Some recent good news. My manuscript, Yoshida’s Sword, placed second for the David Adams Richards Prize, a national competition for unpublished manuscripts sponsored by the Writers Federation of New Brunswick.

The judge, Darren Greer, wrote: “Yoshida’s Sword is an interesting exploration of Japanese/Canadian history and culture, and the broader culture of a man displaced. A literary story with an appealing element of historical suspense.”

Thank you WFNB and Darren Greer.

The story, a mix of history and fiction, tells about:

• a national treasure of Japan that was found in Canada,
• the dispossession and expulsion of Japanese Canadians during World War II, and
• a failed military coup.

It is currently awaiting publication. More later …