Writers in Kyoto (WiK) have announced the opening of the Fifth Annual Kyoto Writing Competition. Submissions are accepted from anywhere in the world. THEME: Kyoto (English language submissions only) DEADLINE: March 31st, 2020 (Midnight JST) GENRE: Short Shorts (unpublished material only) WORD LIMIT: 300 Words (to fit on a single page) FORM: Short poems, character … [Read more...]
My Love Affair with Kyoto in the 1950s: A Public Talk by Hans Brinckmann
Many thanks to the Writers in Kyoto (WiK) group for sending this along. Any inquiries about this event should be directed here. On February 3rd, writer and translator, Hans Brinckmann will talk about his experience in Kyoto in the early 1950s and show rare photos of Kyoto from that period. In the late 1950s he was part of a Bohemian circle of artists and poets in Kyoto, and … [Read more...]