was born in 1974 in the Kagawa Prefecture. She graduated from Kobe Women's University, majored in literature, and completed her studies at Himeji Dokkyo University. After living and working overseas as a Japanese Language teacher for 7 years, her debut novel The Battle of Marriage Island was nominated for the Konomys Award in 2012 and was chosen as ‘The Hidden Jade’ by the editors in 2013. She is a big fan of cameras, photography, and kimon
Sanaka Hiiragi (柊サナカ) je rođena u Kagawi 1974. Diplomirala je književnost na Ženskom sveučilištu u Kobeu i radila 7 godina u inozemstvu kao učiteljica japanskog jezika. Njen prvi roman, Bitka za otok Brak je nominiran za nagradu Konomys 2012. Veliki je ljubitelj kamera, fotografije i umjetničkih kimonoa.
