OMG! It’s here! The Great Space Adventure is here! This is a children’s book about Nande, a young child who travels with the moon to visit the planets of the Solar System. From Flamingo Rampant Press. Illustrations are by Cai Steele.
Hi All, Such a weird feeling to even be able to write this, but I will be working with Meredith Kaffel Simonoff of DeFiore & Company to bring my next novel, and future work, to life. I am thrilled! I feel incredibly lucky. She was the first agent I emailed to, the first who replied, and we […]
Earlier this summer, I had the opportunity to discuss Magical Realism, Space Travel, and life as a QPOC writer with Marci and Ako from Colored Pages Book Club! Gosh, it was fun! They are doing amazing work on with their site, so please give them a visit. https://www.thesecoloredpages.com/cpbc-guests/2019/8/24/interview-w-he-mele-a-hilo-author-ryka-aoki
Meredith Talusan wrote a beautiful article on a project that I am part of. ““Queer Check-Ins”…curated by the poet Franny Choi, brings together 12 other queer and trans Asian-American poets to read their poetry over videos drawn from their lives. Part of an ongoing digital exhibition called “A Day in the Queer Life of Asian Pacific America,” […]
Sorry for the late notice!! I’m reading with Chas Jackson and Yesika Salgado @StoriesEchoPark tonight at 7:30! <3 Ryka #ryka_aoki#notacultpress Stories Books and Cafe 1716 Sunset Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90026
Hi All! I’ll be posting more about recent events and work soon, but right now, if you are a queer writer, you still have until Wednesday to submit a proposal to Lambda LitFest! Here’s the call! I’m writing because I think you have something amazing to contribute to our week of community-curated programming for the 3rd […]
Los Angeles City College is a few miles away from me, and literally a couple of blocks from my old apartment. However, I can’t clearly remember the last time I had been on its campus. However, thanks to Sue Landers and Lambda Literary, I was invited to speak and read as part of their book […]
One of my favorite publications was not online or in a journal, or even a book. It was when I got to write fortune cookies. Oh, the things I did… This Feb. 17, from 3-5 p.m.,I am starting a new monthly program with Catherine Chen. This is not about publishing in conventional journals in expected […]
I am pleased to announce that I am directing a new workshop with Catherine Chen in Venice, CA, at Beyond Baroque Starting in February (2/17), it will be held mostly on Third Sunday Afternoons. Exact times and more to follow! Thank you to Richard Modiano for his kindness and support. The After School At Beyond Baroque (681 Venice Blvd, Venice, CA […]
When you want to put three dumplings in the soup, but an extra one comes out of the bag, so it’s now four dumplings, and now you have to add another dumpling because four is bad luck and now you have five dumplings in the soup and don’t want to eat five whole dumplings so […]