Eric Becker

Eric Becker has a diverse work experience in the literary field. Eric has been working for Words Without Borders since 2015, starting as an Editor and currently holds the position of Digital Director & Senior Editor. Eric has played a significant role in publishing writers from over 40 languages and has contributed to the growth of the magazine readership, blog readership, and book review readership. Eric was part of the staff that won a 2018 Whiting Literary Magazine Prize and a 2016 London Book Fair International Excellence Award.

Prior to their work at Words Without Borders, Eric worked as a Freelance Literary Translator, Editor, Anthologist, and Writer. Eric is renowned as a leading literary translator from Portuguese and has made appearances at various international literary festivals.

Eric also had experience as an Adjunct Lecturer at Queens College from 2013 to 2016, and as an Assistant Managing Editor at Asymptote Journal from 2013 to 2015. In addition, they worked as a Senior Website Manager and Website Assistant at Metropolitan Opera, where they managed projects and developed new features for their website.

Earlier in their career, Eric served as the Editor-in-Chief of Ozone Park Journal and as an Online Coordinator for Suburban Journals of Greater St. Louis. Eric started their career as an Intern and Freelance writer at Nashville Business Journal.

Overall, Eric Becker's work experience showcases their expertise in literary translation, editing, journalism, and website management.

Eric Becker obtained a Bachelor with Honors in Journalism from the University of Missouri-Columbia in the years 2004 to 2007. Eric then pursued a Master of Fine Arts (MFA) degree in Creative Writing & Literary Translation at City University of New York-Queens College from 2012 to 2015. Prior to this, they completed studies in English and Philosophy at DePaul University from 2002 to 2003, although no specific degree was mentioned. Additionally, Eric Becker has received several certifications, such as the Frankfurt Book Fair Fellowship Programme in 2019 and the National Endowment for the Arts Fellow in 2018. Eric has also obtained various digital project management certifications in 2023 from The Digital Project Manager and completed courses related to data and sentiment analysis on Coursera. Eric Becker was awarded a Fulbright Scholarship for the academic year 2015-2016 in Brazil, according to the information provided.