CLÁUDIA GOMES OLIVEIRA
CLÁUDIA GOMES OLIVEIRA
My training comprises an MEng in Urban Engineering (University of Lisbon), an MA in Film Studies (University of Exeter), a Diploma in Translation and Linguists Information Technologies (Camões Institute), and Certificates in Creative Writing and Proofreading. I am also a certified trainer. I studied Theatre, Film and Dance (in Lisbon and London).
My book-length translations include Wicked (Cultura, 2025), the novel of ideas by Gregory Maguire; As Bruxas de Manningtree (The Manningtree Witches) by award-winning author and poet A. K. Blakemore (Aurora, 2024), A Agente Secreta (Alias: Emma) by Ava Glass (Presença, 2025), O Meu Período (Own Your Period) by Chella Quint (Jacarandá, 2022), and more.
As for children's and young adult literature, I point out the translation of the series As Lendas Improváveis de Baskerville Hall (The Improbable Tales of Baskerville Hall) by Ali Standish (Presença, 2026), an imaginative portrait of young Arthur Conan Doyle, creator of Sherlock Holmes.
As an author, I would highlight Musgo — O Mundo Verde (author's edition, 2025), a text in verse for children, and the project Que Fizeste Hoje Para Mudar o Mundo? (What Have you Done Today to Change the World?), a colection of interviews to extraordinary people. You can read a few of my texts (in EU Portuguese) at: claudiagomesoliveira.substack.com
I am a full member of professional associations:
Association of Translation and Interpreting Professionals (APTRAD)
Certified Translator, Associação Portuguesa de Tradutores (APT)
Chartered Linguist, Chartered Institute of Linguists (CIOL)
Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators (SCBWI)
MEditerranean Editors & Translators (MET)
Europeana Network Association (ENA)
For more information, please visit: http://www.linkedin.com/in/claudiagomesoliveira