News
December 1, 2016
SWET Kanto Bonenkai
It's bonenkai season! It's that time of year when we can finally say cheers to another year of wordcraft. Here is some information on the respective SWET bonenkai parties being held in the Kanto and Kansai regions.
Kanto
Date: December 26, 2016 (Monday) Time: 6:00 to 9:00 p.m. Fee: Potluck and BYOB RSVP: Please let us know you are coming! Place: Sumida Riverside Tower, 2F Meeting Room,... more
November 14, 2016
SWET Talk Shop: November 16
Professional Proofreading, "Koetsu Gal," and Us
If you feel that your craft and work as a proofreader or copyeditor never get(s) any respect or appreciation, think of SWET as a community that is there for you. The currently running NTV weekly drama “Koetsu Gal” might even raise a small amount of awareness about our craft.
Whether we translate, edit,... more
September 27, 2016
SWET Now on Instagram!
SWET is happy to announce the start of its official Instagram account, which can be found at: www.instagram.com/swet_official
Please give us a follow. The account is fully public and will include never-before-seen content, such as images from SWET events, seminars, and get-togethers, along with updates on all that is new to the SWET website, with information pertinent to all writers, editors,... more
September 14, 2016
Kansai: Teaching Translation
Presenter: Susan Jones Date: September 25, 2016 (Sunday) Time: 2:30–5 p.m. (followed by early dinner nearby, details to follow) Place: 西宮市国際交流協会, Frente Nishinomiya 4F (Just south of JR Nishonomiya Sta.) (Map) Fee: 1,000 yen SWET/JAT members, 1,500 yen JTF members, 2,000 yen non-members Reservation and inquiries: SWET Kansai (Please indicate if you are also interested in attending the post-talk dinner.) With Japan looking ahead to the... more
August 21, 2016
News from Canada’s National Editorial Association
The Editors' Association of Canada (Editors Canada) is known for delivering high-quality training for editors at every stage of their careers. This spring, we took our training online and introduced Editors Canada webinars.
Did you miss one of our first three webinars? We're happy to announce that recordings are now available for purchase for a limited time. Purchase a webinar recording,... more
August 3, 2016
Kansai SWET/JAT Summer Party
At this time of year in Japan, all you can think about is how to keep cool. When you live in the countryside, there must be a very good reason to go into the city, even a city as wonderful as Kobe. If you already live within city confines, you need a good reason to move from under the air... more