Bruna Dantas Lobato

Dantas Lobato was born and raised in Natal, in the Northeast of Brazil. As a low-income high school student, she was selected to the United States Department of State and U.S. Embassy in Brazil exchange program Youth Ambassadors, which first brought her to the United States to study U.S. politics and youth leadership. As a Youth Ambassador to Brazil, Dantas Lobato visited the White House, where she met Michelle Obama. She has an MFA in Creative Writing from New York University, an MFA in Literary Translation from the University of Iowa, and a BA in Literature from Bennington College. ==Life and work==

In addition to translating Brazilian literature into English, Dantas Lobato an advocate for translators translating out of their heritage languages and has led panels on the topic. Dantas Lobato currently serves on the board of directors of the American Literary Translators Association. She is an Assistant Professor of English and Creative Writing at Grinnell College. == Honors ==

• 2024: Longlisted for International Dublin Literary Award for The Words That Remain by Stênio Gardel == Publications ==

Fiction • Blue Light Hours (Grove Atlantic, 2024) • "Snowstorm" (The New Yorker, 2022) • "Reunion" (Guernica, 2022) • "Diversions" (A Public Space, 2018) • "Firsthand Account" (The Common, 2017) Translations • Moldy Strawberries by Caio Fernando Abreu (Archipelago Books, 2022) • The Words that Remain by Stênio Gardel (New Vessel Press, 2023) • The Collector of Heads by Ana Matsusaki (Tapioca Stories, 2023) • The Dark Side of Skin by Jeferson Tenório (Charco Press, 2024) • The Tokyo Suite by Giovana Madalosso (Europa Editions, 2025) • ''So What If I'm a Puta'' by Amara Moira (Feminist Press, 2025) • ''There's No Point in Dying'' by Francisco Maciel (New Vessel Press, 2026) • No Dragons in Paradise by Caio Fernando Abreu (Archipelago Books, 2026) • Niterói Lights by Marcello Quintanilha (Fantagraphics, 2026) ==References==