Swet Columns
March 31, 2006
Markuz Wernli Saitō on Book Design
by Peter Goodman
A Swiss designer with a background in commercial and website design, Markuz Wernli Saitō was the photographer/designer of Stone Bridge Press’s Mirei Shigemori: Modernizing the Japanese Garden, a book based on the doctoral dissertation of author Christian... more
December 1, 2005
Kyoto Journal Inspired
by Damon Shulenberger
The Kyoto Journal has always been a source of admiration and inspiration to editors, translators, and writers connected with Japan. In 2005, founding editor John Einarsen and associate editor Stewart Wachs spoke to a large SWET audience about their... more
November 1, 2005
On Staying Published
by Kay Vreeland
Publishing a guidebook to Kyoto is a daunting undertaking, so seeing it on bookshelves eight years after publication is gratifying. What is involved in staying in print and in maintaining a relationship with a publisher that is taken over by other presses along... more
December 14, 2004
Notes from a Garret
by Michael Hoffman
You don’t have to pay half your salary in rent or brave commuter crowds every day to pursue a successful writing or translating career in Japan. From his “garret” looking out on the waters of Ishikari Bay in Hokkaido, Michael Hoffman contributes articles... more
February 2, 2004
How to Get Good
November 2003; UPDATED June 2012
Originally compiled as part of SWET’s “Over Their Shoulders” column, this article taps a variety of SWET translators to offer their advice on how to build and maintain one’s skills: how to get good. Every translator has a... more
January 19, 2004
Ideas into Words: Mastering the Craft of Science Writing
Reviewed by Richard Weisburd
Ideas into Words: Mastering the Craft of Science Writing. Elise Hancock. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press, 2003. 176 pages, including front matter and index. ISBN 0801873304 (softcover). US$18.95.
Science is rapidly advancing in every... more
