Event Report: Sierra Christian Writers
On Tuesday (May 16), I spoke to a small Christian writers' group based at the Placerville SDA Church. During the Q & A session at the end of my presentation, I was pleased to receive some questions about the process of translation.
I believe in translation, not only as a literary tool, but also as an important bridge-building tool between human beings in a fragmented world. Translated literature gives us glimpses into other cultures and belief systems, and this exposure in turn invites us to be open-minded and accepting of other human beings.
Translation is currently a popular topic in the literary world. The PEN American Center recently hosted "PEN World Voices: The New York Festival of International Literature," which featured a panel discussion on the challenges facing translated world literature in the current publishing world. Words Without Borders, an online journal for international literature has a forum dedicated to the discussion of translation. POETRY magazine's most recent issue is dedicated to translation.
As a translated story about transformation and forgiveness, Rainbow Over Hell reminds us, I think, of what binds us together as a human race. As such, my hope is that it will be a book that transcends social and religious boundaries.
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posted by Sharon Fujimoto-Johnson @ 2:05 PM
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You can find Sierra Christian Writers on the web at http://www.sierrachristianwriters.org
You can also contact them via their web site.
They have a great book that is a compilation from all of their members, poems, prose, short stories and pictures.
Also they meet every third Tuesday of the month at 7:15 p.m., at a youth chapel just off Hwy 50,
6831 Mother Lode Drive, Placerville, CA, which located next to a church to the right as you exit the East bound freeway on Missouri Flat Road in Placerville, CA. They invite visitors to come. Starting in January they have regular meetings every other month. For the between months they have FORUM which is open for people to read and share their writings. Once a year, usually the 2nd Sunday in November, they have a fund-raising dinner and program called PASTA & POETRY. Friends and Community are invited.
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