Noriko Nakada

Noriko Nakada is a multi-racial Asian American who creates fiction, nonfiction, poetry, and art to capture the stories she has been told not to talk about. Her memoir, Through Eyes Like Mine, was shortlisted for the 2040 Book Award. Excerpts, essays, and poetry have been published in Hippocampus, Catapult, Linden Ave, and elsewhere. She serves as a board member for Women Who Submit, an organization empowering women and non-binary writers to submit their work for publication. An LAUSD teacher, parent and UTLA union organizer, Noriko is represented by Emily Keyes of Keyes Agency. She lives on stolen Tongva Land in Los Angeles.