Hello, and welcome to Shining Moon: A Speculative Fiction Podcast, Episode 6. Today we’ll continue our series by asking questions about translation and writing in English as your second language. We’ll find out how difficult it is to write in your second (or third) language, what the advantages of writing in another language are, how you deal with reader expectations, and how to go about getting reputable translations for your work.

My guests today are Cecile Cristofari, Jelena Dunato, and Floris Kleijne. Let’s start with some introductions!

Jelena Dunato: Twitter - @jelenawrites, Bluesky - @jelenawrites.bsky.social, Insta - jelena_author

Floris Kleijne: Facebook at floris.kleijne, or at his website: https://www.floriskleijne.com 

"Don't tell me that the moon is shining; show me the glint of light on broken glass." -- Anton Chekov

Piano music for closure

Thank you for listening to Shining Moon! You can reach the host, Deborah L. Davitt, at the following social media platforms:

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