Dante Luiz

Dante Luiz is a Brazilian artist, writer, and translator. He has received an Ignyte Award and has been a finalist for the Hugo Award.

Early life and education

In a 2020 interview with Strange Horizons, Luiz stated that he was born on an island in Southern Brazil. He was inspired by his grandfather, a prolific reader and inventor. His father worked as a bookseller for a short time, giving Luiz the opportunity to read books by classic science fiction authors. Luiz noted that he was particularly inspired by The Songs of Distant Earth by Arthur C. Clarke, which he re-read often.

Career

In a review for the 2020 graphic novel CREMA, Christopher Lytal of Library Journal praised Luiz's "expressive, understated art" and called it "by turns gorgeous and grotesque." Publishers Weekly praised the teamwork between Christmas and Luiz, concluding that the graphic novel is "as satisfying as a just-made café con leche."

In a 2021 review for Locus, Karen Burnham reviewed the short story "My Mother's Hand." The story recounts the tale of a trans man who is possessed by the ghost of his abusive mother. The mother is disappointed that her son gave up his feminine magic to become a sailor. Burnham concluded that the protagonist "springs to life on the page, taking a largely epistolic historical tale and imbuing it with animation and humor." The story was later included on the 2021 Locus Recommended Reading List.

In 2022, Luiz was awarded an Otherwise Fellowship, in part for his story "My Mother's Hand."

In a 2025 interview with Nightmare Magazine, Luiz discussed his love of telenovelas and his fascination with lost media. He also discussed the way in which the 2021 Cinemateca Brasileira fire and the Final Destination franchise inspired his 2025 short story "The Short History of a Long-Forgotten, Ill-Fated Telenovela."

As of 2026, Luiz is the Art Director for Strange Horizons.

As artist

Comics

Graphic novels

As writer

Fiction

Non-fiction

Awards and honors

Year Award Category Work Result 2023 Ignyte Award Creative Nonfiction 2024 Hugo Award Fan Artist Ignyte Award Artist