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Sharni Wilson シャーニ・ウィルソン @sharni.bsky.social · Sep 9

V happy (also v surprised) to find name on list with these writers! Renee Liang, Michael Botur, Shelley Burne-Field, Tim Saunders, Lee Hana, Cristin Leach, Jessica le Bas, Lorraine Carmody, Kirstie McKinnon, Anna Scaife <3

(KM Sparkling Prose shortlist, winners announced Oct)

#amwriting #fiction

Sharni Wilson シャーニ・ウィルソン @sharni.bsky.social · Sep 3

So gutted about the imminent demolition of the iconic City to Sea Bridge in Wellington! Great piece on this by Jo Draper josephinedraper.com/the-city-to-...

The City to Sea Bridge – Wellington’s human corridor bridge

In September 2024 I posted that the City to Sea Bridge in Wellington is my favourite bit of infrastructure, largely because it is so generously proportioned that it feels like a part of the city ra…

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Sharni Wilson シャーニ・ウィルソン @sharni.bsky.social · Aug 16

A vision of hyper-unequal society and future tech, set in the year 2102 #futuretech #scifi #japaneselit #womenintranslation

Sharni Wilson シャーニ・ウィルソン @sharni.bsky.social · Aug 16

Audio version of scifi story ‘The Secret’ by Fumio Takano now live! Feat TWO amazing voice actors @justineleahva.com & ‪Alex Bankier‬, ed @witchywonderer.bsky.social, prod Jenelle DeCosta, xl8 me. Have a listen, support human-made art and creativity! #WITmonth #xl8 www.khoreomag.com/translation/...

The Secret

Year 2102 “Hey. My name’s Michi. Nice to meetcha. So, why do I need to wear this? I thought the job was hacking.” Michi stared down her nose at the frilly white apron over the regulation navy-blue dre...

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Rebecca @stlrebecca.bsky.social · Jun 22

Have you wanted to travel to Japan and South Korea but worried about navigating language barriers? Consider signing up for this 2026 tour of Japan- The Inland Sea- and South Korea organized by Washington University. I will tag along as the talking head.
alumni.washu.edu/destinations...

Inland Sea of Japan and South Korea - Alumni and Friends - Washington University in St. Louis

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Sharni Wilson シャーニ・ウィルソン @sharni.bsky.social · May 6

Te Moana o Reo is about to be reviewed on RNZ (this morning 10.35am NZ time) ...am waiting with bated breath to see what Elizabeth Heritage says. I feel very fond of this book, it's a celebration of Aotearoa languages and has my first ever essay in it, on working in Japan #multilingual #nzfic #essay

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khōréō magazine @khoreo.bsky.social · May 2

We are excited to share that we are the 2025 Locus Awards' top ten finalists for best magazine! 🧡 🎉 Congratulations to all of the fellow @locusmag.bsky.social finalists!

locusmag.com/2025/05/2025...

2025 Locus Awards Top Ten Finalists

Congratulations to all of the Locus Awards top ten finalists! The Locus Awards winners will be announced June 21, 2025, during the in-person Locus Awards Ceremony, held in the historic Nile …

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Sharni Wilson シャーニ・ウィルソン @sharni.bsky.social · Apr 2

thank you so much for reading! I'm honoured.

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Sharni Wilson シャーニ・ウィルソン @sharni.bsky.social · Apr 1

What's done cannot be undone 😂

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Sharni Wilson シャーニ・ウィルソン @sharni.bsky.social · Apr 1

Q&A: www.thewildumbrella.com/post/q-a-wit...

Q&A with Sharni Wilson

Sharni Wilson stunned us with her story "Only Crying" with its cerebral dialogue and evocative imagery. Motherhood

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Sharni Wilson シャーニ・ウィルソン @sharni.bsky.social · Apr 1

Flash fiction: www.thewildumbrella.com/post/only-cr...

Only crying

Sharni Wilson is an Aotearoa NZ writer and literary translator. Her work appeared in Landfall and WLT, among others.

www.thewildumbrella.com

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Sharni Wilson シャーニ・ウィルソン @sharni.bsky.social · Apr 1

New flash fiction out today in the Wild Umbrella, an ambitious new journal based in Dublin, Ireland!

Editor Mina El Attar also interviews me on inspiration, writing process and motherhood, which feels very exposing.

Links in comments!

#amwritingfiction #flashfiction #writingmotherhood

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Luna Press Publishing @lunapress.bsky.social · Feb 23

Swan Knight by Fumio Takano, translated by Sharni Wilson, has been chosen on Goodreads by the Japanese Literature group ❤️ Discover this wild novella, head to the Luna store: www.lunapresspublishing.com/product-page... @sharni.bsky.social

Goodreads page of the "Japanese Literature" group, featuring Swan Knight

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Sharni Wilson シャーニ・ウィルソン @sharni.bsky.social · Feb 12

Kicking off in Aucks this eve! Hope it all goes well, and I seriously can’t wait to get my hands on this book, which brings together over forty languages of Aotearoa ❤️

Sharni Wilson シャーニ・ウィルソン @sharni.bsky.social · Feb 12

I’ve only seen the tiny part I’ve contributed to – a micro story (my first time writing fiction in Japanese) and a personal essay on my experience working at a Japanese company (which I found absolutely excruciating to write) #amwriting

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Sharni Wilson シャーニ・ウィルソン @sharni.bsky.social · Feb 12

Excited for this great book, Te Moana o Reo ¦ Ocean of Languages, ed. Michelle Elvy & Vaughan Rapatahana, launching with a national tour! There'll be readings by some amazing people and I so wish I could be there. #nzfiction #multilingual #booklaunch

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Sharni Wilson シャーニ・ウィルソン @sharni.bsky.social · Feb 7

I'm so sick of being autocorrected to something I didn't want to say!

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Sharni Wilson シャーニ・ウィルソン @sharni.bsky.social · Jan 5

Amazing to see this Japanese-to-English short story, by Kaori Ekuni, get some more love! The Japanese original text is also included on the page. CW: DV. Happy January in Japan! #xl8

Read Japanese Literature @readjapaneseliterature.com · Jan 4

Today I’ll be reading Kaori Ekuni’s “Lunch Ticket” (translated by Sharni Wilson), compliments of Lunch Ticket.

Ekuni is probably best known in English for her novel Twinkle Twinkle (trans. Emi Shimokawa), about an asexual woman married to a gay man partnered with someone else. It’s a great read.

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Sharni Wilson シャーニ・ウィルソン @sharni.bsky.social · Jan 3

This is a great list of free-to-read short stories, translated from Japanese #JanuaryinJapan

Read Japanese Literature @readjapaneseliterature.com · Jan 1

This is my reading project for #JanuaryinJapan. 31 days of free-to-read short stories. I'll post a new short story every day, and you're welcome to read along!

31 Short Stories for January in Japan

In honor of January in Japan, RJL presents a list of 31 translated Japanese short stories you can read on-line for free, listed alphabetically by author. 2025 marks the 18th year of this online cel…

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Read Japanese Literature @readjapaneseliterature.com · Dec 30

The @asianreviewofbooks.bsky.social’s Year in Reviews is one of the best parts of my reading year. Lots of Japanese titles included here.

The Year in Reviews: 50 Highlights from 2024

This entirely subjective list of 50 highlights from 2024 include reviews of fiction, literature, poetry and non-fiction. Translations remained strong in this year’s list, including literature, poet…

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Sharni Wilson シャーニ・ウィルソン @sharni.bsky.social · Dec 16

Thank you! 😊

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Sharni Wilson シャーニ・ウィルソン @sharni.bsky.social · Dec 16

New sci-fi story 'The Secret' by Fumio Takano just dropped, and it's a banger! Transl. by me #newrelease #xl8 #japanese #scifi #futurejapan

khōréō magazine @khoreo.bsky.social · Dec 16

In 2102, Michi goes undercover as a maid for a hacking job, while in 2030, Ryo sells his appearance to a tech company. Their lives intersect to expose the dirty laundry of neo-feudal futuristic Japanese elite in “The Secret”, written by Fumio Takano and translated into English by Sharni Wilson.

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Sharni Wilson シャーニ・ウィルソン @sharni.bsky.social · Sep 1

How can food connect us with family and heritage? So happy to have this hermit crab creative nonfiction reprinted in
SugarSugarSalt Magazine today! First published in the Malahat Review. They are open for subs as of today too.
sugarsugarsalt.org/2024/09/01/s...
#familyrecipe #cnf #foodheritage

segedínský guláš by Sharni Wilson

A slow‐roasted never‐tasted Czech mystery in a paprika gravy, stewed with sauerkraut and heavy cream; the acute accents indicate long vowels, the caron (flying bird, inverted hat) at the end hishes wi...

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Luna Press Publishing @lunapress.bsky.social · Feb 1

COVER REVEAL + PRE-ORDERS OPEN! Swan Knight by Fumio Takano, is the latest Over the Moon novella from Luna Press. Translated from Japanese by Sharni Wilson. Available in PB and Digital in all the usual retailers. Join the surreal world of Wagner! www.lunapresspublishing.com/product-page...

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