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Can 't wait to see it on the shelf at my local library!
#literatureintranslation #Brazilianliterature #contemporaryBrazilianauthors #novels #womenwriters #booklovers #sundialhousenyc
@columbiaup.bsky.social

To watch this and many other readings of translated literature, go to www.jillreadingnyc.com.
For my video, you can also go to youtu.be/IISyuDWUXe4?...
I'm #seekingapublisher for this work.
#Brazilianliterature #literatureintranslation #womenwriters #contemporaryBrazilianauthors #novels #booklovers

@smokelong.bsky.social offers the best, most affordable classes and workshops around. I've taken several and learned so much.

I've been getting rejections on submissions that still show on Submittable as "in progress," or worse, "received." Is that a Submittable problem? Or are the publishers just forgetting to update the status of submissions? It's been happening often, and it's irritating.

I've been getting rejections on submissions that still show on Submittable as "in progress," or worse, "received." Is that a Submittable problem? Or are the publishers just forgetting to update the status of submissions? It's been happening often, and it's irritating.

Next week! Join us for the virtual launch of Sharon White's IF THE OWL CALLS: a literary mystery, an immersive read with detailed descriptions of northern Norway, a call for the preservation of the history, culture, and lands of the Sami people, and more.
Link to register in the original post.

Joanna Choi Kalbus, author of the beautiful memoir THE BOAT NOT TAKEN, is such a witty, charismatic speaker. Join us for what promises to be an informative and insightful conversation with Glen Loveland.
Link to register in original post.
#wtawpress #bettybooks #memoirs #herstory #freevirtualevent

Join us for a conversation on the vastness and diversity of Lusophone literature and the visions and versions translation into English may offer.

The Book of Affects | Columbia University Press Critically acclaimed in her native Brazil, Marília Arnaud now reaches a wider, international readership with this English edition of O Livro dos Afetos [The... | CUP

... you can order it from the Columbia University Press site (cup.columbia.edu/book/the-boo...) and other booksellers.

It's been one year since the publication of The Book of Affects by Brazilian author Marilia Arnaud in my translation! Many thanks to Eunice Rodriguez-Ferguson at Sundial House for publishing this work and to my blurbers, reviewers, and readers.
If you haven't read The Book of Affects yet ...

You sounded perfect!

So great to hear you read your poems!

C. S. Soares escreveu uma beli'ssima biografia de Machado. Ja' 'a venda.

Apply to PEN Presents - Grants for translators - English PEN PEN Presents: Brazil open until 30 November 2025.

PEN Presents: Translators around the world are invited to submit proposals for English sample translations of previously untranslated works of contemporary Brazilian literature, of any form/genre, originally published in any language of Brazil! @englishpen.bsky.social @britishcouncil.bsky.social

If you're in the San Francisco area...

Wow. A simple internet search would have directed this person to articles on Qiu Jin's "literary output."

Kill Your Darlings I'm attentive to the author’s choices of register, syntax, and punctuation, the rhythm of the writing, the feelings it arouse. I follow the author’s cues, finding them at the surface level and in deep...

After a long while, here's my latest blog post.
In my translation practice, I've come to believe I need to kill my darlings. Do you? Let me know what you think.
#literarytranslation #emergingtranslators #narrativevoice #killyourdarlings
www.ilzeduarteliterarytranslator.com/post/kill-yo...

Our latest newsletter is out! Did you know the difference between a dictionary of synonyms and a thesaurus? I didn't until I read fellow Betty @janishubschman.bsky.social's contribution to the newsletter.
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Hear, hear!

Doing the Snoopy happy dance just because it's raining. (I live in northern California.)

This Wednesday, 5 PM Eastern, 8 PM Pacific! Come write with us in this workshop led by Betty author Janis Hubschman in celebration of the one-year anniversary of her book TAKE ME WITH YOU NEXT TIME.
See you there? Don't forget to register for this free virtual event. Link in the original post.

Kill Your Darlings I'm attentive to the author’s choices of register, syntax, and punctuation, the rhythm of the writing, the feelings it arouse. I follow the author’s cues, finding them at the surface level and in deep...

After a long while, here's my latest blog post.
In my translation practice, I've come to believe I need to kill my darlings. Do you? Let me know what you think.
#literarytranslation #emergingtranslators #narrativevoice #killyourdarlings
www.ilzeduarteliterarytranslator.com/post/kill-yo...

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!
@littranslate.bsky.social #literarytranslation #nationaltranslationaward #translatedprose

In two weeks! Use the link in the original post to register for this free virtual workshop.
#wtawpress #bettybooks #bookanniversary #writingworkshop #freevirtualevent

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?
#wtawpress #callforsubmissions #prosesubmissions

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!
#literarytranslators