Hiroe Suga

Hiroe Suga (菅浩江) 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

Works

 * English translation
 * "Freckled Figure" (1999), translation of "Sobakasu no figyua" (そばかすのフィギュア) (1992)
 * "Five Sisters" (2012), translation of "Go nin shimai" (五人姉妹) (2000)