Gerry Shikatani

Bio:

Gerry Shikatani is a writer based in Toronto, Canada. Since 1970, his works have ranged from the textual, visual, aural, performance to experimental film. He is the co-editor of the seminal anthology of Japanese-Canadian poetry Paper Doors (1981), and has created documentaries and commentaries for CBC Radio, and published articles on travel, sports, and gastronomy across Canada and abroad. An international dining critic and commentator and expert on all things Spanish, Shikatani is the founding director of a writers retreat in Granada, Spain honouring Federico Garcia-Lorca. He holds Spain's Official Cross in the Order of Civilian Merit granted by The King of Spain.