Candidates for the Akutagawa Prize and Naoki Prize are decided

Candidate works for the 165th Akutagawa Prize and Naoki Prize have been announced.

Five works were selected for each, and three are the first candidates for each.

The candidates for the Akutagawa Prize were

▼ Mai Ishizawa's "At the place following the shellfish"

▼ Kudo

Rein's "Icicle's

voice"

▼ Hayako Takase's "Breathing in a puddle"

▼ Chiba Masaya's "Overheat"

▼ Li Kotomi's

"

Icicle Blooming Island" 5 works.

Mr. Chiba and Mr. Lee were the second candidates, and Mr. Ishizawa, Mr. Kudou, and Mr. Takase were selected for the first time this time.

On the other hand, the candidates for the Naoki Prize are

▼ Michi Ichiho's "Small Worlds"

▼ Katsuhiro Go's "Singing Our Songs"

▼ Norikazu Sato's "Tescatripoka"

▼ Toko Sawada's "Stars Fall, Still"

▼ Five works of Kotaro Sunahara's "Takase Shozaemon Gotosho".

Mr. Sawada is the 5th candidate, Mr. Wu is the 2nd candidate, and Mr. Ichiho, Mr. Sato, and Mr. Sunahara are the first candidates.

The Akutagawa Prize and Naoki Prize selection will be held on the 14th of next month.