Rie Qudan

In 2024, Qudan won the 170th Akutagawa Prize for her novel Tōkyō-to Dōjō Tō[b] ("Tokyo Sympathy Tower").

[2] She won her first writing award for an essay she wrote during sixth grade in elementary school.

[4] In 2021, Qudan won the 126th Literary World Newcomer Award with her debut novel, Warui Ongaku[c] ("Bad music").

[8][9] Tōkyō-to Dōjō Tō won Qudan the 170th Akutagawa Prize, one of Japan's most prestigious literary awards for new authors.

[5][10][11] During a press conference, Qudan mentioned that she used ChatGPT, a chatbot based on generative artificial intelligence, to write about 5% of her novel.