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Victor Meadowcroft πŸ‡¨πŸ‡¦

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Translator from Portuguese and Spanish

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We're excited to offer a new webinar for our members - Beyond Pitching: Other Routes to Work! Join PELTA members @rahulbery.bsky.social, Sophie Lewis & Nina Perrotta to learn about reader reports, publishing in journals, translating samples & more - free to members! Joining info on our website!

27.02.2026 15:20 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

My author, Catalina Infante Beovic, is on the cover of @worldlittoday.bsky.social!!!

Inside you’ll find a new Infante Beovic story in my translation, my Q&A with Infante Beovic, and a review of our English-language book-length debut The Cracks We Bear (@worldedbooks.bsky.social)!

26.02.2026 23:15 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1
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Huge congratulations to PELTA member Padma Viswanathan, whose translation of Ana Paula Maia's 'On Earth As It Is Beneath' has been shortlisted for the @thebookerprizes.com #InternationalBooker2026!

27.02.2026 15:24 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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The French translation of #PostcardStories has just arrived on my doorstep. Translated by students of the University of Lorraine and published by Editions de L’Oxalide. This is the second translation from the original Emma Press publications.

04.02.2026 19:16 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1
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PELTA MEMBER SPOTLIGHT 5 Questions + 2 for Victor Meadowcroft Answer all five … 1. How did you become a translator? And why Portuguese? My parents moved to Portugal when I was two years old and I lived there until I left…

We're delighted to bring you the first in our series of PELTA member spotlights, where we'll be introducing you to some of the fantastic translators who make up PELTA! First up, the brilliant @furiousleeper.bsky.social hellopeltablog.wordpress.com/2026/02/01/p...

02.02.2026 11:31 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Hurray! Rio Muerto is on the list! Congratulations @furiousleeper.bsky.social and Ricardo Silva Romero! πŸ₯‚πŸ₯‚πŸ₯‚

30.01.2026 01:35 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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PELTA, the origin story! Cristina Pinto-Bailey spoke to Daniel Hahn & Padma Viswanathan, two of PELTA's founders, to find out about the vision around which PELTA was based, and its plans for the future.

Check it out on the PELTA Blog: hellopeltablog.wordpress.com/2026/01/02/p...

09.01.2026 13:26 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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We commissioned The American Way in '21 after the US's bungled withdrawal from Afghanistan.

At that time there was speculation that America's days of overt, thuggish entanglements & invasions were coming to an end.

How wrong we were.

πŸ“—THE AMERICAN WAY commapress.co.uk/books/the-am...

07.01.2026 15:10 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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PELTA wishes happy holidays to all its members and friends - and hopes everyone gifts, receives and reads lots of books by wonderful Lusophone authors over the holidays and in 2026!

23.12.2025 10:26 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Immensely proud to see my translation of Ricardo Silva's 'RΓ­o Muerto' featured on the longlist for the 2026 PEN Translation Prize among such fantastic company! I'll be forever grateful to @worldedbooks.bsky.social for considering me as the translator for this powerful, moving and timely novel.

19.12.2025 13:07 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Congratulations, Ricardo Silva Romero and @furiousleeper.bsky.social! So thrilled to see Rio Muerto on the list! 🍾πŸ₯‚πŸΎ

18.12.2025 22:58 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Announcing the 2026 PEN America Literary Awards Longlists PEN America is honored to announce the Longlists for the 2026 Literary Awards, which will confer nearly $350,000 to writers and translators.

Congratulations to all of the 2026 PEN America Literary Awards nominees! With a list that includes biography, poetry, translation, science writing, and more, this year’s longlist has something for every reader. Join us in celebrating this year’s nominees, see here: pen.org/announcing-t...

18.12.2025 22:03 πŸ‘ 30 πŸ” 15 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 11
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#SFinTranslation coming out in 2026, so far:

from @valancourtbooks.bsky.social, @unnamedpress.bsky.social, @ndbooks.bsky.social, @coffeehousepress.bsky.social, and more

www.sfintranslation.com?page_id=15892

06.12.2025 04:55 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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The Hearing Trumpet by Leonora Carrington Born in Lancashire in 1917, Leonora Carrington is perhaps now best known as a surrealist artist; in 2024, one of her artworks sold for $28.5 million. During her career, however, she also wrote nove…

β€œDo you imagine in your wildest dreams that now we have tasted freedom we are going to let ourselves be pushed around once more by you and your leering mate?” #BookSky πŸ’™πŸ“š

jacquiwine.wordpress.com/2025/12/02/t...

05.12.2025 08:02 πŸ‘ 7 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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We're delighted to invite our members to PELTA's traditional end-of-year holiday social on December 11 at 6pm (UK time) on Zoom!

Please RSVP to our PELTA Chair, and if you're not a member yet, you can still join in time to participate in the merriest of all celebrations!

26.11.2025 12:49 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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So lovely to finally be joining Bluesky with the happy news that my debut poetry collection Nettles is out now! 🌿

To celebrate its launch, signed copies are available here nazaretranea.com/item/nettles/

31.07.2025 18:22 πŸ‘ 469 πŸ” 69 πŸ’¬ 31 πŸ“Œ 5
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Translators Aloud | Official Merchandise | Bonfire Bringing literary translators out of the shadows, and into the limelight where they belong.Β . We are raising funds to sponsor full residential participation for a translator...

πŸ””FUNDRAISER ALERT!πŸ””
Dear friends, our OG Bonfire store is still open and selling all kinds of merch! We're already fundraising to support a BIPOC translator for the 2026 @bcltuea.bsky.social summer school, so start your #Christmas shopping early with us right here: www.bonfire.com/store/transl...

24.10.2025 11:44 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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PinT Book Club 20th session | PinT Book Club Online Book Club focusing on translated fiction from Portuguese-language countries. Join us to discuss THE WIND WHISTLING IN THE CRANES by Portuguese author LΓ­dia Jorge.

PinT Book Club 20th session | PinT Book Club www.pintbookclub.com/event-detail...

20.10.2025 00:38 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Samantha Pious reads from CACTUS FLOWERS: SELECTED POEMS, Judith Teixeira (Headmistress Press, 2025)
Samantha Pious reads from CACTUS FLOWERS: SELECTED POEMS, Judith Teixeira (Headmistress Press, 2025) YouTube video by Translators Aloud

We couldn't be more delighted to share translator Samantha Pious's reading from CACTUS FLOWERS, a collection of poems from the Roaring '20s by Judith Teixeira, (1880–1959) perhaps the only bisexual woman poet to participate openly in Lisbon’s modernist literary scene. Enjoy! youtu.be/_4jTvNHd_bk

16.10.2025 14:55 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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FREE BOOK EVENTπŸŽŸοΈπŸ“š

Join us tomorrow at @bookcornerhx.bsky.social w/ authors David Barnett, Lesley McEvoy & M.Y Alam for readings and chat about 'The Book of Bradford', a new anthology in celebration of @bradford2025.co.uk πŸŽ‰

Free entry but RSVPπŸ‘‡πŸŽŸοΈ
bookcornerhalifax.com/town/

15.10.2025 14:12 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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🚨The absence of media coverage of this natural disaster in Alaska, the lost/missing people, and the destruction of the aftermath is up to us to share. Please help if you can - even if it is just spreading awareness. There is no FEMA going to help them. 1/2

13.10.2025 13:41 πŸ‘ 3280 πŸ” 2638 πŸ’¬ 109 πŸ“Œ 175
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Friday morning plans: get cozy with @southwestreview.bsky.social’s THE HORROR ISSUE.

10.10.2025 18:16 πŸ‘ 7 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Poeta angolana Ana Paula Tavares conquista o PrΓͺmio CamΓ΅es 2025

Angolan poet & historian Ana Paula Tavares has won the 2025 CamΓ΅es Prize for literature in the Portuguese language!

"Awarding the prize to Ana Paula Tavares celebrates the strength and beauty of Lusophone literature," said Brazil's culture minister, Margareth Menezes.

www.gov.br/bn/pt-br/cen...

09.10.2025 16:16 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Published today: A literary celebration of Christmas south of the equator where the holiday falls in Brazilian summer and festivities are punctuated by rhythms of surf and samba. It's the tenth volume in the New Vessel Press holiday anthology series.

newvesselpress.com/books/very-b...

16.09.2025 13:49 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1

Delighted to have one of my translations in this book. Just look at that cover! πŸ’šπŸ‡§πŸ‡·πŸŽ„

08.10.2025 11:55 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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It's #BannedBooksWeek! @everylibrary.bsky.social is
hosting Samar Yazbek, one of Syria’s most fearless literary voices, and renowned literary agent Yasmina Jraissati for a conversation about censorship & Arabic literature.

Friday, 10/9 at 5pm EDT www.youtube.com/watch?v=znZ7...

06.10.2025 21:50 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

My translation of β€œLegs” by Evgenia Nekrasova, a Baba Yaga origin story set in modernity, is now available to read and listen to in full. Deep gratitude to @khoreo.bsky.social for featuring this tale. I hope you give it a bit of your time: www.khoreomag.com/translation/...

02.09.2025 21:49 πŸ‘ 7 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1
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Rose Facchini reads from Maico Morellini's INN OF THE SURVIVORS (Snuggly Books, 2025) A visionary tale of climate dystopia, mystery, and longing for a lost world. Amid the mists of the Po Valley forests and a desolate Adriatic, this is both an existential story of homesickness and a…

Delighted to feature @rosefacchini.bsky.social reading from INN OF THE SURVIVORS, out now from @snugglybooks.bsky.social, a visionary & highly relevant tale of climate dystopia, mystery, and longing for a lost world set amid the mists of the Po Valley forests and a desolate Adriatic.

02.10.2025 14:00 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Current translation grant opportunities - English PEN

Our translation grants – #PENTranslates, including PEN Translates x SALT, and #PENPresents: Brazil – are NOW OPEN for submissions!

Find out more, apply & share ‡️
www.englishpen.org/translation/...

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