Past Events

Past event notices are listed here in chronological order. Detailed summaries or reports of most past events have been published in the SWET Newsletter between February 1981 until April 2012; for these older events, check the Newsletter Archive.

Moderator: Richard Sadowsky

Date: Sunday, April 23, 2023

Recent technological advances, such as AI-driven ChatGPT, are much in the news, and as professional wordsmiths, we need to get a handle on these tools or risk getting left behind....

Date: Saturday, March 25, 2023  

Neither rain, nor late-March chill, nor long distances willl dampen this online SWET hanami! Tune into this Talk Shop from under a blooming tree near you, from your desk or smartphone with a Zoom...

With Daniel Morales and Jennifer O’Donnell

Date: Saturday, February 25, 2023

Jennifer O’Donnell and Daniel Morales have 7+ blogs and 3+ podcasts between themselves, in addition to years of experience writing and translating. They discussed the strategies that have...

Date: Saturday, December 10, 2022 Time: 10:00–12:00 noon (meeting open from 9:30)

Register in advance for this meeting: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZUqduCppjwoGNJuDJ5jLBn8RWi6UOO-GFLS

We’ll wrap up our 42nd SWET year with a casual drop-in-and-visit online meet-up. We hope you’ll join us...

Date: Friday, December 9, 2022 Time: 7:00–9:00 p.m. Place: Second-floor Parlor (Osetsu-ma), Book House Café, Kitazawa Bldg., Jimbocho. Website: http://bookhousecafe.jp/ (in Japanese) See website for maps. Come out from the Jimbocho subway at exit A1, turn right, and walk about 15 meters...

Speaker: Karen Hill Anton Moderator: Lynne E. Riggs Date: Sunday, October 30, 2022 Time: 10:00 a.m.–12:00 noon JST The meeting opens at 9:30 a.m. for networking; discussion from 10:00, followed by Q&A. Advance registration is required: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZUsf-6prT0vEtHuAw_rE6MDOOujma_u-2rR

Suppose you want to write a memoir for...

With Wendy Uchimura and Alison Watts Moderator: Marian Kinoshita

Date: September 18, 2022 (Sunday)

Books about contemporary handicrafts and hobbies—sashiko, embroidery, dressmaking, painting, etc.—as distinct from traditional crafts and artistic craftsmanship, are being translated and sold successfully in Anglophone markets. What are the...

Louise Cort with Alice and Halsey North Moderator: Zackary Kaplan

Date: Saturday, July 30, 2022 (JST) Time: 8:00–10:00 a.m. JST; July 29, 2022; 7:00 p.m. EDT

Speaking from the U.S. East Coast, SWET member Louise Cort introduced her friends and colleagues...

“Donald Keene: 100th Anniversary Exhibition—A Lifelong Pursuit of Japanese Culture,”  Kanagawa Museum of Japanese Literature special exhibition, May 28–July 24, 2022 (in Japanese)

Date: July 21, 2022 (Thursday) Meet-up Time:  4:30 p.m. meet-up outside (weather permitting; contact organizers for questions) Place:...

Sunday, June 19, 2022 Time: 10:00–12:00 a.m. JST (virtual doors open at 9:30) Join us for a good, old-fashioned (but online) kōryūkai for editors. We’ll mimic a live event with a virtual meishi exchange board and several rounds of small-group conversations. Goals:...