Megan McDowell is one of the leading trans lators of contemporary Latin American literature\, having translated works by Samanta Schweblin\, Alejandro Zambra\, Mariana Enriquez\, Lina Meruane \, and many other acclaimed writers. Her translations have won the Nationa l Book Award for Translated Literature\, the English PEN Award\, the Premi o Valle-Inclá\;n\, and three O. Henry Prizes\, and have been nominat ed four times for the International Booker Prize. In 2020 she received an Award in Literature from the American Academy of Arts and Letters. Her tra nslations have appeared in \;The New Yorker\, The Paris R eview\, The New York Times Magazine\, Tin House\, < em>McSweeney's\, \;and \;Granta\, among other public ations. Originally from Richmond\, Kentucky\, she lives in Santiago\, Chil e.
\nThis event is made possible by University of Arkansas MFA Progr am in Creative Writing and Translation\, the J. William Fulbright College of Arts and Sciences\, the English department\, the Walton Family Foundati on\, and the Fayetteville Public Library. \;
\nAuthor photo cre dit: Mauricio Duarte Arrartia.
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