This is one of those events that seem almost surreal even a couple weeks after the fact. I was asked to Zoom speak to Professor Pilar Milagros and her literature class at Boğaziçi University in Istanbul, Turkey. Because of the time difference, my lecture started at 11:00 PM and lasted until 12:30 AM the next […]
Wow…this was a total surprise. It’s been a whirlwind from last weekend, I got a note asking if I could be part of this show at the Sundance Film Festival and of course I said yes. And then I only had a couple days to prepare something for them. But I really enjoyed the entire […]
While using Microsoft Word, I left my voice-to-text set to English, and my mic picked up the Japanese radio station that I was listening to. Here’s what resulted: today call you we get is there talk about the liturgy no it’s so another one is stretch I want to massage we don’t have to stand […]
I’ve been more than a little quiet this summer. But much of that has been for a book that I’m very excited about, my forthcoming novel, Light From Uncommon Stars. If all goes well, it should be out by Fall 2021. The publisher is Tor Books. ]Not in a million years would I have guessed that […]
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 […]