久永　実木彦（ひさなが　みきひこ）Mikihiko Hisanaga

おおよそ東京都出身。幼年期は福岡県や佐賀県、埼玉県などにも住んでいたらしい。2017年、「七十四秒の旋律と孤独」で第8回創元SF短編賞を受賞しデビュー。同作を表題作とした連作短編集『七十四秒の旋律と孤独』、『紙魚の手帖 Vol.6』に掲載された「わたしたちの怪獣」で二年連続日本SF大賞最終候補となった。愛妻家で愛猫家。好きな創作者はスティーヴン・キング、村上春樹、Ｍ・ナイト・シャマラン、荒木飛呂彦。昨日、午後に食べたアイスが当たった。

Mikihiko Hisanaga was born around Tokyo. He seems to have also lived in Fukuoka, Saga, and Saitama during his childhood. In 2017, he made his debut with “Nanajūyonbyō no senritsu to kodoku (In Your Blue Eyes),” which won the 8th Sogen SF Short Story Prize. He was selected as a finalist for the Japan SF Grand Prize for two consecutive years with the fix-up novel named after his award-winning short story, Nanajūyonbyō no senritsu to kodoku (In Your Blue Eyes and the Ma.Hu. Chronicles), and “Watashitachi no kaiju (Kaiju Within),” which had been published in the 6th volume of Shimi no techō (The Bookworm Handbook). He is a devoted husband and cat lover. His favorite creators are Stephen King, Haruki Murakami, M. Night Shyamalan, and Hirohiko Araki. He felt sick after eating an ice cream the day before writing this profile.