In a recent Zoom presentation for WiK, one of our leading members Ed Levinson gave an overview of his lifework, embracing photography, writing, spiritual practice and smallholding on the Boso Peninsula. His energy and enthusiasm brought the presentation to life, and the result of his ‘soil with soul’ philosophy was evident in the wonderful slide …Read More
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Storied is a high quality glossy magazine in print as well as digital editions. It was set up by a resident of Kyoto, British born Rachel Davies, and thanks to Tina deBellegarde WiK was able to host her for a Zoom session on Sept 12. The concept behind the magazine is to promote lesser known …Read More
Zoom talk on June 13, 2021Report by John Dougill Few people manage to make a career out of literary translation, so those who do must be special indeed. One of them is Ginny Tapley Takemori, the award-winning freelance translator of Sayaka Murata’s worldwide sensation, Convenience Store Woman. WiK’s Zoom manager and fellow translator, Lisa Wilcut, …Read More
Insights into Tuttle Publishing with Eric Oeyby Felicity Tillack On Saturday, the 8th of May, WiK presented a special Zoom event with Eric Oey, head of the publishing company Tuttle. Oey gave WiK members an insight into the history of this company, and his family’s long-time connection to the book and antiquarian world. Tuttle, from …Read More
Fukushima 10th AnniversaryReport by Felicity Tillack On Saturday, the 13th of March, Leza Lowitz presented a special Zoom event for the 10th anniversary of the triple disaster that devastated north Japan on March 11th, 2011. Leza was a long term resident of Tokyo, and was in the city on the day that the massive earthquake …Read More
Zoom session with Peter Goodman, founder of Stone Bridge Press (2/15/2021) On Sunday Writers in Kyoto hosted a presentation by Peter Goodman, with about 15 members participating. It provided a great opportunity to bring our scattered community together, with the speaker and three members in North America, one person in Australia, and others scattered around …Read More
Hōjōki: seeking solace in the time of COVID A report by Jann Williams on the Zoom talk by Matthew Stavros (Nov 27, 2020) “The best way to understand the world today, is to hold up a mirror to the past.” Kamo no Chōmei (1155-1216 AD) wrote these prescient words in Hōjōki, the celebrated memoir of …Read More
WiK’s first ever Zoom event took place on May 23 at 4.00 pm with 18 participants in all, which was a good number considering the event was limited to WiK members only. Particularly pleasing was that we had participants from Scotland, Australia and Kamakura in addition to a speaker in Tokyo and an interviewer on …Read More
Lunch with Rebecca Otowareported by Lisa Wilcut WiK members gathered on the misty afternoon of March 14 for a lunch talk with Rebecca Otowa at Ume no Hana near Karasuma Oike. The congruence of season and venue hinted at the deep connections with time and place that are a hallmark of Rebecca’s works, which are …Read More
Protection and Promotion — Striking a Balance Heritage and Tourism Symposium, November 8, 2019 by Rebecca Otowa This past November 8, Writers in Kyoto hosted the Heritage and Tourism Symposium with four guest speakers. Over 80 people attended the event, including WiK members and concerned members of the general public, and many interesting points …Read More
Kyoto Writing Competition
WiK Anthologies
The Nature of Kyoto (2023)
Eds. Lisa Twaronite Sone & Robert Weis
Foreword by Pico Iyer
Structures of Kyoto (2021)
Eds: Rebecca Otowa & Karen Lee Tawarayama
Foreword by Judith Clancy
Encounters with Kyoto (2019)
Eds: Jann Williams & Ian Josh Yates
Foreword by Juliet Winters Carpenter
Echoes (2017)
Eds: John Dougill, Amy Chavez, & Mark Richardson
Preface by Alex Kerr
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