Mystery Writers of Japan Award

== MWJ Award for Best Short Story winners (1948–1951, 1976–present) ==

== MWJ Award for Best Critical/Biographical Work winners (1976–present) ==

• MWJ Award for Best Work (1952–1975) winners for their Critical Work • 05 (1952) - EDOGAWA Rampo, ''Gen'ei-jo'' (Studies on detective fiction) • 19 (1966) - Kawataro Nakajima, Suiri Shosetsu Tembo (Studies on detective fiction) == MWJ Award for Best Work winners (1952–1975) ==

== Nominees available in English translation ==

• Nominees for Best Novel • 02 (1949) - Akimitsu Takagi, • 02 (1949) - Seishi Yokomizo, • 37 (1984) - Kenzo Kitakata, • 42 (1989) - Joh Sasaki, • 65 (2012) - Mahokaru Numata, • 71 (2018) - Mizuki Tsujimura, • Nominees for Short Story • 08 (1955) - Tetsuya Ayukawa, (Tetsuya Ayukawa, The Red Locke Room, Locked Room International, 2020) • 11 (1958) - Tetsuya Ayukawa, (Tetsuya Ayukawa, The Red Locke Room, Locked Room International, 2020) • 12 (1959) - Tetsuya Ayukawa, (Tetsuya Ayukawa, The Red Locke Room, Locked Room International, 2020) • 56 (2003) - Otsuichi, (A chapter of the Novel Goth) • 60 (2007) - Gaku Yakumaru (ja), (Gaku Yakumaru, ''A Cop's Eyes'', Vertical, 2016) • 63 (2010) - Shunsuke Nagase (ja), , ''Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine'', February 2013 == MWJ Award for Mystery Fiction in Translation（Double Copper Award）2023–present ==

This award is for the best translated mystery novel or short story collection published in Japan in the previous year. 2023 Winners (in bold) and nominees. The 2023 judges: Tatsumi Atsukawa (ja), Kazuyo Misumi, Akira Mitsuhashi, Yuki Shasendo (ja), Matsukoi Sugie (ja) 2024 Winners (in bold) and nominees. The 2024 judges:Tatsumi Atsukawa (ja), Kazuyo Misumi, Akira Mitsuhashi, Yuki Shasendo (ja), Matsukoi Sugie (ja) 2025 Winners (in bold) and nominees. The 2025 judges:Tatsumi Atsukawa (ja), Kazuyo Misumi, Akira Mitsuhashi, Yuki Shasendo (ja), Matsukoi Sugie (ja) == Other awards ==

• MWJ Award for new face • 01 (1948) - Shigeru Kayama (ja), (Short story) • MWJ Award for encouragement • 07 (1954) - Jojiro Okami (ja), (Novel) • 07 (1954) - Ro Hikawa (ja), (Short story) • 07 (1954) - Saburo Washio (ja), (Short story) == See also ==