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Madoka TAKADONO
高殿 円
Taiwan
Born in Hyogo Prefecture. She made her literary debut in 2000 after winning the Encouragement Award at the Kadokawa Gakuen Novel Grand Prix.
In 2013, she won the inaugural Ekinaka Bookstore Grand Prize with Coming Out. She was subsequently awarded the 11th Osaka Honma Hon Award for Grand Chateau in 2023, followed by the 23rd Sense of Gender Award for Forgotten Stories (Wasararuru Monogatari) in 2024.
Her other notable works include the Shirley Holmes series—which reimagines Holmes and Watson as a female duo—and The King of Cosmetics, a biographical novel based on a real-life cosmetics company executive. Her versatile repertoire spans a wide spectrum of genres, ranging from fantasy to workplace fiction.
Madoka TAKADONO
高殿 円
Japan
Born in Hyogo Prefecture. She made her literary debut in 2000 after winning the Encouragement Award at the Kadokawa Gakuen Novel Grand Prix.
In 2013, she won the inaugural Ekinaka Bookstore Grand Prize with Coming Out. She was subsequently awarded the 11th Osaka Honma Hon Award for Grand Chateau in 2023, followed by the 23rd Sense of Gender Award for Forgotten Stories (Wasararuru Monogatari) in 2024.
Her other notable works include the Shirley Holmes series—which reimagines Holmes and Watson as a female duo—and The King of Cosmetics, a biographical novel based on a real-life cosmetics company executive. Her versatile repertoire spans a wide spectrum of genres, ranging from fantasy to workplace fiction.
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