers of JapanMystery Writers of Japanis an organization for mystery writers in Japan.The organization was founded on 21 June 1947 by EDOGAWA Rampo. It is currently chaired by Keigo HIGASHINO and claims about 600 members.It presents the Mystery Writers of Japan Award to writers every year...