Author of verse novels, picture books, poetry, prose. KidLit translator. Writing teacher, Japan longtimer.

Joined August 2009
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Looking forward to this #SCBWIJapan event featuring a translator of Shinsuke Yoshitake's books: Lisa Wilcut! On Zoom—Friday, March 22, 7-8:30 p.m. JST. @lisa_wilcut #SCBWITranslation #PictureBooks scbwi.org/events/lisa-wilcut…

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Editors, are you following the Seeking a Publisher posts at #WorldKidLit? So far children's to YA works from Europe, Africa, Americas have been shared. More global stories available for translation TK! #translation #worldlit #kidlit #YA #MG #PB worldkidlit.org/
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It's that time...you can pre-order LISTENING TO TREES: George Nakashima, Woodworker via B&N preorder sale now! ow.ly/B5Nq50QuaMl #picturebooks #biography #woodworker
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My 2024 #GrubStreet picture book classes: 1. 3-hr Intro to PBs: 1/19, Boston 2. 6 Wks 3 PBs: fr. 1/22, Zoom 3. PB Revision 8 Wks; fr. 4/3 online asynch. Generative, inclusive, supportive. Scholarships available! Details: hatbooks.blogspot.com/2024/0… #picturebooks #writing #kidlit
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Author @RutaSepetys is sponsoring a translator scholarship to @scbwi Winter Conference in New York, February 9-11, 2024! 😃 Runners-up receive tuition to the virtual conference! Apply @ Member Home > My awards > General Scholarship by Fri., Dec. 8, 11:59 p.m. Pacific. #scbwiNY24
I will attend and would love to see many fellow translators at #scbwiNY24:
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Join us for a #BookBreak 6/13 in Tokyo (in person or online) to celebrate Hans Sautter's photography book "JAPAN." Includes my essay on Nature, & essays by Peter Tasker, Stephen Mansfield, Charles Whipple, Eugene Tarshis and Azby Brown, at #FCCJ. Tokyo. hatbooks.blogspot.com/2023/0…
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Fantastic #VerseNovels on the list ORCHARDS & THE LANGUAGE INSIDE Holly Thompson @hatbooks UP FROM THE SEA @lezalowitz FULL CICADA MOON by @MarilynHilton MIRROR TO MIRROR @rajanilarocca CALL ME ADNAN by @ReemFaruqi DUST OF EDEN @marikonagai2012 INSIDE OUT & BACK AGAIN @ThanhhaLai
Here are some #Poetry and #VerseNovel recommendations of new and old books with #Asian themes and characters on #DiverseVerse. How many of these have you read? diverseverse.com/blog/list-o…
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Grateful to @padmatv for including my #VerseNovel #TheLanguageInside featuring characters Emma and Samnang. Check out this list--so many verse novels with links to Asia!
Here are some #Poetry and #VerseNovel recommendations of new and old books with #Asian themes and characters on #DiverseVerse. How many of these have you read? diverseverse.com/blog/list-o…
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This book is available both in a Teacher/Librarian Edition (with "Take 5" Mini-Lessons) and also a Children's Edition: take a pick or use BOTH! qepbooks.com/Poetry-Friday-A… #poetryforall

I love connecting kids with #poetry on my school visits. This @pomelobooks book in both Spanish and English is perfect for the students of @MacToros54. Thanks for a great #NationalPoetryMonth visit!
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It's the last day of our spring fundraiser! We're so grateful to everyone who's already donated, and we're hoping to raise just a bit more to support our work championing diverse books. Can you donate or retweet to spread the word? bit.ly/WNDBSpring23
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I treasure and admire this picture book--every single word of it. Love In The Library by @emteehall illustrated by @yasimamura #picturebooks #JapaneseAmerican #incarceration
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Have you seen the @NCTAsia_ 2022 Freeman Book Awards list? Honoring E and SE Asian books for children & young adults. Congratulations to all the authors, illustrators, translators, editors & publishers of these books! nctasia.org/awards/ #AsiaLit #KidLit #MGLit #YALit
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Today's #KidLitTip is this magnificently compiled list of children's publishers who are accepting unsolicited manuscripts. I take my hat off to @BitsyKemper, who compiled this goldmine. Go forth ye writers, research and submit! #Tip20 bitsykemper.wordpress.com/20…

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The Girl Who Loved Kangaroos -- bio of Doris Herrmann, a deaf girl born in 1933 in Switzerland who developed an affinity with kangaroos & became a respected kangaroo scholar even though she wasn’t allowed to go to college. #NF #DIS #PBPitch
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What are you reading this weekend? Can you please show us the book cover, author, & translator, and tell us whether or not you recommend it? #GLLI #ActLocallyReadGlobally
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