Hawai‘i Literature & Art
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Scott Kikkawa is known for his nuanced characters and atmospheric settings spotlighting underrepresented people and places in his books. Follow along as Nicole explores some of the author’s dastardly descriptions in this breakdown of main characters from RED DIRT, the second book of Kikkawa’s noir series.
As an early standout of our Bamboo Shoots monthly writing contests, many of Scott Kikkawa’s entries were chosen for publication in our annual issues. His dark humor and descriptive scenes made him a captivating favorite at our reading events. When all of his stories eventually made up a novel the editors decided to publish it…