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Bruna Dantas Lobato is a writer and translator. Her fiction has appeared in The New YorkerGuernicaA Public Space, The Dial, and The Common, and has been recognized with fellowships from MacDowell, Yaddo, Jentel, and more. Her translation of The Words That Remain by Stênio Gardel received the 2023 National Book Award for Translated Literature. Born and raised in Natal, Brazil, she lives in Iowa and is an Assistant Professor of Creative Writing at Grinnell College. Her debut novel, Blue Light Hours, is out now from Grove Atlantic in North America and forthcoming in several countries—including Brazil, in her own translation.

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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