Laura Nagle

Translator of prose and poetry from French, Spanish, and Irish. SONGS FOR THE GUSLE (Mérimée) March 2023. Flash fic in Stanchion, SoFloPoJo, and LEON Lit Rev; shortlisted, 2024 Welkin Mini. Short fiction soon in The Common and North American Review.

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Indianapolis, IN, United States

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Books

Book cover of Songs for the Gusle by Laura Nagle

Songs for the GusleBy Prosper Mérimée, translated from the French. First complete English translation of Mérimée's legendary 1827 hoax, La Guzla.Frayed Edge Press, 2023

Selected work (24 publications)

Gulf Coast, 2024

Secondhand FurnitureA short story by Monique Debruxelles. Translated from French. In print issue 36.1. When Quickfall moved into his riverside cabin, the air was thick with the scent of honeysuckle. He got himself a set of secondhand furniture for a song...

Story HourShortlisted, 2024 Welkin Mini. The cat’s name is Maple Syrup and the fox is called Bruce, but only for today. Maple Syrup on your right hand, Bruce on the left...

The Day the Bank Isn't Robbed“Motorcycle,” Janine hears herself say into the phone, and everything about the word confuses her. First, there is the quality of her voice. She has forgotten to breathe, and the final syllable gets stuck in her throat. The word feels like...

Fiction

Flash fiction

Southword Journal, 2023

My Bespoke LifeA short story by Monique Debruxelles. Translated from French. I was born in satin, silk, and percale. It was a Tuesday, and on Tuesdays my mother went to the fabric store to feed her obsession with sewing. . . .

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FR>EN, ES>EN translationMy English translations of prose and poetry from French and Spanish have appeared in several journals. I hold American Translators Association certification in both language pairs and specialize in translation of legal and marketing documents.

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