Olga Campofreda & Jennifer Panek

Originally from Caserta, Olga Campofreda lives and works in London as a researcher and writer. She holds a PhD in Italian Studies from University College, London, and is the curator of the Miu Miu Literary Club. Jennifer Panek is a professor of early modern drama in the English department at the University of Ottawa, and translates from Italian for the sheer joy of it. Her translations of short fiction by Sandro Veronesi, Elena Varvello, and Alba de Céspedes have been published in such journals as American Chordata, Copper Nickel, and Cagibi. Her most recent work, another translated short story by Olga Campofreda, appeared in the Spring 2025 issue of The Malahat Review, and her translation of her novel, Ragazze Perbene, will be published by Moth Books in 2027.