WiK Anthology 4 CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS “STRUCTURES OF KYOTO”Edited by Rebecca Otowa and Karen Lee TawarayamaThe title refers to the many structures of Kyoto, including mental and cultural structures as well as physical ones. Call for Submissions: from June 1, 2020 RSVP: July 1, 2020 Deadline: October 1, 2020. Language: English. Original and unpublished material …Read More
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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
(Review by John Dougill) Last night our friends at Kyoto Journal put on a spoken word event to coincide with the wonderful exhibition they mounted of foreign artists in Kyoto (until Feb 18). The venue was an attractive and spacious machiya, or former merchant’s house, and the display of artistic talent was quite stunning, ranging …Read More
Culture and tourism has become a big topic worldwide, and two months after WiK’s Heritage and Tourism symposium, Unesco and Unwto came to town for the 4th UNWTO/UNESCO World Conference on Tourism and Culture, which was followed by a two-hour Kyoto City symposium on promoting sustainable culture and tourism. I found the former more stimulating …Read More
Report by Iris Reinbacher… On the evening of December 8, WiK held its bonenkai, a yearly tradition under the theme of “Words and Music” (for last year’s account, see here). We celebrated the old year, which not only brought a new era to Japan as a whole, but also proved to be a very successful …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
Wordsmith Chris Mosdell has had a high profile career as scriptwriter, lyricist, poet, author, performer and experimentalist, working with some of the top people in Japan. We are delighted therefore to announce an opportunity to hear firsthand from this most original of writers, who will be coming from Tokyo specially for the occasion. (Participation limited …Read More
Anyone doing research on Japanese culture, and on Japanese religion in particular, will be familiar with Mark Schumacher’s A-Z Photo Dictionary of Buddhism and Shinto in Japan. It’s an invaluable resource, acknowledged overseas by scholars and museums. On October 4 Writers in Kyoto was fortunate to host its creator at a dinner talk when he …Read More
A life in writingHow do you make sense of the world if you’re restless by nature and always on the move? Over lunch at Kyoto University’s French restaurant, Stephen Mansfield gave an elegant and entertaining response. When he was just 15 he hitchhiked from the UK to Yugoslavia, and while still young made trips outside …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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