Swet Columns
November 1, 2005
On Staying Published
by Kay Vreeland
Publishing a guidebook to Kyoto is a daunting undertaking, so seeing it on bookshelves eight years after publication is gratifying. What is involved in staying in print and in maintaining a relationship with a publisher that is taken over by other presses along the way? Judith Clancy talks with SWET about the process and the rewards of remaining... more
August 14, 2005
SWET Newsletter, Number 108
In this issue:
How We Got Here: Children’s Book Artist, by John Shelley Transmitting Japan: The TES-Net Initiative, by Noda Makito and Lynne E. Riggs Events Literature for Young People (SCBWI Tokyo and Yoshida Yurika) Of Mouse and Mice (New Arthur Binard Translation) Childhood in Books (David Almond) Wordsmiths Unite! (SWET Open Forum) Threads on SWET-L: Linguistic Nitty-Gritty, by Torkil Christensen Book Review: Botchan: A Modern Classic, by William... moreApril 1, 2005
SWET Newsletter, Number 107
In this issue:
Readable Romanization: Kwannon or Kannon?, by William Wetherall Between the Lines: Translating the Exotic, by Sara Kitaoji Events: PR Careers in Japan (Richard Berger and Andrew Giles) SWET Book Fair 2004 Challenging the Abyss (Chieko Mulhern and Ann Sherif) SWET Kansai Bōnenkai Twenty-Fifth Year Launch (New Year’s Party) Threads on SWET-L: Romaji, Memes, and Time, by Torkil Christensen Book Review: Observing Japan from Within, by Susan Schmidt ... more
December 14, 2004
Notes from a Garret
by Michael Hoffman
You don’t have to pay half your salary in rent or brave commuter crowds every day to pursue a successful writing or translating career in Japan. From his “garret” looking out on the waters of Ishikari Bay in Hokkaido, Michael Hoffman contributes articles regularly to two of Japan’s English-language dailies, translates, and, most recently, writes fiction. How did... more
December 13, 2004
SWET Newsletter, Number 106
In this issue:
Special SWET Lecture: Ikezawa Natsuki’s World How We Got Here: Notes from a Garret SWET on Saturdays Reports: Writing Tokyo Mysteries Recent Japanese Literature A Naturalist’s Notes Over Their Shoulders: Workshop I Feedback Threads on SWET-L: Tenses, Buzzwords, Editing Book Review:[em]Japanese Literature: The Possibilities of Translation[/em][strong]Contents[/strong]
[strong]Special SWET Lecture: Ikezawa Natsuki’s World[/strong] by Sakakibara Tomoki
On June 19, 2004, Akutagawa Prize-winning writer Ikezawa Natsuki... more
August 12, 2004
SWET Newsletter, Number 105
In this issue:
Considering Online Publishing: Persimmon's Experience How We Got Here: Rugged but Rewarding Resourceline: Historical Terms Online SWET on Saturdays Reports: Television, Films, Books (Panel Discussion and New Year's Party) Using Our Resources (SWET Open Forum) Intellectual Exchange (Andrew Horvat) Research Writing (Peter J. Matthews) Book Review: Eats, Shoots & Leaves Threads on SWET-L: E-E Translators Needed! Memorial Gathering: A Founder Remembered[strong]Contents[/strong]
[strong][em]Persimmon[/em]’s Experience[/strong] by Caroline Herrick
For... more