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The Japan Times - Nov 18th, 2024

In Fukushima, a Weekend of Prose, Poetry and Translation

On the first weekend of November, dozens of poets, novelists, translators and other literary aspirants descended on Futaba, Fukushima Prefecture, bringing an international presence to a quiet coastal town on the rebound...

Writers Unite: Navigating the Craft at the English-Speaking Japan Writers Conference

Since 2007, the Japan Writers Conference (JWC) continues to be the meeting place for English-speaking writers to share insights, experiences, and a passion for the written word...

Japan Writers Conference Turns New Page in 17th Year

Like a good book passed around and reinterpreted over the years, the Japan Writers Conference has been moving around Japan and picking up new fans and new layers of meaning since 2007...

Tom Baker (Saitama) Interviewed by the CONNECT Team

Since 2007, the Japan Writers Conference has been bringing together writers from all across the country for a weekend full of presentations about the “art, craft, and business of writing.” Several of CONNECT’s own past and present members have attended this event...

The Japan Writers Conference: 8 Questions With John Gribble

The Japan Writers Conference (or JWC for short) is a free, annual conference open to all. It is a space for sharing ideas, knowledge and insider information on all things writing. Including translators and publishers, it attempts to bring everyone in the industry and academia together...