WINIFRED BIRD
writer + translator
I am excited to share that Aki Shobo will publish a Japanese version of Eating Wild Japan, translated by Hayato Uesugi, on March 8, 2023!! It has been an honor to work with Uesugi over the past year as he tackled the huge challenge of bringing this work (back) to a Japanese audience. Details here in Japanese: https://www.akishobo.com/book/detail.html?id=1102&st=4
My translation of Suzume, the novel version of Makoto Shinkai's animated film of the same name, will be published on July 18, 2023. The film hits US theaters April 14, but I've always preferred reading the book first!
Recently I've been working on the translation of a book about Ako dantsu, a type of handwoven cotton rug from the coast of Hyogo Prefecture in Japan. The book is being published to celebrate the 200th anniversary of the birth of Naka Kojima, who founded the industry in an era when women rarely played such prominent roles in the business world. I'll post more information about the book when it's available! My involvement in the project stemmed from a translation on the same topic I did for Subsequence magazine last year, which you can read here.
