Writers in Kyoto

Category: Writing Competition

Information about and work from winners of the Kyoto Writing Competition, organized by WiK.

What Kyoto Chose Not to Replace (Unohana Prize — Tenth Kyoto Writing Competition)

  • By Kabilova Diyora
A look at what Kyoto chooses to hand down through the generations and why.

You Will Not See Kyoto in Time (Yamabuki Prize — Tenth Kyoto Writing Competition)

  • By Vidushi Sharma
A reflection on capturing the ever-shifting perception of Kyoto from afar, by Vidushi Sharma.

Fire Rite (Kyoto City Mayoral Prize — Tenth Kyoto Writing Competition)

  • By Anton Tongue
A Kyoto ritual turns grudge to grace.

Announcement: Tenth Kyoto Writing Competition Results

  • By Lisa Twaronite Sone
Announcing the prizewinners selected from 114 submissions WiK received from around the world.

Writers in Kyoto (WiK) Presents the Tenth Kyoto Writing Competition

  • By Lisa Twaronite Sone
Call for entries, deadline April 30th, 2026

USA Prize – John Savoie (Ninth Annual Kyoto Writing Competition)

  • By Karen Lee Tawarayama
A series of seasonal haiku verses

Japan Local Prize – Adam Clague (Ninth Annual Kyoto Writing Competition)

  • By Karen Lee Tawarayama
A descriptive piece on the laquer of old

Writers in Kyoto Member Prize – (Ninth Annual Kyoto Writing Competition)

  • By Abby Deveney
A short piece on the Kamogawa.

Unohana Prize – (Ninth Annual Kyoto Writing Competition)

  • By Karen Lee Tawarayama
A short work that excels in beautiful imagery.

Yamabuki Prize – (Ninth Annual Kyoto Writing Competition)

  • By Karen Lee Tawarayama
A short piece on wanderings and discoveries in Kyoto.

Kyoto City Mayoral Prize – (Ninth Annual Kyoto Writing Competition)

  • By Dave Pregoner
A short piece on a homeless resident of Kyoto.

Announcement: Ninth Annual Kyoto Writing Competition Results

  • By Karen Lee Tawarayama
The results of the WiK Writing Competition are announced.

Writers in Kyoto Present the Ninth Annual Kyoto Writing Competition

  • By Karen Lee Tawarayama
Announcement of the 9th WIK Writing Competition.

USA Prize — (Eighth Annual Kyoto Writing Competition)

  • By Karen Lee Tawarayama
On Buddhist temples and silk kimono.

Local Prize — (Eighth Annual Kyoto Writing Competition)

  • By Karen Lee Tawarayama
A quintessentially Kyotoesque piece.

Writers in Kyoto Member Prize — (Eighth Annual Kyoto Writing Competition)

  • By Karen Lee Tawarayama
A short piece on a journey of inquiry and discovery.

Unohana Prize — (Eighth Annual Kyoto Writing Competition)

  • By Karen Lee Tawarayama
A short piece on nascent love.

Yamabuki Prize — Isabelle Wei (Eighth Annual Kyoto Writing Competition)

  • By Karen Lee Tawarayama
Vignettes on food and the relationship between an aging mother and her daughter.

Kyoto City Mayoral Prize – (Eighth Annual Kyoto Writing Competition)

  • By Amanda Huggins
A short piece on Kyoto in the snow.

Eighth Annual Kyoto Writing Competition Results

  • By Karen Lee Tawarayama
The winners of the WIK writing competition are announced.

An Important Day

  • By WiK Admin
Time travel to Kyoto.

Reminder: Eighth Annual Kyoto Writing Competition Deadline (March 31st)

  • By Karen Lee Tawarayama
Deadline reminder.

Writers in Kyoto Present the Eighth Annual Kyoto Writing Competition

  • By Karen Lee Tawarayama
A call for entries.

Seventh Writing Competition Results: Kyoto City Mayoral Prize

  • By Karen Lee Tawarayama
The preservation of traditional structures and the unfortunate trend of replacing history with concrete.

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