Writers in Kyoto

Category: Writing Competition

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

WiK Competiton 2019 Third Prize

  • By John Dougill
A ghostly tale from Marianne Kimura.

2019 Competition Kyoto winner

  • By John Dougill
Contemporary verse on Kyoto from Kevin Ramsden.

2019 Competition USA Prizewinner

  • By John Dougill
Samantha JC Hoh writes on summer and cicadas.

Competition winner 2018

  • By John Dougill
A short piece on a temple festival with tengu.

2016 Competition Winner

  • By John Dougill
A short piece on a woman's history with one special kimono.

Tengu: A Firsthand Account – First Prize WiK 2018 Competition

  • By John Dougill
The author writes on the tengu of Arashiyama.

How Many Chances? Second Prize 2018 Competition

  • By John Dougill
The author describes a visit to Ohara.

Harukaze – Third Prize 2018 WIK Competition

  • By John Dougill
The author describes three generations of women with their strong and weak points.

Competition runner-up 2017

  • By John Dougill
A poem from this year's writing competition.

Short Short Stories

  • By John Dougill
Description of the genre of short and flash fiction with a few examples and links.

WiK Competition 2017 Winner

  • By John Dougill
Winning short story of the WIK 2017 Writing Competition.

WiK Competition 2017 Runner-up

  • By John Dougill
A competition entry from Florentyna Leow, a Malaysian student in Kyoto.

WiK Competition 2017 Runner-up

  • By John Dougill
Short story submitted to the 2017 WIK writing competition.

WIK 2016 Competition Entries

  • By John Dougill
Five entries from the WIK 2016 writing competition.

WiK 2016 competition

  • By John Dougill
A competition entry from WIlliam Adams.

Transience

  • By John Dougill
An short story set in Gion from the 2016 WIK writing competition.

WiK Competition 2016 (Newton/Samarit/Rose)

  • By John Dougill
Some of the best 'also ran' entries from the 2016 WIK writing competition.

WiK Competition 2017 (March 1)

  • By John Dougill
Announcement of the second annual WIK writing competition.

WiK Competition winner: Kimono memories

  • By John Dougill
The feelings under an elegant kimono.

WiK Writing Competiton: Second Prize

  • By John Dougill
Jesse Effron's winning piece personifying Kyoto.

WiK Competition Third Prize

  • By John Dougill
Richard Steiner's winning essay on Kyoto.

WiK Competition Local Prize

  • By Mayumi Kawaharada
A winning haiku on the changing of the seasons.

WiK Writing Competition Winners

  • By John Dougill
Announcement of the four prize winners of the first WIK Writing Competition

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