Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of Japan

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 (JA), Hakukō Saitō, Ryo Hanmura, Masami Fukushima, Shinichi Hoshi, Ryu Mitsuse, Yū Mori (Hiroshi Minamiyama JA) 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.

Member list

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

Honorary members

Tōru Arimura (有村 とおる, JA, 1945 - ) writer

Kenji Iguchi (井口 健二, JA, 1949 - ) SF researcher

Akira Kagami (鏡 明, JA, January 2, 1948 - ) translator, writer

Shinji Kajio (梶尾 真治, JA, December 24, 1947 - ) writer

Naoyuki Katō (加藤 直之, JA, 1952 - ) illustrator

Musashi Kanbe (かんべ むさし, JA, January 16, 1948 - ) writer

Tadashi Kōsai (高齋 正, JA, December 21, 1938 - ) automobile critic, writer

Masaki Tsuji (辻 真先, JA, March 23, 1932 - ) anime scenario writer, comic author

Jinsei Chō (張 仁誠, JA, 1952 - ) illustrator /uncertain/

Yasutaka Tsutsui (筒井 康隆, JA, September 24, 1934 - ) writer, dramatist

Hiroshi Minamiyama (南山 宏, JA, July 29, 1937 - ) editor, translator, occult researcher, (alias: Yū Mori, 森 優)

Baku Yumemakura (夢枕 獏, JA, January 1, 1951 - ) writer, essayist

Current members

Note: List as of February 5, 2018 :

Kazu Aoki (青木 和, JA, December 27, 1961 - ) writer

Hideko Akao (赤尾 秀子, JA) translator

Kan Akiyama (秋山 完, JA, December 22, 1960s - ) writer /uncertain/

Norihiko Asao (浅尾 典彦, /uncertain/) media writer

Taku Ashibe (芦辺 拓, JA, May 21, 1958 - ) mystery writer

Tsuyoshi Abe (阿部 毅, /uncertain/)

Hiroyasu Amase (天瀬 裕康, JA, November, 1931 - ) writer, SF fan, (alias: Susumu Watanabe, 渡辺 晋)

Godō Amano? (天野 護堂, /uncertain/)

Hotori Amano (天野 邊, /uncertain/) writer

Motoko Arai (新井 素子, JA, August 8, 1960 - ) writer

Yoshio Aramaki (荒巻 義雄, JA, April 12, 1933 - ) writer, critic

Fumihiko Iino (飯野 文彦, JA, June 16, 1961 - ) writer

Haruna Ikezawa (池澤 春菜, JA, December 15, 1975 - ) voice actress, essayist

Muneo Ishikawa (石川 宗生, /uncertain/) writer

Yoshiyuki Ishiwa (石和 義之, 1962 - ) critic

Tsuyoki Isobe (礒部 剛喜, /uncertain/) critic

Ban Ippongi (一本木 蛮, JA, January 4, 1965 - ) manga artist, cosplayer

Deceased members

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