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Imagine Little Tokyo Writing Workshop with Susan Ito and Naomi Hirahara

Class/Workshop
In Person
Japanese American National Museum
100 North Central Avenue Los Angeles, California, United States of America

Date: Jan. 13, 2024

Time: 11:15 a.m. – 1 p.m.



Join award-winning authors Susan Kiyo Ito and Naomi Hirahara for an interactive writing workshop! Participants will learn tips and get advice for writing short stories that they can submit to the eleventh annual Imagine Little Tokyo short story contest

Participants are also welcome to sign up for a Little Tokyo walking tour with Little Tokyo Historical Society members, preceding the workshop from 10 a.m.–11 a.m. Separate sign ups will be required. Please sign up here.

Presented by Little Tokyo Historic Society in partnership with Discover Nikkei , the purpose of the Imagine Little Tokyo short story contest is to raise awareness of Little Tokyo through a creative story that takes place in the historic neighborhood. The story must be fictional and set in a current, past, or future Little Tokyo, Los Angeles. The short story committee will be looking for stories that capture the spirit and sense of Little Tokyo. 

This FREE event will be presented in person and virtually.

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