Jun Sekiya (Episode 3/3)

ABOUT TODAY'S GUEST: JUN SEKIYA
This is my second conversation with Jun Sekiya, a writer of scripts, novels, and raps from Yokohama, Japan. He currently lives in Brooklyn, New York, where he works as the creative assistant of Soman Chainani, author of the YA fantasy series “The School for Good & Evil”, soon to be a film from Netflix. Jun is working on a novel about an expat kid split between two cultures and friend-groups at his Tokyo international school. His logline is a work-in-progress. When not on his grind, Jun can be found in the local park doing soccer tricks and chasing after dogs who steal his soccer ball. He’s 5’6, decently quick, and is currently training for a marathon.

You can follow Jun on Instagram at jun.sekiya
You can watch his films (including the trailer for Knightman and Diploma) at https://vimeo.com/junsekiya

Thanks for this conversation, Jun.


Jun's homework invitations from Episode 2:
1. Consider the question: "How will I know that my novel is done?"
2. Choose a date on which you will celebrate that you have finished your novel.
3. Compile a list of agents to whom you could submit your novel.

+ a second interpretation of a homework invitation from Week 1:
Love Letter | Write a short story for your friends (the ones you wrote about in Tokyo Fable) and share it with them. This is just for fun and there is no pressure to ever share this with anyone else.

During this conversation, we talk about:
1. Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators (SCBWI) + the SCBWI Winter Conference in New York City.
2. Holly Thompson, author of Orchards and The Language Inside.

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Music: “Meekness” by Kai Engel, used under Creative Commons Attribution license

Editor: Damien Pitter

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