E.K. Bartlett (they/them) is a writer, editor, and translator based in Paris, whose work explores themes of estrangement, place, body, genderqueer identity, and intimacy. Their writing and translations have appeared online and in print in places such as Fifth Wheel Press, ANMLY Press, Osmosis, Asymptote, JetFuel Review, and Necessary Fiction, among others. They have won prizes such as the Gigantic Sequins 9th Annual Poetry Prize and the Peter S. Prescott Prize for Prose Writing, and they were nominated for Best of the Net 2022. E.K. translated the full poetry collection Out of hope (Des espoirs) by singer Elodie Félix-Kimmel, published in 2022.
As a former Poetry Editor for Paris Lit Up, E.K. now does freelance translation and editorial work for poetry, fiction, and narrative nonfiction with publishing houses such as Europe Comics and The New Menard Press. They perform poetry at venues like Culture Rapide, Cave Café, and Ivy Writers and lead creative workshops around Paris. They have been mentored by acclaimed writers and translators, including Hisham Matar, Saskia Hamilton, Frank Wynne, and Tina Kover.
Currently, E.K. is a radio host of This Is Not A Poem, a World Radio Paris show about poetry in translation. They work at an independent publishing house.