Past Events

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...

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...

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:...

Sunday, May 22, 2022 Time: 10:00–11:00 a.m. JST

Calling all professional editors and would-be editors and who want to share, learn, commiserate, or otherwise come together and help each other work through a wide range of editing issues. Let’s...