Chiaki Kawamata

Chiaki Kawamata
Born	(1948-12-04) December 4, 1948 (age 75) Otaru, Hokkaido, Japan
Nationality	Japanese
Occupation(s)	Science fiction writer, critic
Known for	Emblem of Roto

Chiaki Kawamata (川又千秋, Kawamata Chiaki, born December 4, 1948 in Otaru, Hokkaidō, Japan) is a Japanese science fiction writer and critic. He has won both the Seiun Award and the Nihon SF Taisho Award.^[1] Kawamata is also noted for writing the story of the manga Emblem of Roto.

Awards

1981: Seiun Award Japanese Long Form Award for Kaseijin Senshi
1984: Nihon SF Taisho for Genshigari

Works

English translations

Death Sentences (2012), translation of Genshigari (幻詩狩り) (1984)

46 Okunen Monogatari ~The Shinka Ron~ (４６億年物語－THE進化論－, "4.6 Billion Year Story: The Theory of Evolution") 1990 (Storywriter)

References

^ "Nihon SF Taisho Award Winners List". Science Fiction Writers of Japan. Archived from the original on December 13, 2012. Retrieved January 28, 2010.