Adiëlle Westercappel (she/her) is a translator with a background in linguistics and translation from the University of Groningen. She specializes in literary translation, focusing on works that highlight voices from the African diaspora and/or queer narratives, and is dedicated to sharing these diverse stories with a broader audience. Among the authors she has translated are Akwaeke Emezi, Gwendolyn Brooks and Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie. Her translation of Caleb Amuzah Nelson’s Open water was nominated for the European Literature Prize 2022.