Nancy Matsumoto

Nancy Matsumoto is an award-winning freelance writer and editor who specializes in the areas of regenerative agriculture, food, sake, arts and culture. She has been a contributor to The Wall Street Journal, Time, Newsweek, TheAtlantic.com, People, Food & Wine, Saveur, The Los Angeles Times, Civil Eats, NPR, The Toronto Globe and Mail, and Air Canada enRoute Magazine, among other publications. Her book, "Exploring the World of Japanese Craft Sake: Rice, Water, Earth," co-written with Michael Tremblay, was awarded a James Beard book award in 2023, was longlisted for the UK's André Simon 2022 food and drink book awards, and named a top 10 finalist for Tales of the Cocktail Foundation 2023 Spirited Awards. Other books include "Displaced: Manzanar 1942-1945, " "Unforgotten: Voices From Heart Mountain: An Oral History of the Incarceration," co-written with Joanne Oppenheim, and "The Race." Her book "The Parent's Guide to Eating Disorders: Supporting Self-Esteem, Healthy Eating & Positive Body Image at Home," co-written with Dr. Marcia Herrin, is the winner of a National Parenting Publication award. Her next book, the English-language translation of a Japanese anthology of tanka poetry, "By the Shore of Lake Michigan," is due out in 2023 from UCLA’s Asian American Studies Press. Website: www.nancymatsumoto.com