Publication alert! My essay about how ISFDB indexes translations, translator invisibility, and a straightforward fix the ISFDB admins could implement is live over at the #SFinTranslation blog!

https://www.sfintranslation.com/?p=16513

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Monica Louzon on SFT and the ISFDB – Speculative Fiction in Translation

Happy Publication Day! My translation of "Above the Sand, Under the Skin" by Uruguayan writer Ramiro Sanchiz is out today in Translunar Travelers Lounge!!!

This is a weird sci-fi story exploring what happens after the body of a giant robot woman washes up on the beach of a coastal village.

The Spanish-language of this story has been published at least 5 times, but this is the first time it has appeared in English! :D

https://translunartravelerslounge.com/2026/02/15/above-the-sand-under-the-skin-by-ramiro-sanchiz-and-monica-louzon/

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Above the Sand, Under the Skin, by Ramiro Sanchiz and Monica Louzon

They said afterward that the first fishermen who’d gone down to the beach that morning had found her, but when the people from the village hurried to see what the tide had carried in, no one claime…

Translunar Travelers Lounge

Happy Publication Day! My translation of "Damnatio Memoriae" by Chilean author I. A. Galdames is out today in Neon Dystopia!

This dark science fiction story explores memory and loss on Día de los Muertos in future under constant surveillance.

https://www.neondystopia.com/?p=100043460

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In 2025, I had 3 translations of sci-fi stories (by Susana Calvo, David Mancera, and Antonio A. Huelgas) + 1 short story + 1 nonfiction essay published!

Links here --> linktr.ee/molowrites_traductora

2025 was an extremely difficult year for me, and seeing these pieces published brought me much joy. Many thanks to Merganser Magazine, Slab Press, Salvage Magazine, Neon Dystopia, and SFWA for making my year better!

#SFinTranslation #reading #sciencefiction #fantasy #sciencefantasy #horror

I'm giving my first-ever solo presentation on translating speculative fiction on May 24, 2025 at Cascades Library in Loudoun Co., VA! I'll talk about how I became a speculative fiction translator, my process, publishing insights, recommended reading, and more!

EVENT DETAILS: https://loudoun.libnet.info/event/12962793

(PS: Local writing friends, I'm still recovering from surgery, i.e., no RavenCon or Balticon this year)

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Translating Speculative Fiction

Translator Monica Louzon describes the history, process, and challenges of publishing translated speculative fiction.

Loudoun County Public Library Event

My 10th published speculative translation is out!!!

You can read Antonio A. Huelgas's story "My Rainy Season Diary" at Merganser Magazine now!

https://mergansermagazine.com/index.html#MyRainySeasonDiary

The Spanish version of this story originally appeared in the Uruguayan magazine Revista Mordedor in 2021. It took 23 tries over about 2 years to find a home for this translation, gathering 4 personal rejections and 2 holds along the way.

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Merganser Magazine - Fiction & Poetry

Free online literary magazine, featuring a variety of prose and poetry.

Happy New Year, everyone!

As is my annual tradition, I've written a retrospective blog post about my writing progress and goals in 2024, and set some goals for 2025.

Read it here! 👇
https://molo-writes.com/2025/01/01/2024-annual-wrap-up-post/

#writing #writingcommunity #writinggoals #SFinTranslation #statistics #AnnualRoundUp #speculativefiction #translation #progress #goals #happynewyear #zines #writinglife #persistence #resolutions

2024 Annual Wrap-Up Post

Somehow, 2024 is over, so here’s my retrospective for the year. If you’re looking for my 2024 Awards Eligibility Post (AKA, everything I wrote or translated that was published in 2024),…

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If you're reading for Nebulas, Rhyslings, or other awards, please consider my stories, translations, and poems first published in 2024!

Eligibility post (with summaries & word counts!):
https://molo-writes.com/2024/12/14/2024-awards-eligibility-post/

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2024 Awards Eligibility Post

Somehow it’s time for another awards eligibility post already! 2024 has been another year of health-related setbacks and challenges for me, so time has really flown by. Even so, I’ve be…

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I've got a new translation out! Read my translation of Silvina Palmiero's cozy fantasy story "The Word Thief" in 'OTHER: the 2024 speculative fiction anthology' from Bannister Press!

https://bannisterpress.com/other-anthology/

The Spanish-language version of this story originally appeared in the Uruguayan magazine Revista Mordedor.

#SFinTranslation #fantasy #speculativefiction #cozy #cozyfantasy #translation #SF #cienciaficcion #reading #books #anthology #outnow #new #spanish #español #traduccion

OTHER: the 2024 speculative fiction anthology

Release date: December 12, 2024 Many of us feel that we are other; that we are on the outside looking in, wanting desperately to be over there while tethered to the here. T…

BANNISTER PRESS

Happy Publication Day! My translation of Isis Aquino's story "The Train" is out in 'Extrasensory Overload: An anthology of Speculative Excess' from Angry Gable Press! This is my 2nd published collaboration with Isis, and my 1st time sharing a TOC with so many writing buddies! :D

Pick up a copy below! 👇
https://www.amazon.com/Extrasensory-Overload-anthology-speculative-excess-ebook/dp/B0D9YXKBRL

#SFinTranslation #translation #translating #reading #horror #fantasy #overload #anthology #new #books #horrorcommunity #poetry #shortfiction #stories

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