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第2回受賞作品

Here are the winners of the ESSC 2007, which took place for six months toward the end of 2007. The ESSC 2007 was special in that we made it an “international” competition by inviting participants from China, though quite small in number, in addition to Japanese participants. More than 900 extremely short stories were sent to the JAFAE.

Enjoy reading a gift from one of our final judges, Professor Peter Hassall(Zayed University, UAE).

We would like to thank all the participants. Every extremely short story was unique and creative. A big applause to the prize-winners, selected through the preliminary, the semi-final and the final selections!

<No works below have been edited by the JAFAE. The names of the winners who wish to remain anonymous are given in the initials. Click on the stories, and you can enlarge them.>

College Students and Adults

JAFAE President's Award


  • Paper has the other side
    Paper has the other side
    MAO, Shujun
    (Dalian, China)

Peter & Jon Hassall's Award


  • Wonderful morning
    Wonderful morning
    FUKU, Fumihiko
    (Tokyo, Japan)

3rd Prize

  • Special Telescope Special Telescope
    MIYARA, Junko
    (Kanagawa, Japan)
  • My Family The way of life
    FUKADA, Yuri
    (Kanagawa, Japan)
  • The color of the earth. The color of the earth.
    SEKIYA, Urara
    (Tokyo, Japan)
  • A Happy Land A Happy Land
    SUZUKI, Sayaka
    (Kanagawa, Japan)
  • A Cup of Happiness A Cup of Happiness
    ITO, Yurina
    (Kanagawa, Japan)
  • Beauty beauty
    FUKUMOTO, Kyoko
    (Nara, Japan)

4th Prize

  • Computers and English Computers and English
    Y.J.
    (Kumamoto, Japan)
  • A religious style in Japan A religious style in Japan
    ITO, Yuta
    (Tokyo, Japan)
  • Ring Ring!! Ring Ring!!
    TAKADA, Keiko
    (Tokyo, Japan)
  • Who am I? Who am I?
    AKIYOSHI, Takahiro
    (Tochigi, Japan)
  • Leaf Leaf
    GOMI, Saori
    (Tochigi, Japan)
  • ONE RAINY DAY ONE RAINY DAY
    SUZUKI, Shoutaro
    (Kanagawa, Japan)

Senior High School Students

JAFAE President’s Incentive Award

  • Thank you Thank you
    A.A.
    (Kagoshima Prefectural Shibushi High School, Japan)

Peter & Jon Hassall's Incentive Award

  • Along the way Along the way
    KAMEISHI, Hirotoshi
    (Kagoshima Prefectural Shibushi High School, Japan)

ESSC Steering Committee’s Incentive Award

  • King lion's words to his son King lion's words to his son
    F.T.
    (Kagoshima Prefectural Shibushi Senior High School, Japan)

4th Prize

  • Cherry tree in Washington D.C Cherry tree in Washington D.C
    TAKAHASHI, Toshihide
    (Tokyo Gakugei University Senior High School Oizumi Campus, Japan)
  • Child Soldier Child Soldier
    N.K.
    (Yamanashi Eiwa Senior High School, Japan)

5th Prize

  • Light messiah Light messiah
    YAMAMITSU, Eimi
    (Shonan Shirayuri Gakuen Senior High School, Japan)
  • I love... I love...
    M.I.
    (Okinawa Prefectural Koyo Senior High School, Japan)
  • Two Dogs Two Dogs
    SHINZATO, Yuka
    (Okinawa Prefectural Koyo Senior High School, Japan)

Junior High School Students

1st Prize

  • The Midnight Escape
    The Midnight Escape
    TAKAHASHI, Moe
    (Hyogo Prefectural Ashiya International Secondary School, Japan)

2nd Prize

  • December, 24 December, 24
    MATSUNAGA, Misako
    (Hyogo Prefectural Ashiya International Secondary School, Japan)
  • One day One day
    HASHIMOTO, Marie
    (Kitamachi Junior High School, Nerima, Tokyo, Japan)

3rd Prize

  • Friendship* Friendship*
    ISHIKAWA, Kaho
    (Gundai Fuzoku Junior High School, Japan)
  • The Road to Dream The Road to Dream
    FUKASHIRO, Chiaki
    (Gundai Fuzoku Junior High School, Japan)
  • Different different Different different
    ASANO, Kaori
    (Kitamachi Junior High School, Nerima, Tokyo, Japan)
Outstanding works of the ESSC 2012
How to enter the ESSC
Outstanding works of the past ESSCs

Essays on the ESSC published in Asian Englishes

Peter John HASSALL, "International Collaboration to Promote Literature and Linguistics via the Extremely Short Story Competition [ESSC]." Asian Englishes, Vol. 8, No. 2, 2006.

TAKESHITA Yuko, "Make It Extremely Short, Please!" Asian Englishes, Vol. 9, No. 1, 2006.