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.
These are casual virtual meetups to talk about translation, mainly between Japanese and English. We share experiences, questions, readings, strategies, tools, travails, and trivia, taking up new topics every time. New participants are most welcome! The hour-long sessions, moderated by...
Date: Saturday, March 21, 2026
Time: 2:00–5:00 p.m.
Host: Bruce Smith (see our online directory for profile)
Capacity 12: (on a first-come basis)
At the February gathering of the Writers’ Salon, one person made the suggestion (which was amplified by others) that for the...
Date: Saturday, March 21 (Japan); Friday, March 20 (North America)
Time: 9:00–10:30 a.m. JST; 8:00–9:30 p.m. EST; 5:00–6:30 PST
Moderator: Lynne Riggs
Register in advance: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/FCvOJtxlQbGiZ7mtHxp8QA
For our March gathering, Minnesota-based writer, editor, and translator Mac Gill will share behind-the-scenes writer-editor insights...
These are casual virtual meetups to talk about translation, mainly between Japanese and English. We share experiences, questions, readings, strategies, tools, travails, and trivia, taking up new topics every time. New participants are most welcome! The hour-long sessions, moderated by...
In-Person Event
Date: Saturday, February 28, 2026 (note: this date was incorrectly announced in the February Bulletin)
Time: 2:00–5:00 p.m.
Host: Bruce Smith (see our online directory for profile)
Capacity 12: (on a first-come basis)
The second Writers’ Salon of the year will...
These are casual virtual meetups to talk about translation, mainly between Japanese and English. We share experiences, questions, readings, strategies, tools, travails, and trivia, taking up new topics every time. New participants are most welcome! The hour-long sessions, moderated by...
In-Person Event
Date: Saturday, January 31, 2026
Time: 2:00–5:00 p.m.
Host: Bruce Smith (see our online directory for profile)
Capacity 12: (on a first-come basis)
The New Year is upon us and the Writers’ Salon will be gathering again in Kita Kamakura. As the dust...
Date: Saturday, January 24 (Japan); Friday, January 23 (North America)
Time: 10:00–11:30 a.m. JST; 8:00–9:30 p.m. EST; 5:00–6:30 p.m. PST
Moderator: Mac Gill
Registration: Sign up here
Join us for a casual virtual meetup, organized with North American time zones in mind...
These are casual virtual meetups to talk about translation, mainly between Japanese and English. We share experiences, questions, readings, strategies, tools, travails, and trivia, with different conversations every time. New participants are most welcome! The hour-long sessions, moderated by...
Date: Wednesday, December 17, 2025
Time: 7:00–9:00 p.m.
Place: Hifumi Room, 2nd Floor, Book House Café, Kitazawa Bldg., Jinbocho. Website: http://bookhousecafe.jp/ (in Japanese)
Directions: See website for maps. Come out from the Jinbocho subway station at exit A1, turn right, and walk...
