Maria Cabrera Callís is a Catalan poet born in Girona in 1983. She teaches Catalan Linguistics in the University of Barcelona and works as proofreader for many publishing houses. As a poet, she has published three books: Jonàs (Jonah), which in 2004 received the Amadeu Oller prize for young unpublished authors; La matinada clara (The Light Dawn, 2010), and, in 2017, La ciutat cansada (The Tired City), with which she has just won the Carles Riba Prize, considered the most prestigious Catalan poetry award.

Mary Ann Newman translates from Catalan and Spanish. She has published short stories and a novel by Quim Monzó, nonfiction by Xavier Rubert de Ventós, and poetry by Josep Carner. Her most recent translation is Private Life, a 1932 Catalan classic by Josep Maria de Sagarra (Archipelago Books). She was awarded the Creu de Sant Jordi in 1998. She is currently executive director of the Farragut Fund for Catalan Culture in the U.S., co-chair of the PEN Translation Committee, a member of the board of the Catalan Institute of America, a member of the North American Catalan Society, and a visiting scholar at the NYU Center for European and Mediterranean Studies.

Adrian West is a writer and translator whose work has appeared in numerous publications including McSweeney’s, 3:AM, and the Review of Contemporary Fiction. His book-length translations include Josef Winkler’s When the Time Comes and Alma Venus by the Catalan poet Pere Gimferrer. He lives between Spain and the United States.

Organized by Words Without Borders, this event is part of the Sant Jordi in New York: Dragons & Books & Roses Festival organized by The Farragut Fund for Catalan Culture in the U.S. and the Catalan Institute of America with the support of DiploCat as part of their #BooksAndRoses campaign, and with the additional support of the Institut Ramon Llull.