Writers in Kyoto

Category: Writing Competition

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

WiK Competition Results

Judges of the Fifth Annual Kyoto Writing Competition announce their decisions.

Kyoto Literature Award

Announcement and information on a literature award for Japanese writing.

WiK Competition 2019 First Prize

A short piece on Gozan Okuribi.

WiK Competiton 2019 Second Prize

A short piece on homelessness in Kyoto.

WiK Competiton 2019 Third Prize

A ghostly tale from Marianne Kimura.

2019 Competition Kyoto winner

Contemporary verse on Kyoto from Kevin Ramsden.

2019 Competition USA Prizewinner

Samantha JC Hoh writes on summer and cicadas.

Competition winner 2018

A short piece on a temple festival with tengu.

2016 Competition Winner

A short piece on a woman's history with one special kimono.

Tengu: A Firsthand Account – First Prize WiK 2018 Competition

The author writes on the tengu of Arashiyama.

How Many Chances? Second Prize 2018 Competition

The author describes a visit to Ohara.

Harukaze – Third Prize 2018 WIK Competition

The author describes three generations of women with their strong and weak points.

Competition runner-up 2017

A poem from this year's writing competition.

Short Short Stories

Description of the genre of short and flash fiction with a few examples and links.

WiK Competition 2017 Winner

Winning short story of the WIK 2017 Writing Competition.

WiK Competition 2017 Runner-up

A competition entry from Florentyna Leow, a Malaysian student in Kyoto.

WiK Competition 2017 Runner-up

Short story submitted to the 2017 WIK writing competition.

WIK 2016 Competition Entries

Five entries from the WIK 2016 writing competition.

WiK 2016 competition

A competition entry from WIlliam Adams.

Transience

An short story set in Gion from the 2016 WIK writing competition.

WiK Competition 2016 (Newton/Samarit/Rose)

Some of the best 'also ran' entries from the 2016 WIK writing competition.

WiK Competition 2017 (March 1)

Announcement of the second annual WIK writing competition.

WiK Competition winner: Kimono memories

The feelings under an elegant kimono.

WiK Writing Competiton: Second Prize

Jesse Effron's winning piece personifying Kyoto.

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