Ilze Duarte translates fiction by contemporary Brazilian authors from the original Portuguese to English. Her translations of short stories by João Anzanello Carrascoza and Marilia Arnaud appear in literary magazines in the U.S. and U.K. She is a recipient of the Sundial House 2024 Literary Translation Award, which includes the upcoming publication of her translation of Marilia Arnaud's short story collection The Book of Affects. Ilze is seeking a publisher for her translations of two novels by Arnaud.