Notes on Contributors

Contributors

TRANSLATORS

Sarah Sturzel is the former Art Editor of JoLT 2019/20. She is an M.Phil in Literary Translation student and a graduate of French & English Literature at Trinity. Her translations, writing and artwork have appeared in Childlike, Suas Magazine, Trinity News and JoLT. She is interested in creatively transposing supposedly untranslatable experimental literature.

Mathilde Irigaray is a current Literary Translation M.Phil student. Born and raised in Paris, she has studied literature and classic languages before graduating in English literature. She was part of a dance company for many years, explaining her interest in rhythm and musicality, even in translating.

Anna Tomlinson is currently studying an M.Phil in Literary Translation at Trinity after graduation with a degree in French from the University of Bristol. After living abroad in Geneva, Nice and Quebec, she is especially interested in translation in different francophone cultural contexts.

David Eduardo Torres Alvarez is 28 years old and a 2nd year PhD student in Philosophy, currently writing a thesis on the junction between ordinary language and metaphysics; he is deeply interested in the interface between semantics and pragmatics, contemporary classical music, and the philosophy of literature.

Lucy McCabe is an M.Phil. in Screenwriting student with a love for French and Italian and literature in all its forms.

Aislinn Ní Dhomhnaill is a final year student of Irish who is minoring in French.

Álanna Hammel’s fiction writing has been published in over twenty newspapers, magazines and anthologies both in Ireland as well as abroad. This is her first piece of literary translation. She is currently studying French and Irish in Trinity College Dublin.

Yian Zhang, born in Shanghai. Used to study literature and sociology. Currently pursuing an MPhil degree in Gender and Women's Studies at TCD.

Rebecca Coxon is a fourth year student in Trinity College Dublin. She is majoring in Nua-Ghaeilge (Modern Irish) and minoring in English literature.

Amábile Alice Deretti, born and raised in Southern Brazil. Graduated in Languages at UFRGS, Brazil, and now doing MPhil Literary Translation at Trinity College Dublin to enhance her skills and be challenged in new fields, new perspectives. Translating Oona was one of those challenges.

Rafael Mendes is a writer and translator from Brazil. He lives in Dublin. His work has appeared in The Poetry Programme, The Irish Times, FLARE, The Blue Nib, “Writing Home: The New Irish Poets” (Dedalus Press, 2019), “Arrival at Elsewhere” (Against the Grain, 2020) and elsewhere.

Ciara Fennessy is a Senior Sophister Student of English Literature and Italian. She lived in Italy for two years of her studies. She translates from English, Irish and Italian and writes some original poetry, predominantly in English.

Shireen Moussa is a translator, graphic designer, artist, and a staunch believer in the value of the arts. Currently, she is pursuing a master’s degree in translation studies in Beirut, Lebanon.

Anile Tmava is an Economics student obsessed with ketchup and otter memes. Her original poetry has been awarded and published.

Khushi Jain believes that punctuality is the virtue of the bored and thus, is always late to things. Amidst overflowing book-shelves and due-essays, she spends her time having massive existential crises, watching old Bollywood films and re-reading Ovid. If not attending lectures, you'll find her in 1937, pretending to study. She is pursuing a Masters at Trinity College Dublin.

Alexandra Corey is a fourth-year PhD candidate in the Department of French at TCD. She has some professional experience in translating from French into English. She is currently working on translating a short story from French into English, ‘Le Baiser’ or ‘The Embrace’ by Manuela Dumay.

Elena Poletto is a Postgraduate student at Trinity attending the M. Phil. in Literary Translation. She graduated in Modern Literature at the University of Siena in 2021. She took part in the European Erasmus+ project at the Freie Universität Berlin (2019-2020). Her languages are Italian, English, and German.

Natasha Remoundou is an academic lecturer, researcher, writer, critic, and translator living in Ireland since 2003.

Ioana Răducu has a different personality in each of the languages she speaks. She is currently a Junior Fresher student of English Literature and French, and misses her cats a lot.

Dana Bagirova is a Senior Sophister who translates, or rather interprets for a living… Loves a good beach… And she really feels for the cows.

Eléonore Maréchal is a final year Philosophy and Economics student at Trinity from Rueil-Malmaison in France (don’t tell her she’s from Paris, she isn’t). Also, she wants you to know that she admires anyone attempting to learn French.

Caroline Loughlin is a Senior Fresher student from Belfast, who is currently studying German and Italian. She enjoys reading literary works in these languages and the challenges of translating from one language to another.

Octavio Pérez Sánchez is a Mexican writer and translator currently undertaking postgraduate studies at Trinity College. He is particularly fascinated by the relationship between literature and music and, when translating, prioritizes reproducing the musicality of the source text.

Bowen Wang is a PhD student in the School of English and Early Career Researcher based at Trinity Long Room Hub. He holds an MSc in Literature and Modernity at University of Edinburgh. His literary translations have previously been published by the Washington Square Review, Trinity JoLT, and Penguin Books.

Anastasia McAuliffe, hailing from Moscow, Russia, is currently a master’s student in Trinity College Dublin’s Literary Translation program. She has been doing translations since 2017, working with Russian, English and Spanish.

Peter Weakliam is a PhD student in the TCD Irish department. His thesis will be on the theme of freedom in the work of contemporary prose writer Pádraig Ó Cíobháin.

Martina Giambanco was the Editor-in-Chief of JoLT 2020/21. She holds a BA from Trinity in English Literature and Classical Civilisation. She is a part-time translator, spreading the love for Italian literature around the world. When she falls back from daydreaming, she is also a full-time English language teacher in training.

Clare Healy studied English and French at TCD and was the editor of JoLT in 2019/20.

ARTISTS

@crocksart is a self-taught spray paint artist whose work features cultural icons. He uses handmade stencils to create unique portraits and murals. His work predominantly consists of greyscale and monotones but often pulse with an explosion of vibrant colour to create contrast in order to capture the emotion of his subjects.

Naemi Dehdes is in her early twenties and studies film (which gives her the great opportunity to call “binge-watching” “research for academic purposes”). She draws in her free time.

A proud native of Dublin’s North Inner City, Alexander Fay studies physics and entered Trinity through the Access Programmes (TAP). Alexander finds meaning from the Latin form of Greek name Alexandros; alexo (defend), aner (man). He's currently fascinated by leaves, The Dø, and making posh people uncomfortable.

Cristina Keiko Tomita was born in Rio de Janeiro Brazil, from Japanese parents, raised between Brazil and Japan, educated in the International School. She received her Bachelors in Art, Masters in Cultural Anthropology in USA. After graduation she lived in Helsinki Finland for 12 years and pursued her artistic activities and had two children. She moved to Annecy France 18 years ago and work as illustrator. She has published two children’s books and is working on her third publication project.

Judy Carroll Deeley’s art practice encompasses painting, drawing, mixed media, and collaborative projects. She has a BA Honours in Fine Art (Painting) from NCAD, 2008, and an MA Honours in Visual Art Practices from IADT, Dun Laoghaire, 2011. She’s had six solo exhibitions. Her work features in many group shows.

Penny Stuart, an experimental and published Dublin artist, draws from life using a variety of mediums including charcoal/pastels and watercolour/acrylic paint. She also does very large abstract acrylic paintings that are strong colour and textural statements. Exhibitions include a collaborative event with the Whispering Trees Collective in May 2019 and an exhibition with Trinity Arts Workshop in June 2019. She is also showcased in the first edition of the Bloomer Magazine 'The role of the new artist in Contemporary World' 2021.

Ellecia Vaughan went to college in Brighton for a bit to study Fine Art, but it took the fun out of painting for her, so she settled on Trinity, and now she is in her fourth year studying Classics and Art History. She has always found it easier to translate her innermost thoughts into little pictures rather than speaking aloud, so that’s why she loves art, the history of it and how it can mean so much to different people.

Meghan Flood is a fourth year English Literature and History student. This year she’s a co-editor for the historian magazine. She also has art published in TN2. She likes to think she’s witty but is pulling an absolute blank on something to say. Check out @floodme on Instagram.