Writers in Kyoto

Category: Writing Competition

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

Seventh Writing Competition Results: Honorable Mentions

  • By Annette* Akkerman
A poem on kintsugi.

Seventh Writing Competition Results: Honorable Mentions

  • By Jeremiah Dutch
An excerpt from a novel in progress about failing in Zen.

Seventh Writing Competition Results: Honorable Mentions

  • By Stephen Benfey
A rendition of a diary entry featuring a cat.

Seventh Writing Competition Results: Honorable Mentions

  • By Ed Shorer
The author reminisces about Kyoto music coffeehouses.

Seventh Annual Kyoto Writing Competition Winners (2022)

  • By WiK
Announcement of the winners of the 7th WIK writing competition.

Writers in Kyoto Present the Seventh Annual Kyoto Writing Competition

  • By WiK
Writing Competition announcement.

First Prize – Sixth Annual Kyoto Writing Competition

  • By Stephen Benfey
A winning piece on an older, quieter, slower Kyoto.

Second Prize — Sixth Annual Kyoto Writing Competition

  • By Amanda Huggins
A short piece on waiting for a return.

Third Prize – Sixth Annual Kyoto Writing Competition

  • By Hans Brinckmann
A short piece on the first Dutch restaurant in Kyoto.

Local Prize – Sixth Annual Kyoto Writing Competition

  • By Lisa Twaronite Sone
Lisa writes of a busy spirit in Kyoto.

USA Prize – Sixth Annual Kyoto Writing Competition

  • By Tina deBellegarde
A wonderful poem that takes a poignant, personal, yet universal look at the effects of the pandemic.

Sixth Annual Kyoto Writing Competition Results

  • By Karen Lee Tawarayama
List with links of the results of the WIK writing competition.

WiK Sixth Annual Kyoto Writing Competition Update

  • By Karen Lee Tawarayama
Update on the WiK Sixth Annual Kyoto Writing Competition.

Reminder: Sixth Annual Kyoto Writing Competition Submission Deadline

  • By Karen Lee Tawarayama
A submission reminder for the WIK writing competition.

Writers in Kyoto Present the Sixth Annual Kyoto Writing Competition

  • By WiK
Announcement and information on the WiK writing competition.

WiK Competition 2020 First Prize

  • By Lauren E. Walker
A piece depicting a day in Ohara.

WiK Competition 2020 Second Prize

  • By Amanda Huggins
A short piece on a break-up.

WiK Competition 2020 Third Prize

  • By Brenda Yates
A short piece on the four seasons of Kyoto.

WiK Competition 2020 Local Prize

  • By Kristin Osani
A short piece on a hole-in-the wall bar to be found.

WiK Competition 2020 USA Prize

  • By Michael H. Lester
A short piece on capturing the zen spirit in a bamboo grove.

WiK Competition Results

  • By Karen Lee Tawarayama
Judges of the Fifth Annual Kyoto Writing Competition announce their decisions.

Kyoto Literature Award

  • By WiK
Announcement and information on a literature award for Japanese writing.

WiK Competition 2019 First Prize

  • By Lisa Wilcut
A short piece on Gozan Okuribi.

WiK Competiton 2019 Second Prize

  • By WiK
A short piece on homelessness in Kyoto.

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