MAY 2024 SPEAKING TOUR JAPAN
Announcement of speaking tour in English-language online edition of Asahi Shimbun, one of Japan’s 3 top newspapers, with a sample of my haiku:
With 7 books translated into Japanese and published by Kodansha, Japan’s leading house, with several reprints, this was a dream come true and a highlight of my writing career. The venues were universities and libraries, all open to the public.
My talk included Q & A after a PowerPoint presentation in English with smatterings of Irish and Japanese. Slides displayed Japanese book covers and maps along with photographs of places and artefacts around Ireland mentioned in the stories.
Sample Slides:
UNIVERSITIES
TOKYO:
Waseda University, May 10, 2024
Host: Professor Tochigi Nobuaki
Waseda flyer, front and back.
PowerPoint presentation.
Meiji University, May 14, 2024
Host: Professor Toraiwa Naoko
Meiji flyer.
Professor Tochigi (Nobi) in his office.
Professor Toraiwa and myself.
Presentation to Professor Toraiwa’s class. Q & A afterward.
University of the Sacred Heart, May 16, 2024
Hosts: Professors Fuse Mikio and David (Dáithí) McNeill
Sacred Heart flyer.
Book signing after talk.
Write-up of event on university website by Professor McNeill. (Full write-up: https://www.u-sacred-heart.ac.jp/news/20240610/17622)
KAGOSHIMA (Kyushu):
International University of Kagoshima, May 24, 2024
Host: Professor David McMurray
Kagoshima flyers.
“Librarians created a book display & flyer. 50 students borrowed The Hunters Moon.” (Professor McMurray). 2nd photo shows author with students onstage.
MAY 2024 SPEAKING TOUR JAPAN
Announcement of speaking tour in English-language online edition of Asahi Shimbun, one of Japan’s 3 top newspapers, with a sample of my haiku:
With 7 books translated into Japanese and published by Kodansha, Japan’s leading house, with several reprints, this was a dream come true and a highlight of my writing career. The venues were universities and libraries, all open to the public.
My talk included Q & A after a PowerPoint presentation in English with smatterings of Irish and Japanese. Slides displayed Japanese book covers and maps along with photographs of places and artefacts around Ireland mentioned in the stories.
Sample Slides:
UNIVERSITIES
TOKYO:
Waseda University, May 10, 2024
Host: Professor Tochigi Nobuaki
Waseda flyer, front and back.
PowerPoint Presentation
Professor Tochigi (Nobi) in his office.
Meiji University, May 14, 2024
Host: Professor Toraiwa Naoko
Meiji flyer
Professor Toraiwa and myself
Presentation to Professor Toraiwa’s class
Q and A afterward.
University of the Sacred Heart, May 16, 2024
Hosts: Professors Fuse Mikio and David (Dáithí) McNeill
Sacred Heart flyer.
Book signing after talk
Write-up of event on university website by Professor McNeill. (Full write-up: https://www.u-sacred-heart.ac.jp/news/20240610/17622)
KAGOSHIMA (Kyushu):
International University of Kagoshima, May 24, 2024
Host: Professor David McMurray
Kagoshima flyers.
“Librarians created a book display & flyer. 50 students borrowed The Hunters Moon.” (Professor McMurray). 2nd photo shows author with students onstage.