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September 19, 2013
Tributes Section Now on SWET Website
The Tributes section of the SWET website is now live. Here you will find tributes honoring SWET members and notables in the Japanese writing and translating fields who have passed away. We miss them and want to remember their achievements and their contributions.
You can navigate to the Tributes section by choosing the drop-down menu under People and Events on the... more
August 31, 2013
New Oketani-Lowitz YA Novel and writing for an Interconnected World
Shogo Oketani and Leza Lowitz will have a debut YA novel coming out in November. Jet Black and the Ninja Wind is up on Simon & Schuster's Carousel.
It's about a female ninja, but really about Japan's indigenous Emishi tribes and their fight to save their land. The Navajo Code Talkers also play an important role. The two tribes come... more
August 20, 2013
Reading of Angela Carter in Roppongi
International House Library New Series: Reading about Japan
Roger Buckley reads “Fireworks” and unpublished works by Angela Carter
Thursday, September 26, 2013, 7:00 pm
International House of Japan Library
Language: English (without Japanese interpretation)
Admission: Members and library members free, non-members 500 yen
Angela Carter (1940–1992) was an English novelist and journalist, known for her feminist and... more
August 10, 2013
Good Summer Reading!
Writing and Discussion about Japanese Children’s Literature in EnglishThe SCBWI Tokyo Translation Group blog spotlights Japanese children’s literature in English translation. Summer 2013 posts include:
Translating Culture to Kids by Sako Ikegami and Juliet Winters Carpenter. A report on a July talk by Paul Evans at Doshisha Women’s College regarding books for young people about Japan.
Little Keys and the Red Piano--A Translation for... more
July 31, 2013
Certification Tests Offered by the Editors’ Association of Canada
Editors! Register Now for Professional Certification Tests Offered by the Editors’ Association of Canada
Make this the year you join the ranks of editors certified by the Editors' Association of Canada's landmark certification program! Registration is now open for EAC's Copy Editing and Stylistic Editing tests.
Earn professional recognition of your high level of knowledge and skill. Gain a powerful marketing... more
July 18, 2013
Reading Words July Event: Osaka
Date: July 21, 2013
Place: Cafe Kumaco in Umeda in Osaka
Time: 6:30 p.m.
Reading Words is an open mike event for writers of poetry and fiction in Kansai. We are a small but dedicated group holding this event since 2007. Besides reading our works we discuss your writing. Everyone is welcome.
The event is free, but we hope you will buy a drink... more