Nere Lete earned her MFA in literary translation from the University of Iowa and is currently an associate professor of Basque and director of the Basque Studies minor at Boise State University. Her translations have been published by The Center for Basque Studies: University of Nevada, Reno, Hayden's Ferry Review, and Inventory. She has also worked as a voice-over actress, a script adapter, and a puppeteer for Basque television.