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Hiroe Suga

Hiroe Suga (菅浩江, Suga Hiroe; born April 21, 1963 in Kyoto) is a Japanese science fiction and mystery writer. She was first published in 1981. She has won four Seiun Awards – in 1992 and 2001 for best novel of the year, and in 1993 and 2020 for best short story of the year.

She is also a musician and a qualified dancer in the Wakayagi school of Japanese traditional dance.[1] Music and dance have figured in her fiction. Suga has taught at a story writing course at the Kyoto College of Graphic Studies for Informatics (KCGI).[2]

In November 1990, Suga married Gainax founder Yasuhiro Takeda.[3]

Awards

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  • 1992: Seiun Award Japanese Long Story for Merusasu no shōnen
  • 1993: Seiun Award Japanese Short Story for "Sobakasu no figyua"
  • 2001: Seiun Award Japanese Long Story for Eien no mori Hakubutsukan wakusei
  • 2001: Mystery Writers of Japan Award Best Novel for Eien no mori Hakubutsukan wakusei
  • 2013: Sense of Gender Awards Grand Prize Winner for To Whom Should This Be (Dare ni mi sho tote)
  • 2020: Seiun Award Japanese Short Story for "Mizu no Tsuki"
  • 2021: Nihon SF Taisho Award for Kanki no uta Hakubutsukan wakusei III

Works

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English translation
  • "Freckled Figure" (1999), translation of "Sobakasu no figyua" (そばかすのフィギュア) (1992)
  • "Five Sisters" (2012), translation of "Go nin shimai" (五人姉妹) (2000)[4]

Notes

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  1. ^ "Suga Hiroe". Science Fiction & Fantasy Writers of Japan. Archived from the original on 2009-08-28. Retrieved 2009-03-15.
  2. ^ "KCG booth at KYOMAFU 2022, a large circle around the artist and popular voice actor talk show". www.kcg.edu. Retrieved 2025-11-04.
  3. ^ Takeda, Yasuhiro. "Notenki Memoirs" (PDF). gwern.net. Retrieved 2025-11-04.
  4. ^ "Speculative Japan 3 | Kurodahan Press". Archived from the original on 2018-03-19. Retrieved 2013-11-23.
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