Joy Kogawa was born in 1935 in Vancouver, British Columbia. During World War II, her family was relocated to Slocan, British Columbia and later to Coaldale, Alberta, along with other Japanese Canadians. She attended the University of Alberta and the University of Toronto and has worked with the National Association of Japanese Canadians. Kogawa is a Member of the Order of Canada and lives in Toronto, Ontario.

Books by Joy Kogawa

	1967 The Splintered Moon	Biblio.com
	1968 A Poem	Biblio.com
	1974 A Choice of Dreams	Biblio.com
	1977 Jericho Road	Biblio.com
	1980 Six Poems	Biblio.com
	1981 Obasan The internment and dispersal of Japanese Canadians during World War II, as seen through the eyes of a five-year-old girl.	Amazon.ca Biblio.com
	1985 Woman in the Woods	Amazon.ca Biblio.com
	1986 Naomi's Road	Amazon.ca Biblio.com
	1992 Itsuka (see Emily Kato)	Biblio.com
	1995 The Rain Ascends	Amazon.ca Biblio.com
	2000 A Song of Lilith	Amazon.ca Biblio.com
	2003 A Garden of Anchors	Biblio.com
	2005 Emily Kato (rewrite of Itsuka)	Amazon.ca Biblio.com
	2008 Naomi's Tree	Amazon.ca Biblio.com
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Awards

• Books in Canada First Novel Award
  • 1981 – Obasan – Winner

• Ethel Wilson Fiction Prize
  • 1996 – The Rain Ascends – Shortlisted

• Golden Oak Award
  • 2009 – Naomi's Tree – Shortlisted

• Order of Canada
  • 1986 – Member

Added 13 November 2005.
Updated 16 May 2010.