The is a Japanese

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for unpublished

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novels, mainly for mystery novels. It was established in 1996 by the editors of ''Mephisto'' magazine and is awarded on an irregular basis. The winning work is published by

Kodansha is a Japanese privately held publishing company headquartered in Bunkyō, Tokyo. Kodansha publishes manga magazines which include ''Nakayoshi'', ''Morning (magazine), Morning'', ''Afternoon (magazine), Afternoon'', ''Evening (magazine), Eveni ...

and the winner receives a statue of

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Winners whose works are available in English

; Writers engaged in The BBB The BBB is a publishing group in which some Mephisto Prize winners participate. The group was established in 2012 by Ryusui Seiryoin and other Mephisto Prize winners to translate their works into English and publish them as ebooks. * Hiroshi Mori * Ryusui Seiryoin (Chief Editing Officer of The BBB)Ryusui Seiryoin (Chief Editing Officer of The BBB) - The BBB
/ref> * Kenichi Sobu * Kyosuke Tsumiki * Takafumi Takada * Ryosuke Akizuki * Ryuoh Yano ;Other writers * Otaro Maijo * Yuya Sato * Nisio Isin

Winners

''Mephisto'' (magazine)

is a Japanese literary magazine of

, mainly of

mystery fiction Mystery is a genre fiction, fiction genre where the nature of an event, usually a murder or other crime, remains wiktionary:mysterious, mysterious until the end of the story. Often within a closed circle of suspects, each suspect is usually prov ...

. It has been published triannually by

since April 1994.

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's ''Promenade of the Gods'' was serialized in the magazine from 1995 to 2002. The first three stories of Nisio Isin's ''

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'' series were published in the magazine in 2005-2006. ;Short stories available in English translation which were originally published in Mephisto magazine * Hiroshi Mori ** "The Girl Who Was the Little Bird" (December 1997 issue) ** "A Pair of Hearts" (October 1998 issue) ** "Which Is the Witch?" (September 1999 issue) * Rintaro Norizuki ** "An Urban Legend Puzzle" (September 2001 issue) * Soji Shimada ** "The Locked House of Pythagoras" (September 1999 issue) * Takafumi Takada ** "Three Little Bonzes: The Case Diary of Chinami Chiba" (September 2000 issue) ** "A Goat on a Boat to Float: The Case Diary of Chinami Chiba" (September 2002 issue) ;Contributors

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External links

Official Website of ''Mephisto'' magazine

The BBB: Breakthrough Bandwagon Books
- Website of some Mephisto Prize winners {{Japanese literary awards 1996 establishments in Japan Mystery and detective fiction awards Japanese literary awards Awards established in 1996 Kodansha Nisio Isin

Winners whose works are available in English

Winners

''Mephisto'' (magazine)

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