Luciana De Mello

I am an Argentinian translator and editor with a Brazilian background based in Northern Ireland. I have over 10 years of experience as a freelance English and Portuguese-to-Spanish translator with a strong knowledge of the literary publishing industry. I have also worked as a cultural journalist for one of the major Argentinian newspapers. I am a fiction and non-fiction published author. 

2018 - 2022

Victoria Patience Communications (Buenos Aires)

Freelance editor - English to Spanish translator

Most of my translation and editing work was focused on development, human rights, and environmental issues. Victoria Patience Communications specialize in texts for online and print publications on economics and trade, the environment, and the social sciences.

2021 - Present

Mandacarú Publisher (Buenos Aires)

Freelance Portuguese to Spanish Translator

Literary translation of fiction and essay for the publisher's catalogue.

2012 - 2018

Editorial Planeta Argentina (Buenos Aires)

Developmental Editing

I worked as a freelance developmental editor for Grupo Planeta, a major Buenos Aires-based publishing house, helping fiction, nonfiction and children's literature authors hone their manuscripts for publication

2008 - 2013

Ché Vos -Spanish School (Buenos Aires)

Co-Founder and Director

During the first 2 years, I was not only the academic director but also the teacher-trainer leader, as well as the advanced-level courses teacher.

2007 - Present

Página 12 (Buenos Aires)

Cultural Journalist

am a literary critic and cultural journalist at one of Argentina's largest national dailies,
I specialize in stories on gender and diversity and have published over a hundred interviews, reviews, and op-eds.

2008

Bachelor of Arts

University of Buenos Aires

1998

International Baccalaureate

Geneva, Switzerland