Kazuki Sakuraba is a Japanese author of novels and light novels, and a Naoki Prize winner. Born in 1971, she began her career writing novelizations, but the bestselling mystery series Gosick brought her work with several light novel publishers, and her novel A Lollypop or a Bullet placed third in the 2006 Kono Light Novel ga Sugoi! ranking. The novel proved so popular it was republished by Kadokawa as a mainstream novel. In recent years, she has published several novels through other mainstream publishers as well, making her one of the few light novelists to make that leap. In 2007, her novel was nominated for the Naoki Prize. In 2008, she was nominated for a second time, for Watashi no Otoko, and won the prize.
2007 – Nominee for Yoshikawa Eiji Prize for New Writers: Red Girls: The Legend of the Akakuchibas
2007 – Nominee for Naoki Prize: Red Girls: The Legend of the Akakuchibas
2007 – Naoki Prize: Watashi no Otoko
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2016 – Longlisted for the 2015 James Tiptree, Jr. Award: Red Girls: The Legend of the Akakuchibas
Gosick series
Books in the GOSICK series up to GOSICKs III were published originally by Fujimi Mystery Bunko; the publishing dates listed correspond to this printing. Between September 2009 and January 2011, these books were republished by Kadokawa Bunko. From February to November 2011 they were then republished by Kadokawa Beans Bunko. Starting with GOSICK VII the books have been published by Kadokawa Bunko exclusively. Royalties from the first edition printing of GOSICK VII were donated to the Japanese Red Cross to aid victims of the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami.
Other light novels
Mainstream novels
Sakuraba's mainstream novels have been released by a variety of publishers. The bulk of them have also been rereleased several years after their original publishing dates by different publishers. was the winner of the 60th Mystery Writers of Japan Award in 2007, and Watashi no Otoko won the 138th Naoki Prize in the latter half of the same year.
Anthologized Works
In addition to her full-length works, Sakuraba has contributed short stories to a number of literary anthologies.
Essay collections
Aside from her works of fiction, Sakuraba has written a number of essays that have been compiled into collection. Her first essay collection, Nidaime no Baka ni Tsukeru Kusuri, was published under the masculine penname Sakuramaru Yamada.
