Suzanne Kamata

Age: 57
Ethnicity: Caucasian
Occupation and/or Company: Associate Professor of Global Studies/Naruto University of Education
Years of experience: I have been writing since childhood, but I started publishing about 30 years ago.

Personal & professional philosophy:
In my writing, I find connections between people and cultures that seem vastly different on the surface. I am trying to push past the available narrative.

Upcoming performances/ project:
I am working on a multicultural beach novel set during COVID-19.

What is the highlight of your work?
It accurately depicts my multicultural world here in semi-rural Japan.

Future goals:
To see one of my stories made into a movie!

Project brief / teaser:
“What Lurks Beneath, my story in this volume is a meet-cute featuring a biracial, bicultural deaf girl and a hearing boy enabled by technology.