Writers in Kyoto members include authors, translators, photographers, designers and others in Japan and around the world who share an affinity for Kyoto.

In alphabetical order by surname (updated Nov. 2024):

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