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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
June 6, 2013
Artscape Japan June 2013 Issue Out
The June 2013 issue of Artscape Japan is available on the Artscape website.
This month's issue features the following articles:
FOCUS Fine Prints: Kumi Sugai and Takesada Matsutani at the Ashiya City Museum of Art & History by Christopher Stephens
FOCUS Space-Time Continuums by Kenichi Sawaki at the Meguro Museum of Art, Tokyo by Susan Rogers Chikuba
HERE/THERE That Was the Year That Was: Japanese Photography... more
May 19, 2013
Holly Thompson Book Birthday
SWET member Holly Thompson celebrated the book birthday of her new YA novel, The Language Inside, on May 14, 2013. This is Thompson's fourth book of fiction, following another young adult novel in verse: Orchards (2012), winner of the APALA Asian/Pacific American Award for Literature.
The Language Inside is about Emma Karas, raised in Japan, the country she calls home. But... more
May 16, 2013
Suzanne Kamata’s Gadget Girl Wins Major Book Prize
SWET member Susanne Kamata's young adult novel, Gadget Girl: The Art of Being Invisible, was recently awarded the Grand Prize at the 2013 Paris Book Festival. The book also won the top prize in the Young Adult division. Kamata will receive $1500 cash and a flight to Paris where she will be honored at a private reception at the... more