Aoko Matsuda

Aoko Matsuda
Native name
松田青子
Born1979
Occupationwriter
Alma materDoshisha University
GenreFiction

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.

Biography

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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]

Awards and honors

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Awards for Matsuda's writing
Year Title Award Result Ref.
2013 Stackable Mishima Yukio Prize Nominee [2][4]
2013 Stackable Noma Literary New Face Prize Nominee [4]
2019 The Woman Dies Shirley Jackson Award Shortlist [4]
2020 Where the Wild Ladies Are Los Angeles Times Book Prize for Science Fiction Nominee [4]
2021 Where the Wild Ladies Are Firecracker Award for Fiction Winner [6]
2021 Where the Wild Ladies Are World Fantasy Award for Collection Winner [7][8]

Publications

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Books

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  • スタッキング可能 (in Japanese). 河出書房新社. 2016. ISBN 9784309414690.
  • おばちゃんたちのいるところ [Where the Wild Ladies Are] (in Japanese). 中央公論新社. 2016. ISBN 9784120049187.[9][10][11]

Short stories and novellas

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References

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  1. ^ a b "Introducing: Aoko Matsuda". National Centre for Writing. Archived from the original on 2023-09-07. Retrieved 2023-09-07.
  2. ^ a b c "Aoko Matsuda". Tajfuny (in Polish). Archived from the original on 2023-09-07. Retrieved 2023-09-07.
  3. ^ a b c Matsuda, Aoko (2011). "Biographical notes". Planting (PDF). Translated by Turvill, Angus. Waseda Bungaku. p. 10. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2015-10-23. Retrieved 2023-09-07.
  4. ^ a b c d e f g h "Aoko Matsuda". Granta. 2020-08-09. Archived from the original on 2020-08-09. Retrieved 2023-09-07.
  5. ^ "Aoko Matsuda picks up World Fantasy Award title". The Asahi Shimbun. Archived from the original on 2023-09-07. Retrieved 2023-09-07.
  6. ^ a b "Awards: Firecracker Winners". Shelf Awareness. 2021-06-25. Archived from the original on 2022-12-09. Retrieved 2023-09-08.
  7. ^ Nonami, Kensuke (2021-12-09). "Aoko Matsuda picks up World Fantasy Award title". The Asahi Shimbun. Archived from the original on 2023-09-07. Retrieved 2023-09-07.
  8. ^ "Awards: World Fantasy Winners; Aspen Words Longlist". Shelf Awareness. 2021-11-11. Archived from the original on 2022-12-09. Retrieved 2023-09-08.
  9. ^ Allen-Vogel, Kristen (2020-10-23). "Where the Wild Ladies Are". Shelf Awareness. Archived from the original on 2022-08-08. Retrieved 2023-09-08.
  10. ^ Kohda, Claire (2020-03-13). "Where the Wild Ladies Are by Matsuda Aoko review – surreal but relatable short stories". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Archived from the original on 2022-11-29. Retrieved 2023-09-08.
  11. ^ Barton, Polly (2020-10-21). "On Aoko Matsuda's Deceptively Delightful Call for Systemic Change". Literary Hub. Archived from the original on 2023-06-01. Retrieved 2023-09-08.
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