Avery Udagawa
@averyudagawa.bsky.social
Kansan in Thailand, translator of Japanese children's literature, believer in #worldkidlit www.averyfischerudagawa.com
Representatives of @usbby.bsky.social read and released the 2026 Outstanding International Books (OIB) List at #scbwiNY26. Amazing to see this live! A map showed the selected books' countries of origin. #kidlit #worldkidlit www.usbby.org/2026oib.html
January 19, 2026 at 8:06 PM
Representatives of @usbby.bsky.social read and released the 2026 Outstanding International Books (OIB) List at #scbwiNY26. Amazing to see this live! A map showed the selected books' countries of origin. #kidlit #worldkidlit www.usbby.org/2026oib.html
A shout-out to the regional team leaders who volunteer their services throughout SCBWI. The global leadership sessions behind-the-scenes at #scbwiNY26 were a privilege to join.
January 19, 2026 at 7:48 PM
A shout-out to the regional team leaders who volunteer their services throughout SCBWI. The global leadership sessions behind-the-scenes at #scbwiNY26 were a privilege to join.
I met @patiencehaggin.bsky.social, one of two winners of the 2025 #SCBWI Pitch-Perfect #Translation Grant! A translator from Italian knows where to go for espresso in New York!
Patience's sample, together with fellow winner Aerin Park's, was on showcase for industry professionals at #scbwiNY26.
Patience's sample, together with fellow winner Aerin Park's, was on showcase for industry professionals at #scbwiNY26.
January 19, 2026 at 7:29 PM
I met @patiencehaggin.bsky.social, one of two winners of the 2025 #SCBWI Pitch-Perfect #Translation Grant! A translator from Italian knows where to go for espresso in New York!
Patience's sample, together with fellow winner Aerin Park's, was on showcase for industry professionals at #scbwiNY26.
Patience's sample, together with fellow winner Aerin Park's, was on showcase for industry professionals at #scbwiNY26.
Mandarin, Russian, Japanese, Spanish, songs, ideas, and encouragement were in the air at the #scbwiNY26 Translators Meet-Up! #SCBWITranslation
January 19, 2026 at 7:21 PM
Mandarin, Russian, Japanese, Spanish, songs, ideas, and encouragement were in the air at the #scbwiNY26 Translators Meet-Up! #SCBWITranslation
Here we go! #scbwiNY26 Translators, see you at our meet-up at 6 p.m. on Saturday! #scbwiTranslation
January 15, 2026 at 4:11 PM
Here we go! #scbwiNY26 Translators, see you at our meet-up at 6 p.m. on Saturday! #scbwiTranslation
Think this cover looks good? Vote for it (General Fiction #22) and check out the book itself, River of Dolls by Suzanne Kamata! www.bedsidereading.com/vote.html?fb...
January 1, 2026 at 9:02 AM
Think this cover looks good? Vote for it (General Fiction #22) and check out the book itself, River of Dolls by Suzanne Kamata! www.bedsidereading.com/vote.html?fb...
"So relaxing that I feared getting bored by it at first." I actually love how this review captures the cozy, comforting side of THE VILLAGE BEYOND THE MIST. And snowflakes fall as you scroll! ❄️ #kidlit #translation #xl8 #SachikoKashiwaba zezeewithbooks.wordpress.com/2025/09/25/t...
December 19, 2025 at 3:36 PM
"So relaxing that I feared getting bored by it at first." I actually love how this review captures the cozy, comforting side of THE VILLAGE BEYOND THE MIST. And snowflakes fall as you scroll! ❄️ #kidlit #translation #xl8 #SachikoKashiwaba zezeewithbooks.wordpress.com/2025/09/25/t...
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Day #13: 31 Days, 31 Lists - 2025 Translated Children's Books. So many incredible books hit our shores in a given year, that it only makes sense to write an entire post about them today. #31Days31Lists #kidlit 📚👍 afuse8production.slj.com/2025/12/13/3...
31 Days, 31 Lists: 2025 Translated Children’s Books for Older and Younger Readers
So many incredible books hit our shores in a given year, that it only makes sense to write an entire post about them today.
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December 13, 2025 at 10:35 PM
Day #13: 31 Days, 31 Lists - 2025 Translated Children's Books. So many incredible books hit our shores in a given year, that it only makes sense to write an entire post about them today. #31Days31Lists #kidlit 📚👍 afuse8production.slj.com/2025/12/13/3...
Hold the phone. @mlynxqualey.bsky.social has been authoring in addition to her amazing translating. I need to get last winter's issue of Prairie Schooner stat!
December 13, 2025 at 7:40 AM
Hold the phone. @mlynxqualey.bsky.social has been authoring in addition to her amazing translating. I need to get last winter's issue of Prairie Schooner stat!
“You know what’s faster than mopping? Not spilling in the first place.” 👏
"Machine translation would handle the heavy lifting, and we’d add the expert polish. Except the machine made a mess. And we’re doing expert-level cognitive labour to clean it up for cleaning wages.
We’re not mops. We’re translators."
#translation #xl8
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We’re not mops. We’re translators."
#translation #xl8
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An open letter to colleagues: we are not mops
After more than two decades working in legal translation across four languages and multiple jurisdictions, I’ve watched our profession reshaped by forces that claim efficiency as a path to our expenda...
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December 10, 2025 at 12:00 PM
“You know what’s faster than mopping? Not spilling in the first place.” 👏
I have listened and re-listened to Suzanne Kamata’s recent talk for #SCBWI #Japan, about #writing while teaching and parenting in a situation where all three pursuits have been very intense at times. Suzanne keeps going! 💪 Excited to read her latest: River of Dolls and Other Stories.
December 6, 2025 at 8:02 AM
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Thank you for pointing up all the wonderful #translations recognized thos year by @nytimes.com in their #BestIllustrated awards worldkidlit.org/2025/11/24/n...
New York Times/NYPL Best Illustrated Children’s Books Award Honors 5 Books in Translation
By Gelsey Phaneuf On November 7th, The New York Times and New York Public Library released their list of the ten best illustrated children’s books of 2025. World Kid Lit connoisseurs will immediate…
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November 29, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Thank you for pointing up all the wonderful #translations recognized thos year by @nytimes.com in their #BestIllustrated awards worldkidlit.org/2025/11/24/n...
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Katherine Paterson's #kidsbook about Jella Lepman earns a #Star "Paterson portrays her as a woman whose boundless energy, practicality, and persistence enabled her to achieve her goals...in this well-researched, insightful, and consistently engaging story" www.booklistonline.com/products/979...
December 2, 2025 at 11:32 AM
Katherine Paterson's #kidsbook about Jella Lepman earns a #Star "Paterson portrays her as a woman whose boundless energy, practicality, and persistence enabled her to achieve her goals...in this well-researched, insightful, and consistently engaging story" www.booklistonline.com/products/979...
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The lesser prairie chicken was once a common sight in the southern Great Plains, but its numbers are dwindling. Even so, it lost federal protections earlier this year for a second time. Now states and landowners are overseeing conservation efforts. www.kmuw.org/2025-12-01/l...
A native prairie bird lost federal protection. People are still trying to save it on private land
The lesser prairie chicken was once a common sight in the southern Great Plains, but its numbers are dwindling. Even so, it lost federal protections earlier this year for a second time. Now states…
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December 1, 2025 at 10:30 PM
The lesser prairie chicken was once a common sight in the southern Great Plains, but its numbers are dwindling. Even so, it lost federal protections earlier this year for a second time. Now states and landowners are overseeing conservation efforts. www.kmuw.org/2025-12-01/l...
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Pick up a book from our collection or download one from @libbyapp.com and @hoopladigital.bsky.social !
#AuthorQuotes #MondayMotivations
#AuthorQuotes #MondayMotivations
December 1, 2025 at 1:00 PM
Pick up a book from our collection or download one from @libbyapp.com and @hoopladigital.bsky.social !
#AuthorQuotes #MondayMotivations
#AuthorQuotes #MondayMotivations
@wydobson.bsky.social The next will very definitely involve 🧙♀️🐉!
I hope many children (and adults!) will enjoy reading The Village Beyond The Mist by Sachiko Kashiwaba, enthrallingly translated by Avery Udagawa - so wonderful it's been selected for this scheme. Can't wait for the next book to be published in English. Maybe something involving 🧙♀️🐉??
Sachiko Kashiwaba joined me for this video about THE VILLAGE BEYOND THE MIST on Libby & Sora Reads. Look for Kashiwaba-san 40 seconds in! ❤️ www.youtube.com/watch?v=_JuG...
November 29, 2025 at 2:39 AM
@wydobson.bsky.social The next will very definitely involve 🧙♀️🐉!
Sachiko Kashiwaba joined me for this video about THE VILLAGE BEYOND THE MIST on Libby & Sora Reads. Look for Kashiwaba-san 40 seconds in! ❤️ www.youtube.com/watch?v=_JuG...
Libby & Sora Reads (November 18 - December 2) PICK!
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November 27, 2025 at 2:18 PM
Sachiko Kashiwaba joined me for this video about THE VILLAGE BEYOND THE MIST on Libby & Sora Reads. Look for Kashiwaba-san 40 seconds in! ❤️ www.youtube.com/watch?v=_JuG...
OverDrive has updated the Libby & Sora Reads landing page to include a translator credit. Grateful for another move to #namethetranslator. #xl8 #translation pages.libbylife.com/LibbySoraReads
November 26, 2025 at 3:17 PM
OverDrive has updated the Libby & Sora Reads landing page to include a translator credit. Grateful for another move to #namethetranslator. #xl8 #translation pages.libbylife.com/LibbySoraReads
Excited that The Village Beyond the Mist is among NPR’s Books We Love for 2025! 📚❤️ apps.npr.org/best-books/?...
Books We Love
Here are 380+ great reads from 2025 handpicked just for you by NPR staffers and trusted critics.
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November 25, 2025 at 2:14 PM
Excited that The Village Beyond the Mist is among NPR’s Books We Love for 2025! 📚❤️ apps.npr.org/best-books/?...
Thank you for listening! 🎧❤️ podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/s...
I so enjoyed the latest SCBWI @scbwi.bsky.social podcast with translator Avery Fisher Udagawa @averyudagawa.bsky.social ! So great to hear more about her translation of Temple Alley Summer and her ongoing relationship with its author Sachiko Kashiwaba!
November 21, 2025 at 9:01 PM
Thank you for listening! 🎧❤️ podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/s...
A toast to the new twelfth edition of Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary! www.merriam-webster.com/collegiate-d... @merriam-webster.com youtu.be/atzFr6uA5KE
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November 21, 2025 at 8:58 PM
A toast to the new twelfth edition of Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary! www.merriam-webster.com/collegiate-d... @merriam-webster.com youtu.be/atzFr6uA5KE
Open access to THE VILLAGE BEYOND THE MIST via Sora and Libby, now through December 2! #SachikoKashiwaba #kidlit #bookclub #booksky pages.libbylife.com/LibbySoraReads
Libby & Sora Reads Nov 2025
Libby & Sora Reads is a global ebook club-read the same title with others worldwide, free through your library or school with no holds or wait lists.
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November 20, 2025 at 11:10 AM
Open access to THE VILLAGE BEYOND THE MIST via Sora and Libby, now through December 2! #SachikoKashiwaba #kidlit #bookclub #booksky pages.libbylife.com/LibbySoraReads
Thank you, #TranslatorsAloud!
A mountain town that’s not on any map, a messy bookstore with infinite doors, and a spoiled prince under a forgetful wizard’s curse. Sound interesting? Here's translator @averyudagawa.bsky.social reading from Sachiko Kashiwaba's classic THE VILLAGE BEYOND THE MIST, on sale now! youtu.be/gEwEcM0aKtA
Avery Fischer Udagawa reads from Sachiko Kashiwaba's THE VILLAGE BEYOND THE MIST (Restless Books)
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November 14, 2025 at 3:43 PM
Thank you, #TranslatorsAloud!
Chelsea buns in Obuse, Nagano, remain the stuff of #kidlit! William Yamaguchi Dobson "was able to slip the slenderest of references to the Iwasaki bakery in my debut middle-grade novel. It's called The Fortress of Lost Memories . . ." 1/3
ICYMI: Scholastic UK has signed Kamizen: Fortress of Lost Memories, a middle-grade fantasy with a focus on Japanese folklore by debut author William Yamaguchi Dobson, accompanied by “breathtaking” art by Japanese artist Sawa 👇 #BookSky
Scholastic scoops Dobson’s ‘Ghibli-esque’ middle-grade fantasy debut
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November 9, 2025 at 4:51 AM
Chelsea buns in Obuse, Nagano, remain the stuff of #kidlit! William Yamaguchi Dobson "was able to slip the slenderest of references to the Iwasaki bakery in my debut middle-grade novel. It's called The Fortress of Lost Memories . . ." 1/3
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This mystery place in Nagoya is maybe the coolest bookstore I've ever been to. Arrows lead you through the winding path of the store like a museum exhibit, all the shelves are giant books, and there are little sitting rooms/crime scenes throughout the store.
November 6, 2025 at 8:44 AM
This mystery place in Nagoya is maybe the coolest bookstore I've ever been to. Arrows lead you through the winding path of the store like a museum exhibit, all the shelves are giant books, and there are little sitting rooms/crime scenes throughout the store.