News
June 24, 2018
July 19 SWET Travel Writing Meet-up and Workshop (Tokyo)
Please note this was originally scheduled for July 18 but is now on July 19 because of event space availability.
Date: July 19, 2018 (Thurs.) Time: 7:00–9:00 p.m.
Location: Tokyo (Book House Café, Jimbocho, 2F Gulliver Room) http://bookhousecafe.jp/ Come out Jinbocho subway exit A1, turn right and walk about 15 meters to the Kitazawa Building. Look for the SWET sign.
RSVP: Materials will be sent out prior to the meeting,... more
June 18, 2018
SWET Talk Shop, June 20 (Wed.): The Multitasking Editor
Special guest Alan Gleason
Time: 6:00–9:00 p.m. Discussion starts at 7:00. Place (new venue): Book House Cafe, Jinbocho http://bookhousecafe.jp/ See website for map; come out Jinbocho subway exit A1, turn right and walk about 15 meters to the Kitazawa Building. We will be on the ground floor at the back, beyond the children's books. Look for the SWET sign. Fee: Free of charge. The first hour is for catching up... more
April 25, 2018
Remembering Doreen Simmons
Our Doreen—everyone’s Doreen—is gone. Proud founding member of SWET, stalwart contributor to the long-running Newsletter, and to SWET's cyber-age website, colleague, friend, cheerleader, stage player, savant, linguist, teacher, musician, grammarian, rewriter, editor, sumo commentator—the list could go on. We will miss her and remember her always. May she rest in peace, knowing she has a firm place in our hearts.
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April 18, 2018
Authors Live in Kobe April 29
Date: April 29, 2018 (Sunday) Time: 5:30-7:30 pm Place: Bar Iznt, Sannomiya, Kobe, http://iznt.net Fee: Admission free
Four authors reading Mingling afterwards Info: http://jaredangel.com Ronni Alexander (Professor, Kobe University) reading a selection from the Popoki Peace Book series; Peter Mallett (Winner, 2016 Writers in Kyoto Writing Contest), reading “Sunset for Dolores” from the anthology Eternal (Hammond House 2017); Deborah Iwabuchi (Japanese-English translator, Minamimuki Translations Ltd.), reading “Tomosui” by Nobuko Takagi, translated by... more
March 14, 2018
SWET Talk Shop, April 11 (Wed.), Tokyo
Streamlining and Professionalizing Your Translation
Special guest: Beth Cary
Time: 6:00–9:00 p.m. Discussion starts at 7:00.
Place (new venue): Book House Cafe, Jinbocho
http://bookhousecafe.jp/
See website for map; come out Jinbocho subway exit A1, turn right and walk about 15 meters to the Kitazawa Building. We will be on the ground floor at the back, beyond the children's books. Look for the SWET sign.
February 23, 2018
SWET Talk Shop: Planning Reading, Writing
Date: March 14, 2018
Time: 6:00-9:00 p.m. (Discussion starts at 7:00)
Place: new venue: Book House Cafe, Jinbocho
http://bookhousecafe.jp/
(See website for map; come out Jinbocho subway exit A1, turn right and walk about 15 meters to the Kitazawa Building. We will be on the ground floor at the back, beyond the children's books. Look for the SWET Sign.
RSVP: Space is limited; please let us know if... more