Emma Mieko Candon

"A Star Wars movie made me 'get' representation, and I've tried to honor that feeling in this book for my own sake and for other people. Besides being Japanese, I'm also a chronically ill, queer cyborg, and all of that showed up in some regard."

―Emma Mieko Candon, on writing Ronin: A Visions Novel^[3]

Emma Mieko Candon is an American author and editor of Japanese descent who was born in Hawaii.^[1] They are the author of Ronin: A Visions Novel, a tie-in to the Star Wars: Visions short film "The Duel"^[3] that was published by Del Rey on October 12, 2021.^[4] Ronin: A Visions Novel is their first work in Star Wars^[3] as well as their first published book.^[5]

Candon has described themselves as a chronically ill, queer cyborg who incorporates these traits into their writing on Ronin. Other writing inspirations include Akira Kurosawa,^[3] who was also an inspiration for Star Wars creator George Lucas,^[6] as well as other Japanese period dramas, folklore, and war trauma.^[3]

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Bibliography

Year	Title	Format	Notes
2021	Ronin: A Visions Novel	Novel^[7]	With unabridged audiobook^[8]
2023	"When Fire Marked the Sky"	Short story	Published in From a Certain Point of View: Return of the Jedi