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Bruna Dantas Lobato is a writer and translator.
Her translation of The Words That Remain by Stênio Gardel received the 2023 National Book Award for Translated Literature. Her fiction has appeared in The New Yorker, Guernica, A Public Space, The Dial, and The Common, and has been recognized with fellowships from MacDowell, Yaddo, Jentel, and more. Born and raised in Natal, Brazil, she lives in Iowa and is an assistant professor of English at Grinnell College.
Her debut novel, Blue Light Hours, is out now in North America and forthcoming in several countries—including Brazil, in her own translation.
*Dantas Lobato is Bruna’s last name (like García Márquez’s and Vargas Llosa’s). Her work is alphabetized under D. Her name is pronounced BROO-na DUN-tas Lo-BAH-toh. A pronunciation audio file is available here.
CONTACT
For press inquiries for Blue Light Hours, please contact Jenny Choi at Grove
For rights and writing inquiries, contact Sarah Bowlin at Aevitas Creative
For translation inquiries, please email Bruna directly
*A media kit and longer bio are available here