Date: April 22 (Sunday)
Time: 3:00-5:00 p.m.
Attendance: 4,000 yen for SWET members; 5,000 for non-members
Limit: 10 persons
Place: Rm. 204, Wesley Center, 6-10-7 Minami Aoyama, Minato-ku, Tokyo (map)
Main instructor: Lynne E. Riggs; other veteran translators and editors may participate in the final workshop.
Sign-up: by March 20 via SWET Events. (first-come, first-served) Instructions for payment will be provided to those who sign up.
Requirements: native-speaker writing facility in English, and at least 3 years of Japanese-language study for non-native speakers of Japanese.

Aspiring and early-career non-fiction Japanese-to-English translators can solidify their basic working strategies in this two-stage workshop to be held during March and April. The workshop will emphasize the professional’s approach to translation. Participants will receive two stages of feedback on their translation of a short excerpt of their choice. Translation first drafts will be due between March 20 and April 10 (extensions okay). A two-hour workshop will be held in the afternoon on Sunday April 22 to examine second-draft translations and discuss tips on professionalism, translation techniques, and self-editing strategies for each individual’s project.

Translation text: Please choose a piece or excerpt of about 400 characters on a non-fiction, general topic. For example, newspaper editorials, biographical pieces, and culturally related articles are all acceptable. Please refrain from translating technical or scientific texts. Participants may also request an assigned text.

Schedule:
First drafts accepted March 20 through April 10
Feedback provided by April 15
Second drafts by April 20
Workshop (wrap-up): Sunday, April 22, 2012, 3:00-5:00 p.m. at Wesley Center