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January 13, 2018
Editors Canada Conference 2018: Call for Speaker Proposals
The Editors Canada conference committee is now inviting session proposals for the 2018 national conference, to be held in Saskatoon, SK, from May 25 to 27, at the Radisson Hotel Saskatoon.
The 2018 conference theme is Bridging Communities—Bringing together communication-related professions. The conference committee welcomes presentations and workshops related to the theme, and one of the 6 streams:
Indigenous — issues concerning... more
January 2, 2018
Happy New Year from SWET 2018
Here we are, in our 38th year—still here!—a community of writers, editors, translators, teachers, publishers, designers, journalists, proofreaders, copywriters, travel experts, and every combination thereof. We celebrate our heterogeneity and our far-flung membership, brought together by professional engagement with the English word.
May the New Year dawn gently upon your endeavors and carry you safely over the ensuing months, buoyed... more
November 30, 2017
SWET Talk Shop: Crossing Borders with Verse Novels
December's Early Bird Talk Shop Special
With Leza Lowitz and Holly Thompson
Date: December 5, 2017 (Tues.) Time: 7:00-9:00 p.m. (Doors open for visiting at 6:00) 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... more
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