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June 19, 2015
Two SWET Summer Parties
People interested in the SWET community of wordsmiths are invited to our annual summer social events, happening in both Kanto and Kansai.
Please see details for the SWET/JAT Summer Party 2015 and the SWET Tokyo Summer Party and Special Lecture.
See you there!
Sincerely,
SWET Staff
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May 21, 2015
June SWET Talk Shop: Translation Workshop Journalism
Date: June 17, 2015 (Wednesday)
Time: 6:00-9:00 p.m. Place: Books on Japan (library), Jinbocho, Tokyo; Use the A2 exit of Jinbocho subway station; turn left at street level and walk about 12 steps; look for the (very) small “Books on Japan” flag over the doorway and a narrow stairway leading up to the library on the second floor. Fee: No fee will be charged. RSVP: Please let us... more
April 23, 2015
Meeting of the Central Japan Literature Society
The Central Japan Literature Society announces its inaugural event, details below. Please join them for an afternoon of discussion and sharing involving literary works. (For this meeting, most work will be in English; other languages are possible if accompanied by English or Japanese translations.) This meeting is open to everyone; all are welcome.
Date and time: Saturday, May 9, from 3:00... more
April 14, 2015
Writers in Kyoto: Launch in Spring 2015
Writers in Kyoto will be launched on April 19 with a talk by Amy Chavez of Japan Times and Rocket News fame. Her title is ‘Things I wish someone had told me before becoming a freelance writer in Japan’, and the talk is open to everyone. (Place: Roars Pub http://r.gnavi.co.jp/h7depb720000/, talk starts at 5.00. Drinks available beforehand from 4.30. Cost... more
April 14, 2015
Juliet Winters Carpenter on “Conundrums of Literary Translation”
International House of Japan, Tokyo
What is translation, and what is a literary translation? After a half-century of translating, Professor Carpenter is still looking for answers to these and other questions; however, she will share with us her insights gleaned from various translations of authors, with particular emphasis on her recent translations of Minae Mizumura's works.
Date: Wednesday, May 13, 6:00-7:30... more
April 14, 2015
Upcoming May SWET Talk Shop: Transcribing
Date: May 20, 2015 (Wednesday) Time: 6:00-9:00 p.m. Place: Books on Japan (library), Jinbocho, Tokyo; use the A2 exit of Jinbocho subway station; turn left at street level and walk about 12 steps; the "Books on Japan" flag hangs over the doorway and a stairway leads up to the library on the second floor. Fee: No fee will be charged. RSVP: Please let us... more