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Ilze Duarte @ilzeduarte.bsky.social · 23h

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

American Literary Translators Association @littranslate.bsky.social · 1d

This year’s prose judges are
@unpoetaloco.bsky.social, @rekognition.bsky.social,
@ilzeduarte.bsky.social, @manjushreethapa.bsky.social, and Peter Constantine. This year’s judges for poetry are Conor Bracken, Dongshin Chang, and Rachel Galvin.

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Ilze Duarte @ilzeduarte.bsky.social · 8d

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

Betty Books @bettybooks.bsky.social · 14d

📣 Reminder! Don’t miss Writing the Next Chapter, a virtual story writing workshop with @janishubschman.bsky.social, author of Take Me With You Next Time.

We're celebrating the 1-year anniversary of her powerful debut short story collection—and you’re invited! 💫

📅 Register here: bit.ly/4pp9ZPd

Ilze Duarte @ilzeduarte.bsky.social · 8d

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.

Ilze Duarte @ilzeduarte.bsky.social · 10d

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

Ilze Duarte @ilzeduarte.bsky.social · 10d

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.

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Ilze Duarte @ilzeduarte.bsky.social · 14d

Seeking a publisher for your prose manuscript?
#wtawpress #callforsubmissions #prosesubmissions

WTAW Press @wtawpress.bsky.social · 14d

On September 30th, our Call for Submissions will open. Be part of this mission.

👉 Learn more using the link in our bio

#DiversityInLiterature #IndependentPublishing #CallForSubmissions

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Ilze Duarte @ilzeduarte.bsky.social · 14d

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.

Betty Books @bettybooks.bsky.social · 14d

📣 Reminder! Don’t miss Writing the Next Chapter, a virtual story writing workshop with @janishubschman.bsky.social, author of Take Me With You Next Time.

We're celebrating the 1-year anniversary of her powerful debut short story collection—and you’re invited! 💫

📅 Register here: bit.ly/4pp9ZPd

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Ilze Duarte @ilzeduarte.bsky.social · 18d

An excellent article!
#literarytranslators

Creative Writing at NEIU @neiu-cw.bsky.social · 18d

How Translations Sell: Three U.S. Eras of International Bestsellers - Public Books

A translation renaissance in US publishing just ended. And you probably missed it.

www.publicbooks.org

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Ilze Duarte @ilzeduarte.bsky.social · 24d

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.
#writingworkshop #BettyBooks #fictionwriters

Betty Books @bettybooks.bsky.social · 24d

📚✨ Celebrate 1 year of @janishubschman.bsky.social’s "Take Me With You Next Time" with a special virtual event! Join us for Writing the Next Chapter, a free story writing workshop where you can refine your craft & connect with writers, on October 15th at 8 pm ET.

Register here: bit.ly/4pp9ZPd

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Ilze Duarte @ilzeduarte.bsky.social · 24d

September is #NationalTranslationMonth!
I'm reading Happy New Years by Maya Arad, translated from Hebrew by Jessica Cohen.
#literarytranslation #worldliterature #womenwriters #EpistolaryNovels #booklovers
newvesselpress.com/books/happy-...

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...

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Ilze Duarte @ilzeduarte.bsky.social · Sep 9

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.
#wtawpress #bettybooks #newsletter #supportsmallpresses #womenwriters #booklovers #theBettys

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Ilze Duarte @ilzeduarte.bsky.social · Sep 2

Ask the translator!

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Ilze Duarte @ilzeduarte.bsky.social · Sep 2

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.
hellopeltablog.wordpress.com/2025/09/01/t...

“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…

hellopeltablog.wordpress.com

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Ilze Duarte @ilzeduarte.bsky.social · Aug 29

So good!

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Ilze Duarte @ilzeduarte.bsky.social · Aug 26

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!
#wtawpress #bettybooks #bookanniversary #womenwriters
#theBettys

Betty Books @bettybooks.bsky.social · Aug 26

Watch @janishubschman.bsky.social bring Take Me With You Next Time to life with a special reading! 📖💫

Plus, stay tuned! In celebration of this wonderful book, Betty books and Janis are teaming up for an exciting storytelling workshop in October. Keep an eye on our channels for more information.

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Ilze Duarte @ilzeduarte.bsky.social · Aug 26

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.
#womenintranslationmonth #bookreview
hopscotchtranslation.com/2025/08/26/q...

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.

hopscotchtranslation.com

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Ilze Duarte @ilzeduarte.bsky.social · Aug 26

It was an honor and a pleasure to recommend these books. Thank you, @electricliterature.com!

Ilze Duarte @ilzeduarte.bsky.social · Aug 26

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).
electricliterature.com/7-books-from...

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

electricliterature.com

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Ilze Duarte @ilzeduarte.bsky.social · Aug 25

Get your copies!
#womenintranslationmonth #booksale #columbiauniversitypress #sundialhouse

Columbia University Press @columbiaup.bsky.social · Aug 25

And we're offering 20% off on all of our #WITMonth books through the end of the month. Just use code WITM20 at checkout. cup.columbia.edu/women-in-tra...

Women in Translation Month | Columbia University Press

Eleven years ago, blogger and academic Meytal Radzinski took a critical look at the publishing landscape and noticed that the world of translated literature was heavily male-dominated. Women authors’ ...

cup.columbia.edu

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Ilze Duarte @ilzeduarte.bsky.social · Aug 25

An exciting opportunity!
#worldliterature #educators #paidposition

Words Without Borders & WWB Campus @wwborders.bsky.social · Aug 25

Did you hear? We're hiring an Education Fellow! If you're interested in pursuing a career as a scholar, educator, or curriculum developer in world literature, then we'd love to hear from you. Apply today:

wordswithoutborders.org/read/article...

We’re Hiring: 2025–26 Education Fellow - Words Without Borders

Words Without Borders seeks applicants for its education fellowship, designed to provide in-depth experience to individuals interested in a career in world literature—whether as scholars, educators, o...

wordswithoutborders.org

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Ilze Duarte @ilzeduarte.bsky.social · Aug 20

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.
#WomenInTranslationMonth

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Ilze Duarte @ilzeduarte.bsky.social · Aug 19

Betty Books celebrates Women in Translation Month! To read the Bettys' recommendations, sign up to get our newsletter: wtawpress.eo.page/pxr1w
#wtawpress #bettybooks #thebettys #newslettersignup #WomenInTranslationMonth

Betty Books @bettybooks.bsky.social · Aug 19

August is Women in Translation Month and we're celebrating by amplifying the voices we love! 💬📚

Head to the latest edition of Betty's Corner to see which translated works our Betty authors are recommending this year, all written by women and translated into English.

Subscribe here: bit.ly/3ZC1JA2

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Ilze Duarte @ilzeduarte.bsky.social · Aug 19

Oh, Lara, I hear you!
#literarytranslation #pitchingtranslations
wordswithoutborders.org/read/article...

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.

wordswithoutborders.org

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Ilze Duarte @ilzeduarte.bsky.social · Aug 18

Yes! A great piece.

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Ilze Duarte @ilzeduarte.bsky.social · Aug 15