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Kate Sotejeff-Wilson

@katesw.bsky.social
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Midwife of texts for academics and the arts | KSWTranslations.com from Finnish, German and Polish, editing in English | runs ridgewritingretreats.com | devourer of books | she/ona/sie/hän

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Kate Sotejeff-Wilson @katesw.bsky.social · 13h
Happy international translation day! What have you enjoyed translating recently? This was a little while ago, because now my copy of the book is here, a text with its own soundtrack is always fun 🎶
Franz Waxman by Ingeborg Zechner, my translation on the shelf between the leaves
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Kate Sotejeff-Wilson @katesw.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
Yesterday evening, the sky cleared. Spot the rainbow…
Two islands, white clouds reflected from blue sky into the lake. Rainbow stub on the right.
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Kate Sotejeff-Wilson @katesw.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
Minna Canth in full bloom. We absolutely didn’t need an underground carpark, but if every other town had to dig up their centre for months on end, I guess so did Jyväskylä. We have kept up with the Joneses and are finally looking lovely, thank you gardeners.
Minna Canth statue, red and yellow flowes in front, trees behind, Jyväskylän kirkkopuisto
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Kate Sotejeff-Wilson @katesw.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
I’m still glowing from our #writingretreat in Ruissalo last week. First time writing in the Finnish archipelago, fantastic group, and a sunny room with a sea view. Sorry you missed it? A sunny room with a lake view is waiting for you to write in on 1-2 October in Pyynikki, Tampere. Link below.
Blue sky, sailboat, silver sea at Ruissalo
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Kate Sotejeff-Wilson @katesw.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
Huomenna #Säynätsalon lähikirjasto täyttää 100 v. Päivitin sen historiikkia, sain sen tänään kun kävin hakemaan uutuuskirjoja sieltä. Eläköön #kirjasto! 🎂📚
Säynätsalon kirjaston historiikki, kirjastokorttini ja muutama uutuuskirjaa sieltä siniraidallisella räsymatolla
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Kate Sotejeff-Wilson @katesw.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
Typo of the day — six feed under. Death by social media? #amediting
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Kate Sotejeff-Wilson @katesw.bsky.social · 09/07/2026
Blade of grass to kebab them while you look for more = summer.
Wild strawberries on a blade of grass, on a fern, my strawberry-red trainer visible below
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Kate Sotejeff-Wilson @katesw.bsky.social · 01/07/2026
How do you find people to write with? Or sustain the collaboration? And how do you breathe fresh air into established writing relationships? All this and more in a lovely new book, including my chapter on growing #writingcommunity outside the academy walls ridgewritingretreats.com/2026/07/01/a...
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An olive branch outside the academy walls
How do you find people to write with? How do you sustain the collaboration? And how do you breathe fresh air into established writing relationships? What do you expect a writing partner to do – wor…
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Kate Sotejeff-Wilson @katesw.bsky.social · 29/06/2026
Radio three definitely aids concentration, but not when it’s the last movement of a symphony and your whole body thinks your translation of this chapter is reaching its Triumphant Conclusion. No, it’s not.
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Kate Sotejeff-Wilson @katesw.bsky.social · 23/06/2026
Back in Berlin, I was unleashed in Dussmann Friedrichstraße for several hours unattended 📚📚📚
A pile of books from Dussmann Friedrichstraße on the table, Finnish wild flowers behind
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Kate Sotejeff-Wilson @katesw.bsky.social · 27/05/2026
See you in Ruissalo on 20-21 August? It’s a gorgeous, gorgeous setting and a good bookend to your summer, which I hope starts soon. Much easier to take a proper break when you know you can start writing again together. #writingretreat
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Summer Writes: Kirjoituspäivät Ruissalossa 20&21.8.2026
Write together, for a day or two, in Ruissalo Spa Hotel near Turku. Kirjoitetaan yhdessä1 tai 2 päivän ajan Hotelli Ruissalon Kylpylässä.
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Kate Sotejeff-Wilson @katesw.bsky.social · 21/05/2026
Word formatting — dystopia or utopia? Either way, it feels like the end times… #amediting
Format note jn Word reads:
”Justified. No widow/orphan control”
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Kate Sotejeff-Wilson @katesw.bsky.social · 14/05/2026
Johan, you make Eurovision much more fun!
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Kate Sotejeff-Wilson @katesw.bsky.social · 29/04/2026
The view from the ferry between Finland and Sweden — and the view from the chair of Nordic #Editors and #Translators as I hand over the post after a NEaT few years.
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A NEaT few years
I became vice chair of Nordic Editors and Translators (NEaT) in the middle of that first few weeks of lockdown. Two years later, I was elected chair, and this week, after four years in post, I hand…
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Kate Sotejeff-Wilson @katesw.bsky.social · 16/04/2026
Facilitating a #writingretreat is a bit like hosting a party for bookish types like me. We need lots of quiet time to write between bursts of conversation… and I’ve been talking to new caterers for this one on 21-22 May. Hope you can join us on my island in #Päijänne to write together!
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Spring into Writing: Kirjoituspäivät 21&22.5.2026
Write together, for a day or two, in unique Säynätsalo Town Hall. Kirjoitetaan yhdessä1 tai 2 päivän ajan Säynätsalon Kunnantalossa.
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Kate Sotejeff-Wilson @katesw.bsky.social · 26/03/2026
Today’s #stetwalk in the middle of a lovely online #writingretreat for @tohtoriverkosto-ry.bsky.social. Oli ihana nähdä teitä ja kirjottaa yhdessä!
Säynätsalon tehtaan piippu heijastettuna Päijänteessä
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Kate Sotejeff-Wilson @katesw.bsky.social · 18/03/2026
Write in the light! Join us for our next retreat 23-24 April at Valo Helsinki 💛📝 www.eventbrite.fi/e/write-in-t...
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Kate Sotejeff-Wilson @katesw.bsky.social · 15/03/2026
for mother’s day, read this app.thestorygraph.com/books/85fe5f...
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A Family Matter by Claire Lynch
A young wife following her heart. A husband with the law on his side. Their daughter, caught in t...
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Kate Sotejeff-Wilson @katesw.bsky.social · 27/02/2026
Sopiva alku! t. junasta 📕 🚂 @viljatuulia.bsky.social
Opening page of a book read on the train, seatbacks, blurred passenger
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Kate Sotejeff-Wilson @katesw.bsky.social · 20/02/2026
Note, like thesis, arsis pluralizes with an ”e”. Your author’s poetic analyses have not taken a vulgar about-turn, even when four arses pop up in a sentence. You’re welcome #amediting www.britannica.com/art/arsis
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Arsis and thesis | Metrical Patterns, Poetic Feet & Rhythm | Britannica
Arsis and thesis, in prosody, respectively, the accented and unaccented parts of a poetic foot. Arsis, a term of Greek origin meaning “the act of raising or lifting” or “raising the foot in beating ti...
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Kate Sotejeff-Wilson @katesw.bsky.social · 06/02/2026
Helmikuu — the pearl of months #stetwalk
Reeds, lake, snow, sun
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Kate Sotejeff-Wilson @katesw.bsky.social · 12/01/2026
You know it’s going to be a fun #xl8 week when the first thing you have to search is names of parts of a sword (#archeology museum, since you asked, and yes we do already have objects for “possible religious or ritual use”)
Parts of a sword, from seven swords but Wikipedia has the same image
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Kate Sotejeff-Wilson @katesw.bsky.social · 08/01/2026
Well it’s a winter wonderland now alright. Photo taken this morning. Still time to join us for two days of writing jn Säynätsalo Town Hall 22-23.1. Booking closes next week www.eventbrite.fi/e/writing-in... #writingtretreat
Säynätsalo Town Hall between snowy pines
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Kate Sotejeff-Wilson @katesw.bsky.social · 16/12/2025
Joulu on (parvekkeen) ovella
My Christmas tree waits outside the open balcony door, still in that netting they use for oranges.
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Kate Sotejeff-Wilson @katesw.bsky.social · 11/12/2025
‘I often think that the first dictionary a child in Gaza carries is invisible and heavy. Before they learn the names of distant animals or the months of the year, they learn to point at the sky and say زنانة “drone.”’
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Kate Sotejeff-Wilson @katesw.bsky.social · 10/12/2025
Still not sure what a certain person (you included) might want for Christmas? How about two whole days writing with a dozen other lovely people, in a winter wonderland? Book now for 22-23.1. #writingretreat on my home island 📝💛☃️
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Writing in a Winter Wonderland: Kirjoituspäivät 22&23.1.2026
Write together, for a day or two, in unique Säynätsalo Town Hall. Kirjoitetaan yhdessä1 tai 2 päivän ajan Säynätsalon Kunnantalossa.
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Kate Sotejeff-Wilson @katesw.bsky.social · 05/12/2025
Just finished another lovely #writingretreat at Valo Helsinki. As we finished up, the Christmas decorations went up. The energy of a dozen women in a room, all writing, is amazing!
Glass birds on winter branches at Valo hotel reception, steps up to the coworking space, deep blue sky out the window
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Oxford Academic @academic.oup.com · 24/11/2025
The shortlist for Oxford Word of the Year 2025 is here! 🥳 Which word do you think defined the year? Vote now to have your say: oxford.ly/3Xc0ypJ #OxfordWOTY
Oxford Word of the Year 2025. Voting Now Open
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Kate Sotejeff-Wilson @katesw.bsky.social · 21/11/2025
Trans Day of Remembrance was yesterday, when my review of this fascinating book on early #trans history was published by the Friends of #QueerHistory. Coming soon, there’ll be a Finnish translation (of the review, could you translate the whole book?) sateenkaarihistoria.fi/trans-histor...
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Trans Historical: Gender Plurality before the Modern - Sateenkaari­historian ystävät
Trans Historical is a fascinating exploration of gender-nonconforming lives lived before Enlightenment gender binaries.
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Kate Sotejeff-Wilson @katesw.bsky.social · 20/11/2025
Next #bookclub is 16 Dec, back at Villa Rana with Polish scifi and we will choose books for the new year. Dear people of #Jyväskylä, do join us! As ever we read in any language and discuss in English. www.villarana.fi/tapahtuma/th...
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The International Book Club: Solaris by Stanisław Lem
16.12.2025 klo 17:00 Ravintola Villa Rana The International Book Club: Solaris by Stanisław Lem During the last meeting of 2025, the book club will discuss the classic work of science fiction by…
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Kate Sotejeff-Wilson @katesw.bsky.social · 15/11/2025
I throughly enjoyed this over breakfast (in Finland) and might use it for an eVent* with NEaT.🗡️ How do we get dagger symbols on our phones without resorting to emojis? * electronic vent, an online video conversation 🗡️Nordic Editors and Translators
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Kate Sotejeff-Wilson @katesw.bsky.social · 14/11/2025
Two days of online writing retreat with @tohtoriverkosto-ry.bsky.social just ended and even my potplants are thrilled. Kiitos kaikki kanssakirjoittajat yhteisöllisyydestä, kuten aina, oli ilo ohjata!
Red November cactus in full bloom in a yellow pot on the windowsill
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Kate Sotejeff-Wilson @katesw.bsky.social · 05/11/2025
Where do you write best? Here are some of my favourite #writingretreat venues. Let me know where and when you want to write together next year #writingcommunity ridgewritingretreats.com/2025/11/05/w...
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When and where do you write best?
I’m choosing dates for my retreats in 2026. This will be the seventh year for Ridge Writing Retreats! So far, I’ve facilitated about 70 retreat days online and in person in Helsinki, Jyväskylä, Tam…
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Kate Sotejeff-Wilson @katesw.bsky.social · 30/10/2025
Yesterday’s #stetwalk @3:30 pm. A ray of light entered my office on a grey day that reminded me of Frodo and Sam’s last leg to Mordor. Going outside was worth it!
Lake, clouds, pines, sundown
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Kate Sotejeff-Wilson @katesw.bsky.social · 27/10/2025
Back from the Helsinki book fair with my stash. November, do your worst, I’m armed and ready! It was fab to catch up with colleagues and friends, agents and authors on the FILI fellowship for translators from Finnish. #helsinginkirjamessut2025 #booksky #xl8
Books I bought: miksi joet juoksevat, kyborgikesä, glitterneste, edistyssimfonia (Poesia 3 for 2!), tänään on viimeinen päiväni, toivottomuus, kirjoita vuosi, lihan värinä, raiteet, lumenlaulaja
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Lit Hub @literaryhub.bsky.social · 22/10/2025
Anna Fiteni examines the influence of Welsh culture on Fleetwood Mac, Lord of the Rings, Hayao Miyazaki, and so much more.
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The Outsize Influence of Wales on Fantasy, Music, and Movies
Wales is a country with a population of 3.1 million. It’s about 8,000 square miles, which means it could fit inside Texas roughly 26 times. People like to debate whether Wales even counts as a coun…
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Kate Sotejeff-Wilson @katesw.bsky.social · 21/10/2025
The calm before the Helsinki book fair. On the train south…
Isojärvi? Junalta katsoen, hopeaa kimmeltävää vettä, puolipilvistä, taivas selkenee
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Kate Sotejeff-Wilson @katesw.bsky.social · 15/10/2025
It’s way too early for a Christmas tree pic, right? You might be (almost) on your autumn break and watching the leaves fall. But 7 weeks today, I’ll be on the train to our Write up to Christmas retreat at Valo Helsinki. See you there? Book here #writingretreat www.eventbrite.com/e/1106312082...
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Write up to Christmas: Kirjoituspäivät Valossa 4&5.12.2025
Write together, for a day or two, in Valo Hotel & Work Helsinki. Kirjoitetaan yhdessä1 tai 2 päivän ajan Valo Hotel & Work Helsingissä.
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Kate Sotejeff-Wilson @katesw.bsky.social · 10/10/2025
Yesterday’s #stetwalk 🍁🧡💛💙
Blue sky, yellow birches and a few white clouds reflected in a lake
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Kate Sotejeff-Wilson @katesw.bsky.social · 08/10/2025
Turn one book into another by working through a third book — it sounds like a magic spell, but it might work! #writingcommunity ridgewritingretreats.com/2025/10/01/f...
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From Dissertation to Book
When I finally got my PhD, I thought I could relax and rest on my laurels for a moment. My grandfather thought otherwise. The first thing he said after congratulating me was: when are you going to …
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Kate Sotejeff-Wilson @katesw.bsky.social · 01/10/2025
”Mingälainen kalan-saalis teillä oli tänä kewännä[?]” Tämä juttu ilahdutti suuresti, kiitos Kotus. Ollaan ”aina” olleet täällä, me S2, S3, S4, S5 -ihmiset… kotus.fi/suomea-toise...
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Suomea toisena kielenä vanhan kirjasuomen kaudella
Sanastoja, kielioppeja ja kanssapuheita 1600–1700-lukujen äs-kakkosille.
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Kate Sotejeff-Wilson @katesw.bsky.social · 23/09/2025
About to fly back to Finland after ten days in the UK for the excellent @the-ciep.bsky.social conference and catching up with loved ones — some of whom live round the corner from David Bowie… it was wonderful to see people and to be home, now off to the other home.
David Bowie mural in Brixton, and some sunflowers from the flower stall by the tube
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Kate Sotejeff-Wilson @katesw.bsky.social · 04/09/2025
Today’s online #writingretreat is super productive, I can’t wait for the next in person one! Join us at Unity Tampere on 24-25 Sept? www.eventbrite.fi/e/write-into...
Laptop, messy desk not in full view ;-), pines outside the window
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Kate Sotejeff-Wilson @katesw.bsky.social · 28/08/2025
🦹‍♀️ when your author thanks you for your edit with this superhero emoji because you got their text 6 words under the limit 💖 #amediting dear colleagues you knew we had superpowers, right?
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Kate Sotejeff-Wilson @katesw.bsky.social · 20/08/2025
#writing in the #library today
Headphone case with sticker ”the best is yet to come”, red scarf, yellow water bottle (no this isn’t a Nigel Slater recipe, it’s my desk at the library)
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Kate Sotejeff-Wilson @katesw.bsky.social · 19/08/2025
You can’t edit a blank page now, can you? ✍🏼
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Kate Sotejeff-Wilson @katesw.bsky.social · 13/08/2025
Write on Wednesdays restarts today at 9:30! 🤗📝💛 If you’d like to join to write for an hour, message me about getting the link. Don’t forget to book for our next #writingretreat in Tampere on 25-26.9. Ask me about scholarships. www.eventbrite.com/e/1106302463...
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Write into Autumn: Kirjoituspäivät @Unity, 25&26.9.2025
Write together, for a day or two, in a great venue: Unity Tampere. Kirjoitetaan yhdessä1 tai 2 päivän ajan hienossa paikassa: Unity Tampere.
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Kate Sotejeff-Wilson @katesw.bsky.social · 11/08/2025
One of my least favourite #Finnish phrases ”vielä on kesä jäljellä” which means there’s still a bit of #summer left. People start saying/singing it around now. First day back at work today after a month offline, but summer swimming here — and sun CONTINUES
A Basque bag and red sandals on a rock by a lake — my favourite swimming spot
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Kate Sotejeff-Wilson @katesw.bsky.social · 11/07/2025
Let the summer holidays begin!
Wild strawberries on a grass stem
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Kate Sotejeff-Wilson @katesw.bsky.social · 03/07/2025
How are you reclaiming your brain this summer? #writingcommunity #digitaldetox
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Reclaim your brain
Did you start your own cyber cleanse yet? A few months ago, I almost quit Google and Meta. Not completely, because some groups I can’t live without still use GoogleDrive folders to cowrite or Whats…
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