Writers in Kyoto

Book Review: River of Dolls and Other Stories, by Suzanne Kamata

  • By Tina deBellegarde
A vivid collection of stories about mothers and daughters, girls and women, wives and ex-wives.

Book Review: Autumn Embers: A Batavia-on-Hudson Mystery in Kyoto, by Tina deBellegarde

  • By Rebecca Otowa
The third mystery of a series — this one in Kyoto!

Roots and clouds — an encounter with yamabushi

  • By Robert Weis
Tracing the steps of the spiritual seekers of Japan's mountains.

Tuttle’s Eric Oey Chats with WiK

  • By Mike Freiling
A report on a Writers in Kyoto talk with the CEO of Tuttle Publishing.

Visual Art and Poetry by Pamela Asai

  • By Pamela Asai
Haiku-inspired verse and visual works by an Australian in Arashiyama.

An Autumn Get Together in Kyoto

  • By Rebecca Otowa
Launch of Tina deBellegarde’s new book, Autumn Embers

An Unfamiliar Landscape

  • By Amanda Huggins
A short story from Amanda Huggins’ collection, Each of Us a Petal.

Kyoto Through the Ages: Celebrating 1,230 Years of the Ancient Capital

  • By Ken Rodgers & Rebecca Otowa
A lecture event held on the occasion of Kyoto’s Jidai Matsuri, October 22, 2024

Nathan Mader Launches Poetry Collection, “The Endless Animal”

  • By Kirsty Kawano
Report on an event held in Kyoto

Book Review: Tropes Twined With Truth: A Sandy Fantasy That Sticks

  • By Felicity Tillack
A review of Cinnamon Beach, a book by Suzanne Kamata

Pandemic Blues

  • By Cody Poulton
Cody Poulton visits Kai Fusayoshi’s legendary Kyoto bar, Hachimonjiya

Writers of Kyoto, Part 4: Kashiwai Hisashi 柏井壽

  • By Sara Ackerman Aoyama
Fourth in a series about Japanese authors of Kyoto

Writers of Kyoto, Part 3: Matsuda Michio 松田道雄

  • By Sara Ackerman Aoyama
The third installment of a series on Japanese writers of Kyoto.

What Happened to Momo’s Family

  • By Rebecca Otowa
A short story of historical fiction set in the mountains between Kyoto and Nagoya.

Prologue to a War (Continued)

  • By Malcolm Ledger
From a work in progress by Malcolm Ledger

Writers of Kyoto, Part 2: Yamamura Misa 山村美紗

  • By Sara Ackerman Aoyama
Part 2 of a series on Japanese writers who used Kyoto as a setting in their works.

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

  • By John Savoie
A series of seasonal haiku verses

Writers of Kyoto, Part 1: Mizukami Tsutomu 水上勉

  • By Sara Ackerman Aoyama
Part 1 of a series on Japanese writers who used Kyoto as a setting in their works.

The Two Sues

  • By Rebecca Otowa
A talk with Susan Ito and Suzanne Kamata at Ryukoku University, organized by Writers in Kyoto.

Book Review: Illusory Dwellings: Aesthetic Meditations in Kyoto

  • By Stephen Mansfield
A higher form of rumination on art and aesthetics

Hearn on Heian Jingu

  • By WiK
A selection from Dai-Koku-Den

Can I Call You Daddy?

  • By Marianne Kimura
An exploration of Japanese names for one's spouse

Event Reminder: Authors Susan Ito and Suzanne Kamata in Conversation (July 27th)

  • By WiK
WIK event reminder

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

  • By Adam Clague
A descriptive piece on the laquer of old

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