The Murasaki Shikibu Prize () is a Japanese literary award awarded annually to an outstanding piece of literature in Japanese by a female author. It was established in 1991 by the city of Uji in Kyoto Prefecture in honor of Murasaki Shikibu's deep connection to the city of Uji. It awards a cash prize of 2 million yen, as well as a bronze statuette.
Winners +YearAuthorTitleJapanese titlePublisherDate of publication1991Princess Shikishi式子内親王伝――面影びとは法然The Asahi Shimbun CompanyDecember 19891992Kaori EkuniTwinkle TwinkleきらきらひかるShinchoshaMay 19911993Michiko IshimureSixteenth Night's BridgeKomichi Shobo PublishingMay 19921994Keiko IwasakaFrom a Nearby Town to the Yodo River淀川にちかい町からKodanshaOctober 19931995Banana YoshimotoAmritaアムリタFukutake Publishing Co., Ltd.January 19941996Sumie TanakaDealing with Husbands夫の始末KodanshaOctober 19951997Kiyoko MurataCrab Woman蟹女BungeishunjūJune 19961998Fumi SaitoFumi Saito, Collected Poems 1928-1993齋藤史全歌集 1928-1993Daiwa ShoboMay 19971999Hiromi KawakamiGod's Bear神様Chuokoron-ShinshaSeptember 19982000Kazuko SaegusaThe City of Kazuko薬子の京KodanshaJanuary 19992001Taeko TomiokaChōkū Shaku's Notebooks釋迢空ノートIwanami Shoten PublishersOctober 20002002Yuko KawanoWalk: Yuko Kawano's Collected Poems歩く 河野裕子歌集SeijishaOctober 20012003Minako ObaThe Diary of Urayasu Songs浦安うた日記SakuhinshaDecember 20022004Machi TawaraTo Love the Tale of Genji愛する源氏物語BungeishunjūJuly 20032005Yūko TsushimaThe Nara Reportナラ・レポートBungeishunjūSeptember 20042006Out of the Swampy Woods沼地のある森を抜けてShinchoshaAugust 20052007Akiko BabaThe World of Setsuwa歌説話の世界KodanshaApril 20062008Hiromi ItōThe Thorn Puller: New Tales of the Sugamo Jizōとげ抜き 新巣鴨地蔵縁起KodanshaJune 20072009Natsuo KirinoThe Goddess Chronicle女神記Kadokawa ShotenNovember 20082010Mieko KawakamiHeavenヘヴンKodanshaSeptember 20092011Yoko TawadaThe Nun and Cupid's Bow尼僧とキューピッドの弓KodanshaJuly 20102012Kunie IwahashiA Critical Biography of Yaeko Nogami: Escape the Maze to the Forest評伝 野上彌生子――迷路を抜けて森へShinchoshaSeptember 20112013Mari AkasakaTokyo Prison東京プリズンKawade Shobō ShinshaJuly 20122014Mayumi MoriBluestocking Adventures: The Making of Collected Women's Magazines『青鞜』の冒険 女が集まって雑誌をつくるということHeibonshaJune 20132015Aiko SatōCurfew晩鐘BungeishunjūDecember 20142016Toshiko HiradaFreedom's Joke戯れ言の自由ShichoshaOctober 20152017Kikuko TsumuraBrazil, the Wandering Ghost浮遊霊ブラジルBungeishunjūOctober 20162018Shion MizuharaEpistoleえぴすとれーHon'ami ShotenNovember 20172019Kayoko YamazakiBread and Wild Strawberries: Memories of Foods in Serbia under Fireパンと野いちご 戦火のセルビア、食物の記憶BungeishunjūMay 20182020Kyoko NakajimaDreams of the Imperial LibraryBungeishunjūMay 20192021Natsuko KurodaSuite: Forgotten Future Business 組曲 わすれこうじShinchoshaMay 20202022Songs of Dawn at Dusk: Traveling to Russia in Search of LiteratureOctober 20212023Eiko KadonoIko Traveling Kadokawa ShotenSeptember 20222024Hiroko MinagawaWIND ROSEKawade Shobō ShinshaMay 20232025 Minae MizumuraAn Ambassador and His Wife大使とその妻ShinchosaSeptember 2024
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