ClaraMinistral Gaia Baldassarri
Clara Ministral

Clara
Ministral

Years: 2026

Clara Ministral studied Translation and Comparative Literature in Madrid and London and has been translating fiction and non-fiction from English to Spanish for over fifteen years. She has translated works by Jan Carson, Rebecca Solnit, Louise Kennedy, Rónán Hession, John Haines and Rebecca Miller, among others. During that time, she has also held other positions in the arts sector, primarily in publishing, worked as a bookseller and completed a master’s degree in Conflict Studies and Human Rights. Clara is a keen advocate of Irish literature in Spain, with a particular interest in the North, and currently runs Wheeker Books, a project intended to introduce Northern Irish works to Spanish-speaking publishers and audiences. She lives between Madrid and Belfast.

Clara Ministral studied Translation and Comparative Literature in Madrid and London and has been translating fiction and non-fiction from English to Spanish for over fifteen years. She has translated works by Jan Carson, Rebecca Solnit, Louise Kennedy, Rónán Hession, John Haines and Rebecca Miller, among others. During that time, she has also held other positions in the arts sector, primarily in publishing, worked as a bookseller and completed a master’s degree in Conflict Studies and Human Rights. Clara is a keen advocate of Irish literature in Spain, with a particular interest in the North, and currently runs Wheeker Books, a project intended to introduce Northern Irish works to Spanish-speaking publishers and audiences. She lives between Madrid and Belfast.

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