Mac B. Gill

Japanese --> English translation
JET Program CIR, Nahari, Kōchi Prefecture, 2021-2023
MFA in Literary Translation from the University of Iowa, May 2020.

I am a freelance translator from Japanese to English. My primary areas of expertise are literature from 1900s onward, non-fiction, and creative, non-traditional works.

Education

Inter-University Center for Japanese Language Studies, 2020-2021
MFA: Literary Translation (Japanese) University of Iowa, May 2020
BA: Japanese University of Wisconsin-Madison, May 2016

Professional Development

The Society of Writers, Editors, and Translators (SWET) Mentoring Program, February 2023 – February 2024, virtual
Graduate Summer School in Japanese Early-modern Palaeography August 2019, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK

Have questions about my projects, rates, or The Tale of Genji? Feel free to reach out!

For my digital scholarship and research on The Tale of Genji visit:

Genjipedia

Translations

Notorious No More: The Villainess Enjoys Feigning Incompetence Kitai no Akujo, Sandome no Jinsei de [Musai Munō] wo Tanoshimu, by Hanako Arashi, Volume 3~. https://j-novel.club/series/notorious-no-more-the-villainess-enjoys-feigning-incompetence
The Villainess Is Dead! Long Live the Empress! Redoing the Story After a Poisonous End Shokeisareta Akujo wa, Taikoku de Kōhi no Za wo Tsukamu, by Tsuta Sonehara, Volumes 1 & 2. https://j-novel.club/series/the-villainess-is-dead-long-live-the-empress-redoing-the-story-after-a-poisonous-end
Dungeon Dive: Aim for the Deepest Level Isekai Meikyū no Saishinbu wo Mezasō, by Tarisa Warinai, Volume 8~. https://j-novel.club/series/dungeon-dive-aim-for-the-deepest-level#volume-8
Prayers from the Bikini Sea Bikini no Umi no Negai picture book, art by Atsuhiko Morimoto, text by The Bikini Kamishibai Picture Story Show Group. March 30, 2024 https://booksminami.thebase.in/items/83709429
“Monet’s Garden Marmottan in Kitagawa Village” Kitagawamura Monet no Niwa Marumottan website and pamphlet. Translated in collaboration with Tom Davies. Forthcoming.
“From the Forest Railway to Japan’s Yuzu Road” Shinrin tetsudō kara nihon ichi no yuzu rōdo PR video, produced by Japan Heritage. Translation contributor. Forthcoming.
Prayers from the Bikini Sea Bikini no Umi no Negai kamishibai, art by Atsuhiko Morimoto, text by The Bikini Kamishibai Picture Story Show Group. May 2021.
“The Fox Girls of Kowata High” Kowata Kitsune by Fujino Kaori. 91st Meridian, Volume 10, Number 1, Spring 2020 https://iwp.uiowa.edu/91st/vol10-num1/fujino-kaori-“the-fox-girls-of-kowata-high”
“Songs Still Sung: Voices from the Tsunami Shores” Tohoku onba no uta—tsunami no hamabe de. Documentary film by Arai Takako and Suzuki Yoi. Translation contributor and translation team coordinator. Debut showing November 10, 2019
“Pandora's Box: The Brief, Brilliant Life of Kei Taniguchi” by Akihiro Ōishi. Translated in collaboration with Hiko Ito. Alpinist (magazine), Issue 68, Winter 2019–20 http://www.alpinist.com/doc/web19f/wfeature-a68-life-of-kei-taniguchi

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