Chiaki Kawamata
Born	(1948-12-04) December 4, 1948 (age 75) Otaru, Hokkaido, Japan
Nationality	Japanese
Occupation(s)	Science fiction writer, critic
Known for	Emblem of Roto

Chiaki Kawamata (川又千秋, Kawamata Chiaki, born December 4, 1948 in Otaru, Hokkaidō, Japan) is a Japanese science fiction writer and critic. Chiaki Kawamata has won both the Seiun Award and the Nihon SF Taisho Award.^[1] Chiaki Kawamata is also noted for writing the story of the manga Emblem of Roto.

Awards

• 1981: Seiun Award Japanese Long Form Award for Kaseijin Senshi
• 1984: Nihon SF Taisho for Genshigari

Works

English translations

• Death Sentences (2012), translation of Genshigari (幻詩狩り) (1984)

• 46 Okunen Monogatari ~The Shinka Ron~ (４６億年物語 －THE進化論－, "4.6 Billion Year Story: The Theory of Evolution") 1990 (Storywriter)