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Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of Japan

Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of Japan, or SFWJ (Japanese official name: , Nihon SF Sakka Club) is an organization of SF-related people, professional or semi-professional. It was formerly a friendship organization, but it is a general incorporated association since August 24, 2017.

Mission

There are three missions in SFWJ.

  • SFWJ promotes mutual friendship of members.
  • SFWJ establishes and operates award(s) such as Nihon SF Taisho Award.
  • SFWJ manages various activities in relation with the above award(s).

Membership

Though the official English name of the organization is "Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of Japan", members are not limited to writer. Translator, editor, artist, creator, or promoter/ contributor in various genres in relation with SF and/or fantasy, professional or semi-professional, is granted to be a member, if a candidate is acknowledged by the organization.

History

SFWJ was founded on 3 March 1963 at Shinjuku, Tokyo, Japan. The founder members are 11 persons who are Takashi Ishikawa, Sakyo Komatsu, Tetsurō Kawamura, Morihiro Saitō (), Hakukō Saitō, Ryo Hanmura, Masami Fukushima, Shinichi Hoshi, Ryu Mitsuse, Yū Mori (Hiroshi Minamiyama ) and Tetsu Yano. They were SF-related writers, translators, and editors.

The club was a friendship group and the secretariat was located at Hayakawa Publishing, Tokyo at first. There was no president, but Masami Fukushima who was editor in chief of S-F Magazine was substantial president. The head of the club was also its chief of secretariat.

After the death of Fukushima in 1976, Shin'ichi Hoshi took office as president of the club.

Taiyo Fujii is a president of the organization as of March, 2018.

List of presidents and chiefs of secretariat

Member list

Member list of the SFWJ as of February 5, 2018 :

Honorary members

Current members

Note: List as of February 5, 2018 :

Surname - A, I, U, E, O

Surname - K

  • Makio Kaji (, /uncertain/) editor
  • Chise Kasuya (, , 1961 - ) writer
  • Junichi Kadokura (, /uncertain/) music critic?
  • Motoyuki Kanae (, /uncertain/) critic
  • Azami Kanō (, /uncertain/) writer
  • Chiaki Kawamata (, , December 4, 1948 - ) writer, critic
  • Kiyomi Kishima (, 1971 - ) /uncertain/
  • Shinji Kimoto (, , 1956 - ) writer, movie director, /uncertain/
  • Sanzō Kusaka (, , February 21, 1968 - ) SF, mystery researcher
  • Jin Kusakami (, , December 20, 1959 - ) writer
  • Gengen Kusano (, , April 16, 1990 - ) writer
  • Saori Kumi (, , April 30, 1959 - ) writer, essayist
  • Ryō Kodachi (, /uncertain/) writer
  • Mari Kotani (, , July 11, 1958 - ) critic
  • Bin Konno (, , September 27, 1955 - ) writer, manga author

Surname - S

Surname - T

Surname - N

Surname - H

(Continued)

Deceased members

List as of July 2024. (Order : Surname A, K, S, T, N, H, M, Y, R, W)

Notes and references

External links