The temperatures have really spiked up now that we are in June! Many of you may have left town, but Zoom is accessible from everywhere. Please join us on June 10 for our next meeting. Our speaker this month is Sara Fujimura, an award-winning writer of YA fiction. And please RSVP confirmations so I have an idea of attendance.

Fawzia Tung, Central Chapter Chair

Guest: Sara Fujimura, YA Author
Date: Wednesday, June 10
Time: 7 p.m. AZ time
Zoom: The link has been sent to members. Please let Fawzia know if you are attending or if you need to request the link from her. fawziamaitungwriter@gmail.com

Bio: Sara Fujimura (Foo-gee-moo-rah) is the American half of her bicultural Japanese-American family and spends about a month each year in Japan. She started as a journalist, so it is no surprise that Sara’s young adult books contain a lot of facts to go along with the fiction. Whether you want to know about Japan (TANABATA WISH), the Spanish Flu pandemic of 1918 (BREATHE), what it’s like to be an Olympic-caliber skater (EVERY REASON WE SHOULDN’T), or how unscripted television works (FAKING REALITY), Sara takes readers on swoony journeys to unusual places. She is a creative writing teacher and literacy advocate who is excited to support the next generation of authors. If you go to anime cons (PHX Nov, 2026), you may also see Sara as her alter ego, The Obento Lady. She is an active member of SCBWI and the Chicago-North Romance Writers.

EVERY REASON WE SHOULDN’T was named an NPR Best Book of 2020. BREATHE was named a finalist in the 2026 Soon to Be Famous Illinois Author Project.

www.sarafujimura.com