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December 20, 2015
SWET Talk and New Year’s Party
SWET Talk: "Whisper of the Land: Visions of Japan" Edward Levinson on Writing and Photography
Date: January 16, 2016 (Saturday) Time: 6:00–7:30 p.m. Place: Wesley Center, Room 204 ([url=http://www.wesleyfoundationjp.com/en/access.html]http://www.wesleyfoundationjp.com/en/access.html[/url]) Fee: 500-yen donation Attendance: No reservations necessary
Followed by
2016 SWET Kanto New Year’s Party
Date: January 16, 2016 (Saturday) Time: 7:30-9:30 p.m. Place: Trattoria Il Paciocconne Price: ¥5,000 per person (including drinks) Location: 3-minute walk from Wesley Center; map:... more
November 22, 2015
Making Memoir: From Situation to Story
With Leza Lowitz and Tracy Slater
Moderator: Liane Wakabayashi
Date: November 28, 2015 (Saturday) Time: 7:00-8:00 p.m. (doors open for socializing at 6:00) Place: Wesley Center, Minami Aoyama (Tokyo) Room 204 (Map)
RSVP: Please let us know if you are coming at SWET Events. Fee: No charge
The road to memoir is paved with good intentions. How do you move from situation... more
November 17, 2015
Alice Gordenker’s Tours in English: To the Tanzawa mountains!
Journalist Alice Gordenker, whose always informative column So, What the Heck Is That? appears in the Japan Times monthly, is offering another attractive tour in English.
The first was to Manazuru, which is less than two hours from Tokyo. Next up, on Oct. 31, was a pleasant and informative trip to Oyama, with visit to a beautiful noh theater built over a pond and the... more
October 21, 2015
Japan Writers Conference This Weekend!
Date: October 24 and 25, 2015 Place: Kobe Women’s University, Suma Campus.
This year’s conference will be on October 24 and 25, 2015 at Kobe Women's University, Suma Campus.
There will be approximately 30 sessions addressing topics of interest and concern to writers, editors, translators and all others concerned with the written and published word. These will include workshops, discussions, craft and marketing... more
October 21, 2015
November SWET Talk Shop: Collaboration, Cooperation, Mentoring
Date: November 20, 2015 (Friday) Time: 6:00–9:00 p.m. 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 with a small flag over it saying “Books on Japan”; take the stairs to the 2nd floor. http://www.booksonjapan.org/location/ Fee: Free of charge RSVP: Please let us... more
October 2, 2015
October SWET Talk Shop: What We Have Learned
We've switched to Fridays! Date: October 16, 2015 (Friday) Time: 6:00–9:00 p.m. 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 with a small flag over it saying “Books on Japan”; take the stairs to the 2nd floor. http://www.booksonjapan.org/location/ Fee: Free of charge RSVP: Please let us know if you... more