Aya Kakeda

Biography

Aya Kakeda is an award-winning illustrator and visual artist. Her work appears in many contemporary galleries, and she has worked with clients including Nike, Delta, the New York Times, the New Yorker, and Disney Hyperion Books.

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FICTION / Summer 2020

Everything Splashes and Sinks

By A. Igoni Barrett ,  Illustrations by Aya Kakeda

He lost his religion in church. Twelve years old and Nimi knew there was no God. His mother had left them by then, just like his father, though she had left for a better reason.
FICTION / Summer 2020

The Miracle Girl

By Rita Chang-Eppig ,  Illustrations by Aya Kakeda

On the first day of her stigmata, Xiao Chun’s palms bled so much that the school sent her home early. Xiao Xue sighed at this turn of events and gathered her things to follow her sister. Xiao Chun was already prettier, smarter, and more...
FICTION / Summer 2020

Muster’s Puppets Presents

By Frances Leviston ,  Illustrations by Aya Kakeda