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June 24, 2012
The Language Inside • Holly Thompson
Due out in March 2013, SWET member Holly Thompson's new novel, The Language Inside is now available for pre-order from Amazon Japan. On her blog, Hatbooks, she tells about this new story in verse, about a girl raised in Japan who has to move to the States, her longing to be back in Japan, and her adjustments to her new... more
June 19, 2012
Fresh Currents • from Kyoto Journal
The editors of Kyoto Journal are putting out a call for support for a special publication, Fresh Currents: Japan's Flow from a Nuclear Past to a Renewable Future, which investigates the disastrous results of Japan's nuclear energy program, and the real potential for shifting to fully renewable energy sources.
Help Kickstart a renewable energy future. Download the PDF flyer for Fresh... more
June 17, 2012
New Book for Editors!
Scholars, Editors, and the Social Text by Darcy Cullen, acquisitions editor at the University of British Columbia Press.
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June 13, 2012
Clearing up the Top 10 Myths About Translation
“Clearing up the Top 10 Myths About Translation,” an article by Nataly Kelly, co-author of Found in Translation: How Language Shapes Our Lives and Transforms the World (foreword by David Crystal) addresses such myths as:
Any bilingual can be a translator or an interpreter. Translation only matters to "language people." Crowdsourcing puts professional translators out of work.... more
June 2, 2012
Website for a New Era
SWET is proud to present its website, redesigned and reorganized to better serve its members and the wider community of wordsmiths connected with Japan. Please take a look around!
Of particular interest: See “Columns,” featuring seven series of articles, currently stocked with pieces previously published in the SWET Newsletter and in the SWET weblog. See also “Articles,” offering articles from the... more
May 26, 2012
Yomimono 16 Just Published
Yomimono - 16 (Volume 16) [Paperback] New Japanese-based and expat writing from one of Japan's top literary publications. Contributors include Marcus Bird (Author), Jane Joritz-Nakagawa (Author), Yoko Danno (Author), David Galef (Author), Namita Hiro (Author), Sushma Joshi (Author), Jean Toyama (Author), Ayako Miura (Author), Suzanne Kamata (Author, Editor), Deborah Davidson (Translator), Michelle Zacharias (Cover Design) Published by CreateSpace May 24, 2012,... more