SATURDAY, MAY 16, 2026
2:00–4:00 PM
Moderators: Roland Kelts, contributing editor of MONKEY New Writing from Japan, Motoyuki Shibata, founder of MONKEY New Writing from Japan
Host: Sayaka Toyama, Director, SEIZAN Gallery
Location: SEIZAN Gallery, 525 W 26th St, New York, NY 10001
Roland Kelts and Motoyuki Shibata moderated a wide-ranging conversation among the three acclaimed authors, from a discussion of their latest works to their writing practices. Kendall Heitzman, a principal Furukawa translator, as well as Ted Goossen, MONKEY co-founder, joined the conversation.
MONKEY, the Japanese literary journal, and MONKEY New Writing from Japan feature visual work by artists, illustrators, and photographers, including SEIZAN artists Akino Kondoh, Asako Tabata, and Motohide Takami. To celebrate this special event, recent paintings by Asa Hiramatsu, a regular MONKEY contributor, were on view in the gallery.