he 2024 JWC will be at Futaba Business Incubation and Community Center (F-BICC), Futaba Town, Fukushima-ken on Saturday, November 2nd and Sunday, November 3rd, 2024. Check the location here

As noted above, JWC will be held this year in Fukushima, hosted by a group working towards revitalisation of the area devastated by the nuclear power disaster (The Futaba Area Tourism Research Association (F‑ATRAs) in Futaba, Fukushima.)

Participation is free. Deadline for proposals – June 1. Announcement of the programme in August.

WiK member Suzanne Kamata has been a previous host of the conference. For a report of the 2023 conference by Kirsty Kawano, please see https://writersinkyoto.com/2023/10/27/events/writers-conference-report/

For further details and more information about this year’s conference, please see https://japanwritersconference.org/#AnchorAbout