Hiroe Suga

Hiroe Suga (菅浩江, Suga Hiroe, born April 21, 1963 in Kyoto) is a Japanese science fiction and mystery writer. She was first published in 1981. She has won four Seiun Awards – in 1992 and 2001 for best novel of the year, and in 1993 and 2020 for best short story of the year.

She is also a musician and a qualified dancer in the Wakayagi school of Japanese traditional dance. Music and dance have figured in her fiction.

She is married to Gainax founder Yasuhiro Takeda.

Awards

1992: Seiun Award Japanese Long Story for Merusasu no shōnen
1993: Seiun Award Japanese Short Story for "Sobakasu no figyua"
2001: Seiun Award Japanese Long Story for Eien no mori Hakubutsukan wakusei
2001: Mystery Writers of Japan Award Best Novel for Eien no mori Hakubutsukan wakusei
2020: Seiun Award Japanese Short Story for "Mizu no Tsuki"
2021: Nihon SF Taisho Award for Kanki no uta Hakubutsukan wakusei III