Commonwealth Writers' Prize
1 appearances
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Edition 13 (1999) Winner
Kerri Sakamoto
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Kerri Sakamoto
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Born
- 1960-01-01 （Toronto）
- Nationality
- Canada
- Languages
- English
Career
- Occupations
- novelist, screenwriter, essayist
- Active Years
- 1998-
- Memberships
- Toronto Arts Council (member), Toronto International Film Festival — Canadian jury (participant)
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | Commonwealth Writers' Prize — Best First Book | The Electrical Field | Best First Book | Commonwealth Writers | winner |
| 1999 | Canada-Japan Literary Award | The Electrical Field | — | Canada Council | winner |
| 1998 | Governor General's Award (finalist) | The Electrical Field | — | Governor General of Canada | finalist |
| 2018 | Toronto Book Award (finalist) | Floating City | — | City of Toronto | finalist |
| 2020 | Writers' Trust Engel/Findley Award | — | career | Writers' Trust of Canada | winner |
| 2019 | Canada-Japan Literary Award (second time) | Floating City | — | Canada Council | winner |
Commonwealth Writers' Prize — Best First Book
1999
Work:
The Electrical Field
Category:
Best First Book
Organization:
Commonwealth Writers
Result:
winner
Canada-Japan Literary Award
1999
Work:
The Electrical Field
Organization:
Canada Council
Result:
winner
Governor General's Award (finalist)
1998
Work:
The Electrical Field
Organization:
Governor General of Canada
Result:
finalist
Toronto Book Award (finalist)
2018
Work:
Floating City
Organization:
City of Toronto
Result:
finalist
Writers' Trust Engel/Findley Award
2020
Category:
career
Organization:
Writers' Trust of Canada
Result:
winner
Canada-Japan Literary Award (second time)
2019
Work:
Floating City
Organization:
Canada Council
Result:
winner
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
The Electrical Field
1998 novelA debut novel exploring the experiences, memories and identity of Japanese Canadians; themes include migration history and intergenerational memory.
identitymigrationmemoryintergenerational relations
One Hundred Million Hearts
2003 novelPublished in 2003, this novel examines personal and historical ties and family connections, touching on Japanese-Canadian community experiences.
familyhistorycultural memory
Floating City
2018 novelPublished in 2018, this novel weaves memory, the city, and family history, continuing the author's focus on migration and memory.
urban spacememoryfamily history
Bibliography
- The Electrical Field, Knopf Canada, 1998
- One Hundred Million Hearts, Knopf Canada, 2003
- Floating City, Knopf Canada, 2018
Adaptations
- Strawberry Fields (co-writer of screenplay)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- lyrical narrativelayered expressions of history and memorypostcolonial perspective
- Recurring Motifs
- memorydisplacementfamilyidentity
Legacy
She is a leading writer representing Japanese-Canadian stories in Canadian literature; through awards and critical recognition she has contributed to the visibility of migration memory and identity.
Trivia
- Co-wrote the screenplay for the 1997 film Strawberry Fields.
- Named winner of the Writers' Trust Engel/Findley Award in 2020.