Sense of Gender Awards

Sense of Gender Awards
Awarded forJapanese science fiction
CountryJapan
Presented byJapanese Association for Gender, Fantasy & Science Fiction
First awarded2001
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The Sense of Gender Awards are annual awards given by the Japanese Association for Gender, Fantasy & Science Fiction since 2001. It is awarded for the science fiction or fantasy fiction work published in the Japanese language in the prior year, which best "explore and deepen the concept of Gender." An award is also given for works that have been translated into Japanese.[1]

The organization that gives the award is known as the Japanese Association for Feminist Fantasy and Science Fiction.[2] The award and organization were founded by science fiction critic Mari Kotani, professional SF reviewer Reona Kashiwazaki, and Noriko Maki, the chair of the Japanese science fiction fandom confederation.[3]

They are sometimes called the "Japanese version of the Tiptree Awards". Past winners include Fumi Yoshinaga;[4] N. K. Jemisin;[5] and Eileen Gunn.[4]

List of winners

Grand Prize of the Sense of Gender Award[6][1]
Year English title Author
2001 The Scarlet Wizard Sunako Kayata
2002 The Book of Cosmos Megumi Kobayashi
2003 The Institution in Crystal Yoriko Shono
2004 Amazonia Chise Kasuya
2005 Through the Marshy Woods Kaho Nashiki
2006 The Ragged-Skin Girl: Angel in the Deserted Garden 2 Hirotaka Tobi
2007 Canine-Sexuality Rieko Matsuura
2008 Body Temperatures of Hermaphrodites Terumi Ojima
2009 Frankenstein Biscuit Akira
2010 The Palace of Flower Dragons Sayuri Ueda
2011 Schräge Music Yumiko Kawahara
2012 Eternal Wilderness (trilogy) Shimobu Suga
2013 For Whom la Belle Toils Hiroe Suga
2014 Yurei Tower Taro Nogizaka
2015 Omegaverse phenomenon
2016 In This Corner of the World Fumiyo Kōno
2017 I Want You Natsuki Furuyata
2018 Collection System Tanaka Tako
2019 Howling at the Moon Yukiko Seike
2020 The Promised Neverland Kaiu Shirai and Posuka Demizu
2021 Uncle VR's First Love Tomoko Goryuu
2022 Raven of the Inner Palace Kōko Shirakawa and Ayuko
Best Sense of Gender Award in Translation[6]
Year English title Author
2005 Venus Plus X Theodore Sturgeon
2006 Stable Strategies and Others Eileen Gunn
2007 A Brother's Price Wen Spencer
2008 Carmen Dog Carol Emshwiller
2008 The Privilege of the Sword Ellen Kushner
2009 Perdido Street Station China Miéville
2010 Genesis Bernard Beckett
2011 The Hundred Thousand Kingdoms N.K. Jemisin
2012 The Parasol Protectorate Series Gail Carriger
2012 Legend Marie Lu
Special Awards[7]
Year English title Author
2005 Ōoku: The Inner Chambers Fumi Yoshinaga
2011 Puella Magi Madoka Magica Gen Urobuchi and Akiyuki Shinbo
2011 In the Ending World Chise Kasuya
2021 Ōoku: The Inner Chambers Fumi Yoshinaga

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "Sense of Gender Award (English page)". The Japanese Association for Gender Fantasy & Science Fiction. Retrieved 25 June 2020.
  2. ^ "Japanese Association of Feminist Science Fiction and Fantasy – FSFwiki". Archived from the original on 1 June 2012. Retrieved 23 November 2023.
  3. ^ Kotani, Mari. "Mari Kotani's Speech" eCube vol. 30, no. 1; 1 June 2005 Archived 9 August 2007 at the Wayback Machine
  4. ^ a b "Sense of Gender Award | Book awards | LibraryThing". www.librarything.com. Retrieved 23 November 2023.
  5. ^ "N.K. Jemisin Named 2019 Indies First Spokesperson". the American Booksellers Association. 14 August 2019. Retrieved 23 November 2023.
  6. ^ a b "The Herstory of Sense of Gender Award" (PDF). The Japanese Association for Gender Fantasy & Science Fiction. Retrieved 25 June 2020.
  7. ^ "2011年度 第11回Sense of Gender賞 The 11th Sense of Gender Award in 2011｜ジェンダーSF研究会". The Japanese Association for Gender Fantasy & Science Fiction. Retrieved 23 November 2023.