Mizuki Tsujimura

Mizuki Tsujimura (辻村深月, Tsujimura Mizuki, born February 29, 1980)[1] is a Japanese writer from Fuefuki, Yamanashi.[2]

Mizuki Tsujimura
Native name
辻村深月
Born (1980-02-29) February 29, 1980
Fuefuki, Yamanashi, Japan
OccupationNovelist
LanguageJapanese
Alma materChiba University
GenreFiction, mystery fiction children's literature
Notable works
  • Kagi no nai yume wo miru (鍵のない夢を見る)
  • Tsumetai kosha no toki wa tomaru (冷たい校舎の時は止まる)
  • Tsunagi (ツナグ)
Notable awards

Tsujimura specializes in mystery novels. She writes both for adults and children.[3] Tsujimura is the winner of the 2018 Japan Booksellers' Award for her novel Kagami no Kojo (Solitary castle in the mirror).[4] After being shortlisted several times for the Naoki Prize, she finally received the 2012 Naoki Prize for Kagi no nai Yume wo Miru (I Saw a Dream Without a Key)[1][5]

References
  1. "Mizuki Tsujimura". Books from Japan. Retrieved 16 April 2018.
  2. 市川, 由佳子 (April 24, 2018). "本屋大賞の辻村深月さん、同級生だった書店員の言葉に涙" (in Japanese). Retrieved June 18, 2018.
  3. Doi, Yasuko (2017). "Chapter 40: The Moribito series and its relation to trends in Japanese children's literature". In Stephens, John (ed.). The Routledge Companion to International Children’s Literature. Routledge. ISBN 9781317676065.
  4. "VOX POPULI: Empathy for tormented teens is Tsujimura's winning trait". Asahi Shimbun. 13 April 2018. Retrieved 16 April 2018.
  5. "'2014 Taipei International Book Exhibition'". Ministry of Culture, Taiwan. Retrieved 16 April 2018.
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