- Abigail Deveney Story-listener, storyteller
- Alejandra Olivera Historic Japanese Fiction, Clinical psychologist, Artist, Musician
- Alex Kerr (Honorary Member) Japanologist, art connoisseur and rural revivalist
- Allen S. Weiss Writer, photographer, teacher, gourmand
- Amanda Huggins Author, travel writer, poet
- Amber A. Logan Speculative Fiction Novelist
- Andrew Innes Short story writer
- Bruce Hamana chanoyu student and teacher, essayist
- Bruce Smith Non-fiction writer
- Catherine Pawasarat Spiritual adventure non-fiction
- Christopher Herron Wordsmith
- Cody Poulton Theatre critic, translator, essayist
- Daniel Sofer Landscape & Architecture Photographer, Blogger, Author
- Dave Pregoner Multi-lingual poet-fictionist, editor
- David Duff Self-published author
- David Joiner Literary novelist
- David Rycroft Academic, Japan Studies
- Edward Levinson Photographer, essayist, poet
- Elaine Lies Journalist, Fiction
- Eleanor Yamaguchi Academic Writer and Historian
- Eric Bray Academic writer
- Felicity Tillack Filmmaker, blogger and poet
- Fernando Torres (Instagram) Fantasy and Historical Fiction
- Hamish Downie Writer and producer
- Ian Richards Short story writer and biographer
- James Woodham Translator, poet and photographer
- Jann Williams (Anthology Supervisor) Writer, blogger, ecologist
- John Dougill (Founder) Non-fiction about Japan
- Jonah Salz Academic Writer, Translator, Editor
- Judith Clancy Books about Kyoto and J. culture
- Julian Holmes Translator
- Karen Lee Tawarayama (Competition Organiser) Blogger, Translator/Interpreter
- Ken Rodgers Kyoto Journal managing editor
- Kirsty Kawano Freelance journalist and translator
- Laura McWane Illustrator & Philologist
- Lea Millay Poet
- Lisa Twaronite Sone Journalism, fiction, copyediting
- Malcolm Ledger Essayist and occasional poet
- Marianne Kimura Academic writer and novelist
- Mark Hovane Writer on Japanese gardens
- Mark Willis Academic writer, personal essayist
- Mary Louise P. Nagata Social Historian, Musician, Editor (CUP), Translator
- Mayumi Kawaharada (Japanese Liaison) Poet and vegetarian blogger
- Mayumi Yamamoto academic writer and essayist, court interpreter
- Mike Freiling Poet, translator and short story writer
- Natalie Leon Non-fiction Writer & Seasonality Specialist
- Nathan Mader Poems and Drawings
- Nicholas Teele Academic writer and translator
- Owen Smith Short Story Writer
- Paul Carty (Treasurer) Academic author
- Rebecca Copeland Academic writer, translator, novelist
- Rebecca Otowa (Reviews) Various genres incl. Japan non-fiction and illustration
- Reggie Pawle Pyschotherapy, intercultural studies and blogger
- Richard Byford Writer, diarist, Japanologist, countryside explorer.
- Rick Elizaga Web Designer
- Robert Weis Travel and geopoetry
- Robert Yellin Columnist, author and expert on ceramics
- Rona Conti Calligraphy expert and writer
- Sara Ackerman Aoyama J-E Translator, Librarian and Writer
- Shuri Obayashi illustrator, writer, editor
- Simon Rowe Author and screenplay writer
- Stephen Benfey Short story writer
- Sue Hadju Writer, Translator, Photographer
- Susan Pavloska Writer (various genres), editor
- Suzanne Kamata Author and Editor
- Ted Taylor Writer, blogger, internationalizationer
- Tina deBellegarde (Membership Secretary) Novelist, short fiction writer, book reviewer
- Travis Belrose Novelist
- Yasuo Nagai cross-industry exchange host
- Yuki Yamauchi Translator and writer