Juana ADCOCK

ADCOCK Juana

Poems

Jennifer Adcock (born 1982), also known as Juana Adcock, is a Mexican-born, Scotland-based poet and translator. Her first collection of poems, Manca appeared in 2014, and was chosen by the Mexican critic Sergio González Rodríguez as one of the best poetry books of the year. Her work has appeared in Words Without Borders, Asymptote, and Glasgow Review of Books.

Her book-length translations include:

  • Slim: Portrait of the World's Richest Man by Diego Osorno
  • Sexographies by Gabriela Wiener (with Lucy Greaves)
  • Gavia Stellata by Alexander Hutchison
  • Historia de un canalla, by Julia Navarro (published under the title The Story of a Sociopath)
  • An Orphan World by Giuseppe Caputo (with Sophie Hughes)
  • Embassy of the Republic of Latvia to the Kingdom of Belgium
  • Romanian Cultural Institute in Brussels
  • MuntPunt
  • Spain Arts and Culture - Cultural and Scientific Service of the Embassy of Spain in Belgium
  • Embassy of Sweden
  • Austrian Presidency of the Council of the European Union
  • Lithuanian Culture Institute
  • LUCA School of Arts
  • Commission européenne
  • Mission of the Faroes to the EU
  • Yunus Emre Institute
  • Leeuwarden Europan Capital of Culture 2018
  • Embassy of Ireland
  • Permanent Representation of the Republic of Estonia to the European Union
  • Ambassade du Luxembourg à Bruxelles
  • Greenland Representation to the European Union
  • Austrian Cultural Forum
  • Vlaams-Nederlands Huis deBuren
  • Embassy of the Republic of Estonia in Belgium
  • Permanent Representation of Lithuania to the EU
  • Greenlandic Writers Association
  • Network to Promote Linguistic Diversity
  • Scottish Government EU Office
  • Swedish Institute
  • Istituto Italiano di Cultura
  • Czech Centre Brussels
  • Camões Instituto de Cooperação e Língua Portugal
  • Etxepare Euskal Institutua
  • Orfeu - Livraria Portuguesa
  • Hungarian Cultural Institute Brussels
  • Embassy of Andorra
  • LOFT 58
  • Polish Institute - Cultural Service of the Embassy of the Republic of Poland in Brussels
  • Ville de Bruxelles
  • Instituto Cervantes Brussels
  • Permanent Representation of the Republic of Slovenia to the European Union
  • Danish Cultural Institute
  • It Skriuwersboun