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Ilze Duarte

@ilzeduarte.bsky.social

Writer, PT-EN literary translator | 2024 Sundial House Literary Translation Award | Translations in Words Without Borders, Michigan Quarterly Review, LALT, Asymptote Journal | Author-Member at Betty Books | ilzeduarteliterarytranslator.com

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I've admired her work for years. Gorgeous!

10.02.2026 16:56 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Oof! @lumchanmfa.bsky.social's collection is grabbing me in all kinds of ways. I read this very short story multiple times to absorb every bit of it. So good!
#flashcollection #womeninfiction #womenwriters

09.02.2026 17:55 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 1

Great! Thanks!

07.02.2026 21:00 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Sorry--I didn't mean to tell you. Only to say I'm sad I can't make it. Is your session going to be recorded?

07.02.2026 19:37 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

It coincides with AWP. πŸ˜”

07.02.2026 19:29 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Yep. Some parts of it (or all of it, for some) just plain suck(s).

07.02.2026 19:27 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

That was my experience too.

06.02.2026 06:05 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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The House of Paper Mountains by Amalia Mora The piles of paper have become mountains in Betty’s house. Some of the papers are stacked into bags that look like boulders, and often they erode and turn into spilled valleys. But they are always …

Today seems the day for finding brilliant flash. A tender, beautifully written story by Amalia Mora in @flashfrog.bsky.social.
#flashfiction
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05.02.2026 18:59 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Things That Don’t Matter ~ by Emily Rinkema It’s our neighbor Manny’s 50th birthday and we are hosting his party even though he has a wife, who is sitting on our couch in her linen overalls laughing at something my husband Leif just said. Sh…

This is deliciously poignant and poignantly delicious. Not because I delight in the character's suffering but because @emilyrinkema.bsky.social writes so well. A great read.
#flashfiction
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05.02.2026 18:49 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 1
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Can you respond with a piece of fiction or prose that has touched you particularly? I want to share Trying to Balance from @demisty.bsky.social's collection All Daughters Are Awesome Everywhere. DeMisty conveys so much tension and emotion in this story.
#literaturethatmovesus
#thepowerofliterature

04.02.2026 17:19 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Will you let us know what you think of each of these works?

31.01.2026 07:44 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Thrilled to have a translation in this volume!
#DeepVellum #besttranslations #Brazilianliterature #literatureintranslation

30.01.2026 20:00 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

You are on fire! (No surprise there, but I like to say it.)

30.01.2026 18:36 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Don't forget to write reviews of the WTAW Press books you've read. They make a big difference!
#WTAWPress #supportsmallpresses #postyourbookreviews

29.01.2026 20:17 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1
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To keep AI out of her classroom, this high school English teacher went analog Forth Worth teacher Chanea Bond says sticking with pen and paper keeps generative artificial intelligence out of her American literature classes.

Kudos, Ms. Bond!
#writingisforhumans #humanlearning #humandevelopment
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28.01.2026 22:07 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

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26.01.2026 23:08 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Powerful! Thank you, DeMisty! ❀️

26.01.2026 23:03 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

An ARC of Springtime in the Bones by Brazilian author Alex Leilla, translated by Amanda Sarasien. The book and my review will be coming out in March.

24.01.2026 00:00 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Great books to consider for your course!
#wtawpress #booksforcourseadoption #supportsmallpresses

23.01.2026 23:42 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Fantastic news!

13.01.2026 17:45 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

The writing is gorgeous and gripping.

08.01.2026 00:32 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Matrix, The Vaster Wilds, The Remembered Soldier, The Postcard, An Unnecessary Woman.

Unnecessary

07.01.2026 06:27 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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β€œIn the Lonely Hours of the Night," a short story by Claudia Nina and translated into English by Betty author @ilzeduarte.bsky.social is now live in La Piccioletta Barca magazine. Follow a woman spinning between memory and motion as a cryptic parting leaves her reeling.

Read it here: bit.ly/4jdHqle

05.01.2026 19:00 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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La Piccioletta Barca | In the Lonely Hours of the Night by Claudia Nina - by Ilze Duarte β€œEver again.” He said and walked away. The music was loud, and all she could discern were those two words ...

This is Claudia Nina's first short story published in English. I'm very pleased that my translation of this captivating story found its home with the beautiful La Piccioletta Barca.
www.picciolettabarca.com/posts/in-the...
#Brazilianliterature #literatureintranslation #shortstories #womenwriters

22.12.2025 19:05 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

So proud to be a Betty!
Our end-of-year fundraising continues. To support this one-of-a-kind imprint, use the link in the original post.
#WTAWPress #BettyBooks #supportsmallpresses #womenwriters #fundraising

21.12.2025 19:57 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

If you missed this event or would like to experience it again, use the link in the original post to watch the recording.
#WTAWPress #BettyBooks #IfTheOwlCalls #literarymisteries #supportsmallpresses #womenwriters #newbookrelease #virtualrelease

05.12.2025 21:25 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

My brilliant fellow Betty, @ldeforest.bsky.social!
To donate to @bettybooks.bsky.social, use the link in the original post.
#supportsmallpresses #womenwriters #fundraiser

05.12.2025 21:22 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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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

20.11.2025 20:02 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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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

20.11.2025 19:58 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

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

17.11.2025 20:02 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

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