Ilze Duarte

It was an honor and a joy to be one of five judges for ALTA's National Translation Award in Prose. Check out the shortlisted titles!
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In two weeks! Use the link in the original post to register for this free virtual workshop.
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An excerpt from my translation of The Cabbage Woman, a tender story for young readers about prejudice and the human capacity for acceptance and renewal, by Brazilian author Claudia Nina.
Read more about Nina and her books in the pitches section of my website: www.ilzeduarteliterarytranslator.com.

Eleanor the Great -- what did you think? 👍 or 👎 ?

An excerpt from Sketch in Stone and Dream, Brazilian author Marilia Arnaud's most recent novel, in my translation. I am seeking a publisher for this novel. Visit the pitches section of my website (www.ilzeduarteliterarytranslator.com) for more information about this and other works by Arnaud.

Seeking a publisher for your prose manuscript?
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A writing workshop! Whether you're looking for inspiration or a fun time with other writers or both, we invite you to join us as we celebrate the first anniversary of TAKE ME WITH YOU NEXT TIME by fellow Betty author Janis Hubschman.
Free to attend, registration required. Link to register below.

An excellent article!
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A fun event to hone your skills or simply enjoy writing and sharing with other writers. Join us for this workshop led by @janishubschman.bsky.social in celebration of her book anniversary! Free to attend. Please register at the link in the original post.
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Happy New Years Yes, it’s been almost twenty years since I came to America, and Israel has changed beyond recognition. Everything looks so modern and advanced: three-lane highways, tall buildings, stores selling prac...

September is #NationalTranslationMonth!
I'm reading Happy New Years by Maya Arad, translated from Hebrew by Jessica Cohen.
#literarytranslation #worldliterature #womenwriters #EpistolaryNovels #booklovers
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Such a variety of experiences and influences! Get to know the Bettys through our articles in the Betty newsletter. Not a subscriber yet? Sign up here: wtawpress.eo.page/pxr1w.
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Ask the translator!

“Translation is a form of resistance.” An Interview with Elizabeth Lowe By Cristina Ferreira Pinto-Bailey Lowe, a renowned literary translator from the Portuguese, is the founding director of the Center for Translation Studies at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Ch…

Cristina Pinto-Bailey interviewed Elizabeth Lowe for the PELTA blog. An insightful conversation! Lowe is a prominent translator from various languages, whose memoir Translating from the Portuguese: A Life Translated is forthcoming from Tagus Press.
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So good!

Fellow Betty @janishubschman.bsky.social reading from her story collection TAKE ME WITH YOU NEXT TIME. Stay tuned for announcements of an upcoming event celebrating the first anniversary of her book, the first Betty Books title!
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Quotidian Violence Michelle Mirabella foregrounds different forms of violence in Marília Arnaud’s story collection «The Book of Affects», translated from the Brazilian Portuguese by Ilze Duarte.

Michelle Mirabella has reviewed The Book of Affects by Marilia Arnaud for Hopscotch Translation. I am so grateful for, and impressed by, her deep, thoughtful, scholarly analysis of the collection and my translation.
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It was an honor and a pleasure to recommend these books. Thank you, @electricliterature.com!

7 Books from Around the World to Read for Women in Translation Month - Electric Literature Don’t miss these translations by women authors writing in Arabic, Kannada, Latvian, and more

Here is my list for @electricliterature.com of seven important, necessary, beautiful works of literature by women writing in Arabic, Dutch, Kannada, Korean, Latvian, Portuguese, and Spanish (with Quechua and Mapuche terms preserved in the translation).
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Get your copies!
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An exciting opportunity!
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Today's book recommendation: A Simple Intervention by Yael Inokai, transltd from German by Marielle Sutherland. In a near future, nurse Meret, a firm believer in the surgical procedure performed to cure patients of their emotional disorders, starts questioning the system.
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Betty Books celebrates Women in Translation Month! To read the Bettys' recommendations, sign up to get our newsletter: wtawpress.eo.page/pxr1w
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A Primer on Pitching Translations - Words Without Borders Award-winning translator Lara Vergnaud offers a tongue-in-cheek guide for translators in search of a publisher.

Oh, Lara, I hear you!
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Yes! A great piece.

Life After Kafka Bellevue Literary Press is devoted to publishing literary fiction and nonfiction at the intersection of the arts and sciences because we believe that science and the humanities are natural companions ...

Today's recommendation: Life After Kafka by Magdaléna Platzová, transl from Czech by Alex Zucker. Platzová combines fact and fiction in her account of the life of Felice Bauer, Kafka's fianceé of five years. Highly imaginative and engaging!
#womenintranslationmonth
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We're so excited about our third Betty title! IF THE OWL CALLS is a multi-layered literary mystery by the great Sharon White. Preorder your copy at a 20% discount using the link in the post below.
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It was such a lovely evening! Thank you, Banter Bookshop, for hosting, Kathleen Wheaton for the great conversation, and everyone who showed up for our THE BOOK OF AFFECTS event.
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The Book Censor's Library by Bothayna Al-Essa, translated from Arabic by Ranya Abdelrahman and Sawad Hussain, is
tale of government surveillance and book burning and the courage to oppose thought suppression. A wonderful tribute to the power of literature and imagination.
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Congratulations, @joannackalbus.bsky.social and @bettybooks.bsky.social! I love this book and am so proud to be a Betty!
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