Events for Tomo: Friendship Through Fiction
Saturday, March 10, 2012 6:30-8:00 pm, Tokyo, Japan
The Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators and Stone Bridge Press present:
Tomo Anthology Launch:
An Evening of Readings, Discussion and Reflection
Time: Saturday, March 10, 2012, 6:30-8:00 p.m.
Place: Tokyo Women’s Plaza, Conference Room 1
5-53-67 Jingumae, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo
(by the Children’s Castle and United Nations University).
For a map see www.scbwi.jp/map.htm
Fee: Attendance only: 500 yen SCBWI members; 800 yen nonmembers
Attendance and Tomo book: 1,200 yen SCBWI members; 1,500 yen nonmembers
Reservations: RSVP requested; email contact (at) scbwi (dot) jp by Fri., March 9
This event will be in English.
March 10, 2012, is publication day for Tomo: Friendship Through Fiction—An Anthology of Japan Teen Stories (Stone Bridge Press). One year after the 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake and Tsunami, this collection of short fiction brings teens worldwide closer to Japan and contributes to long-term relief efforts in Tohoku. Join us for this Tokyo Tomo launch event, which will feature readings by various Tomo authors, as well as panel discussion and reflection on this project.
For details on this event, visit www.scbwi.jp. For more information about the book, please visit tomoanthology.blogspot.com
Friday, March 23, 6:30-8:00 pm, Boston, Massachusetts
Boston Children’s Museum, Japan Society of Boston and Stone Bridge Press present:
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Tomo: Friendship Through Fiction
A bilingual evening of storytelling, creativity and outreach for Boston teens to support young people in Japan affected by and recovering from the March 2011 earthquake & tsunami disasters.
Time: Friday, March 23, 2012, 6:30-8:00 pm
Place: Boston Children’s Museum, 2nd Floor The Common, 308 Congress Street, Boston, MA 02210
Fee: $1 Admission
Reservations: Online RSVP requested; see www.japansocietyboston.org/tomo
Tomo, meaning “friend” in Japanese, is a collection of short stories and graphic art for readers age 12 and up, contributed by authors and artists from around the world, all of whom share a connection to Japan. Editor Holly Thompson (a Massachusetts native), Boston’s own Tak Toyoshima (“Secret Asian Man”) & other contributors will share their stories and help museum guests write or draw their own letters of support to teens in the hardest hit areas of Japan.
Books will be available for purchase, and proceeds from sales go to the Japanese NPO Hope for Tomorrow (hope-tomorrow.jp).
For more information about the book, please visit: tomoanthology.blogspot.com
Saturday, March 31, 2012, 2 pm, Manhattan, New York
New York Public Library and Stone Bridge Press present:
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Tomo: Friendship Through Fiction
An afternoon of storytelling, creativity and outreach for New York teens to support young people in Japan affected by and recovering from the March 2011 earthquake & tsunami disasters.
Time: Saturday March 31, 2012, 2:00 pm
Place: Ottendorfer Library, NYPL, 135 2nd Ave. Manhattan (N/R/6 at Astor Place)
Fee: Free Admission
Reservations: RSVP required; see www.nypl.org/events/calendar | 212-674-0947
Tomo, meaning “friend” in Japanese, is a collection of short stories and graphic art for readers age 12 and up, contributed by authors and artists from around the world, all of whom share a connection to Japan. Editor Holly Thompson, graphic artist Tak Toyoshima (“Secret Asian Man”) & other contributors will share their stories and help library patrons write or draw letters of support to teens in the hardest hit areas of Japan.
25 copies of Tomo: Friendship through Fiction--An Anthology of Japan Teen Stories will be given away.
For more information about the book, please visit: tomoanthology.blogspot.com
