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November 2, 2017
Offerings from the Editorial Freelancers Association
The Editorial Freelancers Association (EFA) has recently announced its Education Program offerings, which are now ready for registration for the November and December courses. The upcoming courses are the following:
Basis of Editing and Proofreading (Webinar, Nov. 6, 7-8 pm Eastern) with Ruth Thaler-Carter
In the Driver's Seat: How to Steer Your Freelance Biz to Success (Webinar, Nov. 8, 1-2 pm Eastern) with Jake... more
September 27, 2017
October – SWET Talk Shop: Collaboration for Good Design/英語版メディアをつくる
Date: October 18, 2017 (Wed.)
Time: 7:00–9:00 p.m. (doors open at 6:00 for social hour)
Place: Books on Japan (library), Jinbocho, Tokyo;
At the Jinbocho subway stop, go out the A2 exit; at street level, turn left, go 12 steps, and look for a doorway at the left side of the Megane Drug メガネ・ドラッグ store saying “Books on Japan”; take the stairs to... more
September 14, 2017
September – SWET Talk Shop: Texts for Tourism
Text for Tourism: Knowing the Audience, Tending the Details, Using Good Style (This event will be held in both Japanese and English.) 観光客向け資料の考え方：誰が相手か・細部へのこだわり・見てくれの良さ
このイベントは日本語と英語で行います。
Date: September 20, 2017 (Wednesday) Time: 7:00–9:00 p.m. (doors open at 6:00 for set-up and socializing) Place: Room 204, Wesley Center, 6-10-11, Minami Aoyama, Minato-ku, Tokyo, 107-0062. Access map here.
Note the location of the Talk Shop is different... more
August 26, 2017
Chicago 17!
The University of Chicago Press has announced the publication of the 17th edition of the wordsmiths bible, the Chicago Manual of Style. Keep yourself up to date with your print or online subscription and find out what’s new about the new edition.
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August 7, 2017
11th Annual Japan Writers Conference
This year, the 11th annual Japan Writers Conference will be held in Tokyo at Ekoda Campus of the Nihon University College of Art, October 8 & 9. (Please note that this is a Sunday and a Monday, with Monday being a national holiday.) The conference is free and open to all. Come hear published writers, translators, editors, agents, and publishers... more
June 30, 2017
SWET Summer Party and Book Fair: Special Guest Fred Schodt
Highlight your summer with an afternoon in good company, sharing the pleasures and surprises of potluck and refreshments, hearing the story of a veteran wordsmith's career that speaks to all our professions, and replenishing your good-reading shelf from boxes of trade fiction and non-fiction sold on behalf of SWET members. Date: July 16, 2017 (Sun.) Time: 1:00–6:00 p.m. Place: Shimazono House, 3-3-3... more