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Denise Kripper

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Writer & translator denisekripper.com 📍 Chicago / Buenos Aires

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Denise Kripper @denisekripper.bsky.social · 13/04/2026
2x1 en la XI Jornadas de Traducción en el Ámbito Editorial de la Feria del Libro de Buenos Aires. ¡Nos vemos ahí! 📚 Inscripciones: feriadellibro.ar/profesionales
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Denise Kripper @denisekripper.bsky.social · 03/03/2026
It's the @thecrashcourse.bsky.social Latin American Literature SERIES FINALE!!! And you'll see how special (and personal!) this final episode is for me: it's all about the importance of translation! 🥹
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Denise Kripper @denisekripper.bsky.social · 19/02/2026
Lights, camera, action! Latin American literature intersects with all sorts of other kinds of art, including film. In #12 of @thecrashcourse.bsky.social Latin American Literature, we explore the exchange between these two art forms. Watch here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Mew...
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Denise Kripper @denisekripper.bsky.social · 11/02/2026
Se puede leer el comienzo de mi traducción (todavía inédita) de la novela Formas de esfumarse de Idra Novey en el nuevo número de la Revista La Otra Margen. ¡Gracias a todo el comité editorial! laotramargen.actti.org/formas-de-es...
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Formas de esfumarse - La Otra Margen
Traducción del inglés por Denise KripperTexto original de Idra NoveyEdición por Laura Lucía UrreaImagen: Amendoeira-da-praia, fotografía de Lucia Cysneiros Passos En un parque derruido, en la parte de...
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Denise Kripper @denisekripper.bsky.social · 05/02/2026
Episode 10 of Crash Course Latin American literature explores how all things fuzzy, buzzy, and ferocious can help us understand our own human nature. 🐶🦎🐠 (and features arguably the wildest outfit in the series!). Watch here: lnkd.in/dsvWjMhr
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Denise Kripper @denisekripper.bsky.social · 05/02/2026
A new episode of Crash Course Latin American literature is out! Science & technology have existed in Latin America since well before Columbus arrived. In #11, we'll trace technological developments and uncover the creative ways writers have responded to them lnkd.in/diG5dikY
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Denise Kripper @denisekripper.bsky.social · 16/01/2026
A new episode of @thecrashcourse.bsky.social Latin American Literature is out! Families are personal—but they can also be political. Watch #9 here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=ubrn...
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Denise Kripper @denisekripper.bsky.social · 08/01/2026
A new Crash Course Latin American Literature is up! Houses and homes occupy a lot of space in Latin American literature. In #8, we make room for all the ways that our homes can represent who we are featuring Sandra Cisneros, Isabel Allende, and Camila Sosa Villada 🏠 Watch here: lnkd.in/gQ7m3iYD
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Denise Kripper @denisekripper.bsky.social · 19/12/2025
My latest translation is here to wrap up the year! When My Body Ceased to Be Your Home, by Emma Sepúlveda, is supported by Chile's DIRAC translation grant and will be out in March 2026 in a joint publication by Literal, Latin American Voices and Hablemos, Escritoras. Pre-order is available!
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Denise Kripper @denisekripper.bsky.social · 18/12/2025
A new episode of CrashCourse Latin American Literature is up at this one explores a topic as relevant as ever: borders! In episode 7, we explore how exile and border crossings have inspired Latin American authors to cross literary borders, too. Watch here: tinyurl.com/ya96a3c6
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Denise Kripper @denisekripper.bsky.social · 11/12/2025
A new episode of Crash Course Latin American Literature is out, and this one is a spooky one! 👻 In episode 6, we pull back the curtain on the origins of Latin American horror, winding our way through ghost towns, haunted inns, and the eerie landscape of the Andes. Watch here: lnkd.in/gpvR58Qg
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Denise Kripper @denisekripper.bsky.social · 04/12/2025
A new @thecrashcourse.bsky.social Latin American Literature is out and this was one of the most meaningful ones I worked on. In #5, we explore works that grapple with collective trauma and personal memory by a generation of authors shaped by political turmoil. Here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=fA7Y...
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Denise Kripper @denisekripper.bsky.social · 03/12/2025
It was really an honor to serve as a judge this year again for the PEN America/Heim Translation Grant. We received so many amazing submissions! The ten awarded projects include translations from Indonesian, Wolof, Kven, Brazilian Portuguese, Chinese, and more. Citations here: lnkd.in/dZGHzgW8
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Denise Kripper @denisekripper.bsky.social · 02/12/2025
Este viernes Dec/5 estaré moderando una charla entre la escritora Catalina Infante y su traductora Michelle Mirabella sobre su libro The Cracks We Bear. La charla es gratuita y abierta al público. Solo hay que registrarse aquí: tinyurl.com/432zh6r4 ¡Nos vemos!
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Denise Kripper @denisekripper.bsky.social · 20/11/2025
A new episode of @thecrashcourse.bsky.social Latin American Literature is up, and we get really serious on this one for a very timely topic: dictatorships. Watch here: lnkd.in/dmgTf3GE
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Denise Kripper @denisekripper.bsky.social · 18/11/2025
New @thecrashcourse.bsky.social Latin American Literature is up now! Who is Mother Nature REALLY? We’ll uncover how representations of Latin American landscapes have often reflected shifting social and political concerns.
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Nature in Latin American Literature: Crash Course Latin American Literature #3
Who is Mother Nature REALLY? In this episode of Crash Course Latin American Literature, we’ll uncover how representations of Latin American landscapes have often reflected shifting social and political concerns. Introduction: Mama Nature 00:00 The Latin American Landscape 0:43 The Landscape of Independence 2:11 "La Vorágine" 3:38 Eco-horror 5:18 Ecopoetry 7:22 Review & Credits 8:37 Sources: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1eE7g4-k6PD7C6wNBzeJIO8GCDHpoJl8ldDjKyq_2yYg/edit?tab=t.0 To learn more, check out these videos: Geopolitical history of Latin America: War and Nation Building in Latin America: Crash Course World History 225 https://youtu.be/v6xi8_7Fy6Y?si=paRg7m_G3tMAX4vW Indigenous relationships to the land: Why Land Matters to Native Americans: Ep 5 of Crash Course Native American History https://youtu.be/L3WcELWzNYg Christopher Columbus: Columbus, Vasco da Gama, and Zheng He - 15th Century Mariners: Crash Course World History #21 https://youtu.be/NjEGncridoQ?si=hzKIJz7J5yy3MoOB Nature in art: The Hidden Meanings in Nature Art: Crash Course Art History #9 https://youtu.be/Z21elmpg-W0?si=t2W2ml2a89DJdwgN *** Support us for $5/month on Patreon to keep Crash Course free for everyone forever! https://www.patreon.com/crashcourse Or support us directly: https://complexly.com/support Join our Crash Course email list to get the latest news and highlights: https://mailchi.mp/crashcourse/email Get our special Crash Course Educators newsletter: http://eepurl.com/iBgMhY Thanks to the following patrons for their generous monthly contributions that help keep Crash Course free for everyone forever: oranjeez, Jason Terpstra, Chelsea S, Alan Bridgeman, Roger Harms, DexcilaDou, Krystle Young, Allison Wood, Stephen Akuffo, Katrix , Gina Mancuso, Shruti S, Martin G. Diller, Matthew Fredericksen, Brandon Thomas, Breanna Bosso, Ken Davidian, UwU, Jennifer Wiggins-Lyndall, Samantha, David Fanska, Kristina D Knight, Andrew Woods, Elizabeth LaBelle, SpaceRangerWes, Matt Curls, Quinn Harden, EllenBryn, Johnathan Williams, Leah H., Laurel Stevens, Steve Segreto, Michael Maher, Liz Wdow, Toni Miles, Perry Joyce, Evan Nelson, Katie Hoban, Mitch Gresko, Kevin Knupp, Kyle & Katherine Callahan, Tanner Hedrick, Emily Beazley, Jack Hart, Rie Ohta, Dalton Williams, Scott Harrison, Barbara Pettersen, AThirstyPhilosopher ., Thomas Sully, Bernardo Garza, Jason Rostoker, Rizwan Kassim, Indija-ka Siriwardena, Emily T, Ian Dundore, Joseph Ruf, Alex Hackman, Thomas, Constance Urist, team dorsey, Stephen McCandless, Triad Terrace, Erminio Di Lodovico, Evol Hong, Luke Sluder, Eric Koslow, Katie Dean, Tandy Ratliff, Jennifer Killen, Jason Buster, Trevin Beattie, Wai Jack Sin, Caleb Weeks, Nathan Taylor, Siobhán, Les Aker, Barrett Nuzum, John Lee, Ken Penttinen, Sarah & Nathan Catchings, Pietro Gagliardi, ClareG, Duncan W Moore IV __ Want to find Crash Course elsewhere on the internet? Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/thecrashcourse/ Facebook - http://www.facebook.com/YouTubeCrashCourse Bluesky - https://bsky.app/profile/thecrashcourse.bsky.social CC Kids: http://www.youtube.com/crashcoursekids
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Denise Kripper @denisekripper.bsky.social · 14/11/2025
New episode is out! This was the first idea I pitched when I started working on this project, so it has a special place in my heart 💚
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Denise Kripper @denisekripper.bsky.social · 07/11/2025
Gané el premio de traducción Paula de Roma de la Facultad de Lenguas - UNC en la categoría de obra inédita por mi manuscrito en castellano de Formas de esfumarse, de Idra Novey. Gracias al jurado por el apoyo, para mí es un honor recibir el premio en su edición inaugural!
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Denise Kripper @denisekripper.bsky.social · 06/11/2025
We're asking big questions in @thecrashcourse.bsky.social Latin American literature! How did “Latin American literature” come to be? In our second episode, we trace the origins of this region’s stories from the pre-Columbian era all the way to the Boom of the 1960s. Watch now: youtu.be/oyv-eJRRozs
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Denise Kripper @denisekripper.bsky.social · 06/11/2025
I'm not at ALTA this year, but my translation is! Visit Veliz Books today at the American Literary Translators Association (ALTA)'s bookfair and get your copy of SALT by Argentine author Adriana Riva (which was recently longlisted for The Queen Sofía Spanish Institute translation prize!)
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Denise Kripper @denisekripper.bsky.social · 06/11/2025
Este viernes 7/11, 14hs ARG se anunciará el Premio de Traducción Paula de Roma, y mi traducción de Ways to Disappear de Idra Novey está de finalista en la categoría de traducción inédita. 🤞🍀 📌 Se podrá seguir la ceremonia acá: youtube.com/@facudelenguas
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Denise Kripper @denisekripper.bsky.social · 30/10/2025
Our first episode of @thecrashcourse.bsky.social Latin American literature is up!! Latin America is a vastly diverse region shaped by a blend of influences. In this opening episode, we’ll explore how Latin American authors navigate one big question: Who are we? Watch here: tinyurl.com/yt2c3tya
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Denise Kripper @denisekripper.bsky.social · 27/10/2025
¡Feliz de anunciar que mi traducción inédita de la novela Ways to Disappear de Idra Novey está como finalista del Premio Paula de Roma! ¡Gracias al maravilloso jurado por confiar en este proyecto 💐! La lista completa de finalistas acá: tinyurl.com/yvn548cz
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Denise Kripper @denisekripper.bsky.social · 24/10/2025
I had the pleasure and privilege of working on this series as Subject Matter Expert, creating the episode and reading list, and collaborating with the most amazing team! Very excited to share the preview and can’t wait to show you the rest in the coming weeks!
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Denise Kripper @denisekripper.bsky.social · 17/10/2025
Can’t wait to share what we’ve been working on!
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Denise Kripper @denisekripper.bsky.social · 09/10/2025
I've been working on this very special project for the past year and I cannot wait for it to premiere at the end of the month! Stay tuned for CRASH COURSE LATIN AMERICAN LITERATURE!
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Denise Kripper @denisekripper.bsky.social · 09/10/2025
LONGLISTED! 💥 So immensely happy to announce my translation of Adriana Riva's SALT (Veliz Books) has been longlisted for the 2025 Queen Sofía Spanish Institute Translation Prize! See the full list and announcement here: lnkd.in/db-TR9ep
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Denise Kripper @denisekripper.bsky.social · 07/10/2025
Happy pub day to @charcopress.com's LA LUCHA! It's an honor to have contributed to this collection with the translation of an essay by Diamela Eltit, and a joy to be among these authors and translators! Get it here: charcopress.com/bookstore/la... 15% off adding LUCHA15 at checkout (ending today!)
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Denise Kripper @denisekripper.bsky.social · 12/09/2025
COVER REVEAL! 💥 WHEN MY BODY CEASED TO BE YOUR HOME by Emma Sepúlveda, a novel based on the true events of Colonia Dignidad, a Nazi religious cult in Chile. Thank you to Hablemos, Escritoras, Literal Publishing & DIRAC for entrusting me with this important book. Coming soon in 2026, HMU for an ARC!
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American Literary Translators Association @littranslate.bsky.social · 02/09/2025
📣 The 2026 Emerging Translator Mentorship Program submission portals are open! The ALTA Emerging Translator Mentorship Program is designed to establish and facilitate a close working relationship between an experienced translator and an emerging translator. Apply by 11/30: buff.ly/cpduT69
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Community of Literary Magazines & Presses (CLMP) @clmporg.bsky.social · 29/08/2025
“I started taking anxiety medication two months after my father’s funeral…” Read an excerpt from Adriana Riva’s novel SALT (translated from the Spanish by Denise Kripper & published by Veliz Books) in Tupelo Quarterly this #WITMonth: www.tupeloquarterly.com/translation/...
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Adriana Riva — An Excerpt from Salt: “How Remote Is the Past” — translated by Denise Kripper
Adriana Riva was born in Buenos Aires in 1980. In 2017, she published the short-story collection Angst (Tenemos las máquinas), in 2019 the novel La sal (Odelia), and in 2022 the book of poems Ahora…
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Denise Kripper @denisekripper.bsky.social · 30/08/2025
Happy to see my translation of Adriana Riva’s novel SALT included in this list celebrating #WomenInTranslationMonth among so many great other books by authors and translators I admire!
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Denise Kripper @denisekripper.bsky.social · 27/08/2025
Proud to be joining Übersetzerhaus Looren / Translation House Looren's campaign «Name the translator!» If you also want to support it, you can visit their website namethetranslator.ch 💬 Together we're going to make translators more visible! 🔬 #namethetranslator
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Denise Kripper @denisekripper.bsky.social · 23/08/2025
The Third Coast Translators Collective - TCTC is alive and well, and translating! Read more about our work in this feature by World Literature Today celebrating #WomenInTranslationMonth (and also spot a little cover reveal sneak peek of my latest translation 👀): tinyurl.com/4kv56ad3
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Denise Kripper @denisekripper.bsky.social · 11/08/2025
Something very cool is coming soon 💚 Stay tuned! @thecrashcourse.bsky.social
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Denise Kripper @denisekripper.bsky.social · 10/08/2025
📺 Quinografía
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Denise Kripper @denisekripper.bsky.social · 24/07/2025
Join us in celebrating that the wonderful Veliz Books is a decade old! Couldn't be prouder of being part of their catalog! 📚 linktr.ee/velizbooks
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Denise Kripper @denisekripper.bsky.social · 22/07/2025
My Ozzy anecdote: at 23, I found out I’d been accepted to study abroad in Berlin for a year. A friend of mine was working as tour manager for Ozzy in Buenos Aires, so that night, I celebrated my news with the band. Mike Bordin, the drummer, told me his dreadlocks were older than me at the time.
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Denise Kripper @denisekripper.bsky.social · 11/07/2025
And off it went to the publisher! Literal, Latin American Voices 🤝 Hablemos, Escritoras. Coming soon, later this year!
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Denise Kripper @denisekripper.bsky.social · 18/06/2025
Congrats to my favorite person and partner in crime Martin Mikulik, who is a finalist in the Twenty Thousand Hertz's Sound Off competition with a podcast episode on sirens 🧜‍♀️🚨! Give it a listen here: tinyurl.com/bdsfcy3h (12:07) (also kudos to him for #namingthetranslator! 😉)
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Denise Kripper @denisekripper.bsky.social · 04/06/2025
Casi 3 años después de traducir Girlhood (Nena, por Chai Editora), por fin conocí a Melissa Febos y ahora soy dueña de uno de mis objetos más preciados: mi traducción firmada por ella (con una dedicatoria muy especial, que me guardo). Su nuevo libro es increíble y todavía no se tradujo al español 👀
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Denise Kripper @denisekripper.bsky.social · 27/05/2025
"Workshop Talk Shop" was such a fascinating panel! I learned so much from panelists Elizabeth Lowe, Regina Galasso, and Cecilia Rossi. Thanks to them for their presentations, to the over 50 attendees who joined us, and to the American Literary Translators Association (ALTA) for organizing the event!
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Denise Kripper @denisekripper.bsky.social · 21/05/2025
Happy to have my English translation of Adriana Riva's debut novel SALT (Veliz Books) included in this list!
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On Books and Belonging: Exploring Jewish Argentina
I arrived in Buenos Aires on a balmy spring morning, greeted by sheets of white-gold sunlight. The air was bursting with the scent of vibrant jacaranda blooms.
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Denise Kripper @denisekripper.bsky.social · 20/05/2025
Write the World 2025 is happening next week! An online day of amazing translation panels, including this one on translation workshops that I am moderating, with Elizabeth Lowe, Cecilia Rossi, and Regina Galasso. See the full schedule and register here: literarytranslators.org/event/write-...
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Denise Kripper @denisekripper.bsky.social · 03/05/2025
Workshop Saturday with the Third Coast Translators Collective!
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Denise Kripper @denisekripper.bsky.social · 24/04/2025
Muy bien acompañada en el stand del Colegio de Traductores Públicos de la Ciudad de Buenos Aires en la Feria Internacional del Libro de Buenos Aires. Encuentran mis libros en el pabellón azul, stand 319. ¡Gracias al Colegio por el espacio y a Daniela Bentancur por la foto!
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Denise Kripper @denisekripper.bsky.social · 20/04/2025
Paperback edition is here and it’s gorgeous! Get your copy here with 20% off and free shipping: tinyurl.com/ms2temus
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Denise Kripper @denisekripper.bsky.social · 15/04/2025
Mark your calendars for ALTA's "Write the World" virtual day of translation events! I will be moderating a panel on translation workshops with guest speakers Cecilia Rossi, Elizabeth Lowe, and Regina Galasso. Hope you can join us! Register here: tinyurl.com/yhd7yxs5
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Denise Kripper @denisekripper.bsky.social · 04/04/2025
Amazing news! Our volume The Routledge Handbook of Latin American Literary Translation is now available in paperback at a much more affordable price point and is currently on sale (and with free shipping)!! Get your copy here: tinyurl.com/4wyce4fd
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Denise Kripper @denisekripper.bsky.social · 27/03/2025
My translation of Adriana Riva's debut novel SALT is at AWP! Go check out Veliz Books, booth #616!
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