Event: Third Annual Japan Writers Conference
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Author Suzanne Kamata (Tokushima-ken, 1988-90) who also serves as the Publicity Assistant for the Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators, shared the following: The Third Annual Japan Writers Conference www.japanwritersconference.org Do you wonder what’s the best way to get your ESL textbook into print and to market? Or how you can have your poem […]
Event: Why Haven’t They Called Me? What Happens After You Submit Your Picture Book to a Publisher?
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********************* Author Suzanne Kamata (Tokushima-ken, 1988-90) who also serves as the Publicity Assistant for the Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators, shared the following: Why Haven’t They Called Me? What Happens After You Submit your Picture Book to a Publisher with Kerry Martin, Senior Designer, Clarion Books Time: Saturday, September 26, 19:00-20:30; portfolio reviews […]
Event: Storyboards and Picture Book Dumies for Good Bookmaking (Tokyo)
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********************* Author Suzanne Kamata (Tokushima-ken, 1988-90) who also serves as the Publicity Assistant for the Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators, shared the following: Storyboards and Picture Book Dummies for Good Bookmaking with Author/Illustrator Naomi Kojima Time: Saturday, September 12, 2009, 9:45-11:45 a.m. Place: Tokyo Women’s Plaza, Conference Room 1 5-53-67 Jingumae, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo […]
JetWits and Pieces: Japanese toilet training video
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Who says the JET alumni network doesn’t do enough things aimed at JET alums with kids? There are a whole slew of JET alum writers with children’s books, not to mention Suzanne Kamata’s (Tokushima-ken, 1988-90) book Call Me Okaasan: Adventures in Multicultural Mothering (which I’m in the middle of reading right now and enjoying very […]
Event: Children’s book illustrators gather for Bologna Children’s Book Fair (Tokyo)
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********************* Author Suzanne Kamata (Tokushima-ken, 1988-90) who also serves as the Publicity Assistant for the Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators, shared the following: The Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators presents Creative Exchange: The Bologna Experience with Ayano Imai, Kiyo Tanaka and Shimako Okamura Come join illustrators Ayano Imai and Kiyo Tanaka […]
JETAA Canada National Conference Keynote Speech – May 30, 2009 – Toronto By Steven Horowitz (Aichi-ken, Kariya-shi, 1992-94) IMPORTANCE OF COMMUNICATION Minasan, Ohayo gozaimasu. 1. First, I’d like to thank JETAA Canada and Gloria Ma and everyone else involved with this conference for inviting me here to speak today. As an American, I have to […]
Event: Tokyo Authors and Illustrators Networking Night
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Author Suzanne Kamata (Tokushima-ken, 1988-90) who also serves as the Publicity Assistant for the Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators, shared the following: The Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators presents SCBWI Tokyo Authors & Illustrators Networking Night Time: Thursday, June 11, 2009, 7:00 pm onward Place: The Pink Cow, Villa Moderuna B1, […]
JetWit Blog Beat by Crystal Wong
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JetWit Blog Beat by Crystal Wong (Iwate-ken, 2002-04) is a recurring item featuring posts from the blogs of various JET alumni. Crystal is a formerEnglish-language writer for Kyodo News. She now works as a media planner in Chelsea and sorely misses all her favorite midtown ramen joints. We’re well into spring, the flowers and trees […]
Happy Okaasan’s Day!
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Happy Okaasan’s Day from JetWit to all the JET alum moms, moms of JET alums and homestay moms too! On the theme of JET alums and moms, you may want to get your mom a copy of author Suzanne Kamata’s (Tokushima-ken, 1988-90) new book — Call Me Okaasan: Adventures in Multicultural Mothering, a collection of […]
SWET Presents: Writing Multicultural Families (Tokyo)
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The Society of Writers, Editors, and Translators presents: Writing Multicultural Families Time: Saturday, May 16, 2009, 6:00 – 9:00 pm Place: Foreign Correspondents’ Club of Japan Fee: Panel discussion and dinner: 5,000 yen (includes makunouchi bento meal) – Reservations required by May 12; email SWET Events or SCBWI Events, or fax 03-3430-1740 Panel discussion only: 2,000 […]
Thanks to author Suzanne Kamata (Tokushima-ken, 1988-90) for sharing this: The 3rd Annual Japan Writer’s Conference will be held October 17-18, 2009 at Doshisha Women’s College, Imadegawa Campus, Kyoto, Japan. Organizers are now seeking proposals from poets and writers for presentations. First call deadline is May 15, 2009. For more information, see http://www.japanwritersconference.org.
Author Suzanne Kamata (Tokushima-ken, 1988-90) contacted me to let me know that poet Craig Arnold is missing in Japan. There is an effort underway to draw more attention to Craig’s disappearance to help pressure Japanese and U.S. authorities to take action. For more information about the effort, please visit http://findcraigarnold.blogspot.com/ For more information on Craig […]
JetWit gathering in Tokyo May 15 for Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators
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*************** Hi everybody! (especially if you live in Tokyo!) On May 15, 2009, The Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators is hosting a presentation by Laura Rennert, a senior agent of Andrea Brown Literary Agency, about the craft of writing. I plan on attending this event (which is in Shibuya) and would like to […]
************************** Author Suzanne Kamata (Tokushima-ken, 1988-90), who serves as the publicity assistant for the Tokyo branch of The Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators, shared the following announcement: The Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators presents Literary Agent Laura Rennert Under the Hood: The Nuts and Bolts of Craft Time: Friday, May 15, […]
Via the Society for Writers Editors and Translators (SWET) e-mail list. Several workshops/discussions/presentations that seem to be very useful for writers and translators in Japan: SWET News, April 8, 2009 For details on the following upcoming events, see below: 1) April 21 (Tues)–SWET OPEN FORUM: Wordsmithing in Japan (Tokyo) 2) May 16 (Sat)– WRITING MULTICULTURAL […]
