| Year
|
Author
|
Japanese title
|
Rōmaji
|
English
|
| 1958
|
No winner selected
|
| 1959
|
No winner selected
|
| 1960
|
Tamako Koga
|
魔笛
|
Mateki
|
The Magic Flute
|
| 1961
|
No winner selected
|
| 1962
|
Kei Nishihara
|
日蝕
|
Nisshoku
|
Solar Eclipse
|
| 1963
|
Ryūichi Fumisawa
|
重い車
|
Omoi Kuruma
|
|
| 1964
|
Michiko Miyoshi
|
どくだみ
|
Dokudami
|
Chameleon plant
|
| 1965
|
Tōru Kurobe
|
砂の関係
|
Sunano Kankei
|
|
| 1966
|
No winner selected
|
| 1967
|
Hirotoshi Kondō
|
骨
|
Hone
|
|
| 1968
|
Minako Ōba
|
三匹の蟹
|
Sanpiki no Kani
|
Three Crabs
|
| 1969
|
Lee Hoesung
|
またふたたびの道
|
Mata Futatabi no Michi
|
The Same Road Again
|
| 1970
|
Kōsuke Katsuki
|
出発の周辺
|
Shuppatsu no Shuuhen
|
|
| 1971
|
Miyoko Kobayashi
|
髪の花
|
Kami no Hana
|
Hair Flowers
|
| Yoshitaka Hirokawa
|
チョーク
|
Chōku
|
Chalk
|
| 1972
|
No winner selected
|
| 1973
|
No winner selected
|
| 1974
|
Akira Iida
|
迪子とその夫
|
Michiko to sono otto
|
|
| Hitoshi Morimoto
|
或る回復
|
Aru Kaifuku
|
Recovery
|
| Michitsuna Takahashi
|
退屈しのぎ
|
Taikutsushinosugi
|
Killing Time
|
| 1975
|
Kyōko Hayashi
|
祭りの場
|
Matsuri no ba
|
Festival Site
|
| 1976
|
Ryū Murakami
|
限りなく透明に近いブルー
|
Kagirinaku Tōmeini Chikai Burū
|
Near-transparent Blue
|
| 1977
|
No winner selected
|
| 1978
|
Ryōsuke Obata
|
永遠に一日
|
Eien ni Ichinichi
|
Forever One Day
|
| Kei Nakazawa
|
海を感じる時
|
Umi wo Kanjiru Toki
|
When You Feel The Sea
|
| 1979
|
Haruki Murakami
|
風の歌を聴け
|
Kaze no Utawo Kike
|
Hear the Wind Sing
|
| 1980
|
Taku Hasegawa
|
昼と夜
|
Hiru to Yoru
|
Day and Night
|
| 1981
|
Yoriko Shōno
|
極楽
|
Gokuraku
|
Paradise
|
| 1982
|
No winner selected
|
| 1983
|
Naoyuki Ii
|
草のかんむり
|
Kusa no Kanmuri
|
A Crown of Grass
|
| 1984
|
Fumiko Hanagi
|
ダミアンズ、私の獲物
|
Damianzu, Watashi no Emono
|
Damiens, My Prey
|
| 1985
|
李起昇
|
ゼロはん
|
Zerohan
|
|
| Haruhiko Yoshimeki
|
ジパング
|
Jipangu
|
Cipangu
|
| 1986
|
Chihiro Arai
|
復活祭のためのレクイエム
|
Fukkatsusai no Tame no Rekuiemu
|
Requiem for Easter
|
| 1987
|
Yōko Shimoi
|
あなたについて わたしについて
|
Anata ni tsuite Watashi ni tsuite
|
About You, About Me
|
| Takayuki Suzuki
|
ポートレイト・イン・ナンバー
|
Pōtoreito In Nanbā
|
Portrait in Number
|
| 1988
|
石田邦男
|
アルチュール・エリソンの素描
|
Aruchūru Erison no Sobyō
|
Arthur Ellison's Drawings
|
| 1989
|
No winner selected
|
| 1990
|
Wataru Takano
|
コンビニエンスロゴス
|
Konbiniensu Rogosu
|
Convenience Logos
|
| 1991
|
Yoko Tawada
|
かかとを失くして
|
Kakato wo Nakushite
|
Losing My Heel
|
| 1992
|
No winner selected
|
| 1993
|
No winner selected
|
| 1994
|
Kazushige Abe
|
生ける屍の夜
|
Ikeru Shikabane no Yoru
|
Night of the Living Dead
|
| 1995
|
No winner selected
|
| 1996
|
No winner selected
|
| Excellence Mention Sonoe Dōgaki
|
足下の土
|
Ashimoto no Tsuchi
|
The Earth Under Your Feet
|
| 1997
|
Yoshihisa Okazaki
|
秒速 10 センチの越冬
|
Byōsoku Jū Senchi no Ettō
|
Passing the Winter at 10 Centimetres per Second
|
| 1998
|
No winner selected
|
| Excellence Mention Tetsuya Kamada
|
水のはじまり
|
Mizu no Hajimari
|
The Start of the Water
|
| 1999
|
No winner selected
|
| 2000
|
Hajime Yokota
|
(世界記録)
|
(Sekai Kiroku)
|
(World Record)
|
| Excellence Mention Yūji Nakai
|
フリースタイルのいろんな話
|
Furīstairu no Ironna Hanashi
|
Various Freestyle Chats
|
| 2001
|
Tōru Hagiwara
|
蚤の心臓ファンクラブ
|
Nomi no Shinzō Fankurabu
|
Flea Heart Fan Club
|
| Excellence Mention Rio Shimamoto
|
シルエット
|
Shiruetto
|
Silhouette
|
| 2002
|
Tomoki Teramura
|
死せる魂の幻想、
|
Shiseru Tamashī no Gensō
|
Visions of Dead Souls
|
| Daisuke Hayakawa
|
ジャイロ！
|
Jairo!
|
Gyro!
|
| 2003
|
Ken Mori
|
火薬と愛の星
|
Kayaku to Ai no Hoshi
|
Gunpowder and the Star of Love
|
| Excellence Mention Sayaka Murata
|
授乳
|
Junyū
|
Breastfeeding
|
| Excellence Mention Aya Wakisaka
|
鼠と肋骨
|
Nezumi to rokkotsu
|
Mice and ribs
|
| 2004
|
Mika Jūmonji
|
狐寝入夢虜
|
Kitsune ne nyū yume toriko
|
|
| Excellence Mention Norikazu Satō
|
サージウスの死神
|
Sājiusu no Shinigami
|
Sarzius the Reaper
|
| 2005
|
Naoya Higuchi
|
さよなら アメリカ
|
Sayonara Amerika
|
Goodbye, America
|
| Excellence Mention Anne Mochizuki
|
グルメな女と優しい男
|
Gurumena Onna to Yasashii Otoko
|
The Gourmet Women and the Kind Man
|
| 2006
|
Furukuri Kinoshita
|
無限のしもべ
|
Mugen no Shimobe
|
The Endless Subordinate
|
| Asuka Asahina
|
憂鬱なハスビーン
|
Yūutsuna Hasubīn
|
Depressed Has-been
|
| Excellence Mention Nozomi Fukatsu
|
煙幕
|
Enmaku
|
Smokescreen
|
| 2008
|
Yoriko Matsuo
|
子守唄しか聞こえない
|
Komori-uta Shika Kikoenai
|
All I Can Hear Is a Lullaby
|
| 2009
|
Daisuke Maruoka
|
カメレオン狂のための戦争学習帳
|
Kamereon-kyō no Tame no Sensō Gakushū-chō
|
A War Study Guide for Chamaeleon Enthusiasts
|
| 2010
|
Keita Asakawa
|
朝が止まる
|
Asa ga Tomaru
|
The Morning Halts
|
| Yosuke Nomizu
|
後悔さきにたたず
|
Kōkai Saki ni Tatazu
|
Don't Cry Over Spilt Milk
|
| 2011
|
Naoko Nakano
|
美しい私の顔
|
Utsukushī Watashi no Kao
|
My Beautiful Face
|
| 2012
|
Manabu Okamoto
|
架空列車、
|
Kakū Ressha
|
Aerial Train
|
| Excellence Mention Chioru Katase
|
泡をたたき割る人魚は
|
Awa o Tataki Waru Ningyo wa
|
The Mermaid Who Breaks the Bubbles
|
| Excellence Mention Kazuo Fujisaki
|
グッバイ、こおろぎ君。
|
Gubbai, Kōrogi-kun.
|
Goodbye, Cricket
|
| 2013
|
Riku Hatano
|
鶏が鳴く
|
Tori ga Naku
|
The Cock Crows
|
| 2014
|
Yūta Yokoyama
|
吾輩ハ猫ニナル
|
Wagahai wa Neko ni Naru
|
I Become a Cat
|
| 2015
|
Yūsuke Norishiro
|
十七八より
|
Jūshichihachi Yori
|
|
| 2016
|
Sil Choi
|
ジニのパズル
|
Jini no Pazuru
|
Gini's Puzzle
|
| 2017
|
No winner selected
|
| Excellence Mention Tomomi Uehara
|
天袋
|
Amabukuro
|
Heavenly Bag
|
| Excellence Mention Li Kotomi
|
独舞
|
Hitorimai
|
Solo Dance
|
| 2018
|
Yūko Hōjō
|
美しい顔
|
Utsukushī Kao
|
Beautiful Face
|
| 2019
|
Maho Ishikura
|
そこどけあほが通るさかい
|
Soko doke a ho ga tōrusakai
|
Get Out of the Way, an Idiot Is Coming Through
|
| 2020
|
No winner selected
|
| Excellence Mention Mahiro Yuasa
|
四月の岸辺
|
Shigatsu no Kishibe
|
April's Shore
|
| 2021
|
Mai Ishizawa
|
貝に続く場所にて
|
Kai ni Tsuzuku Basho Nite
|
In the Location Next to the Shellfish
|
| Daiki Shimaguchi
|
鳥がぼくらは祈り、
|
Tori ga Bokura wa Inori,
|
We Birds Prayed...
|
| Excellence Mention K-Sanzō Matsunaga
|
カメオ
|
Kameo
|
Cameo
|
| 2022
|
Chito Kosagawa
|
家庭用安心坑夫
|
Katei-yō Anshin Kōfu
|
Safe Miner for Use at Home
|
| Itsu Hirasawa
|
点滅するものの革命
|
Tenmetsu Suru Mono no Kakumei
|
A Revolution of Flickering
|
| 2023
|
Natsuki Murakumo
|
もぬけの考察
|
Monuke no Kōsatsu
|
A Discussion of Exuvia
|
| Yasuko Yumeno
|
ジューンドロップ
|
Jūndoroppu
|
June Drop
|
| 2024
|
Kōhei Toyonaga
|
月ぬ走いや、馬ぬ走い
|
Chichi nu haiya, 'nma nu hai
|
Moon Running, Horse Running
|
| Excellence Mention Ichi Shiratori
|
遠くから来ました
|
Tōku kara Kimashita
|
I Came from Far Away
|
