Aoko Matsuda | |
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Native name | 松田青子 |
Born | 1979 |
Occupation | writer |
Alma mater | Doshisha University |
Genre | Fiction |
Aoko Matsuda (松田青子 Matsuda Aoko; born 1979) is a Japanese writer and translator. She is the winner of the 2021 World Fantasy Award—Collection.
Aoko Matsuda was born in 1979,[1][2] in Hyōgo Prefecture.[3] She is an alumna of the Doshisha University, where she studied English.[3]
She made her debut in 2007.[3] Her first collection of short stories, Stackable, was nominated for the Mishima Yukio[2][4] and Noma Literary New Face Prize (2013).[4] Her stories have appeared in such literary magazines as Granta and Monkey Business.[1] In 2019, the English translation of her short story titled The Woman Dies was included in the shortlist for the Shirley Jackson Award.[4] Two years later, the English translationn of Matsuda's short story collection called Where the Wild Ladies Are won in the Collection category of the World Fantasy Awards[5] and in the Fiction category of the Firecracker Awards.[6]
Matsuda has translated from English into Japanese, including literary works by Karen Russell, Amelia Gray and Carmen Maria Machado.[4]
Year | Title | Award | Result | Ref. |
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2013 | Stackable | Mishima Yukio Prize | Nominee | [7][8] |
2013 | Stackable | Noma Literary New Face Prize | Nominee | [8] |
2019 | The Woman Dies | Shirley Jackson Award | Shortlist | [8] |
2020 | Where the Wild Ladies Are | Los Angeles Times Book Prize for Science Fiction | Nominee | [8] |
2021 | Where the Wild Ladies Are | Firecracker Award for Fiction | Winner | [6] |
2021 | Where the Wild Ladies Are | World Fantasy Award for Collection | Winner | [9][10] |