Agustin Gonzalez – Translator

Bilingual Translator (English-Spanish and Spanish-English), author, editor. I've translated 48 fiction, nonfiction, and children's books. In total, I've translated over 3 million words.

Areas of expertise: fiction (action and adventure, short stories, folk tales, humour), nonfiction (psychology, philosophy, travel, nature, outdoors, self-help, memoir, and biography, Middle Eastern studies, Sufi thought, anthropology, sociology, esoterism, magic, mysticism, religion, and spirituality), children's books, and websites.

What differentiates me from others? I offer you two minds to work on your project for the same price: mine (native in Spanish and bilingual in English) and my partner’s (native English and bilingual in Spanish). We're both bilingual, and we have a background in English literature and contemporary Spanish American literature.

I am a perfectionist with my translations. I'm responsible and I always meet deadlines.

Our approach is quite direct: if we feel we're not the right translators for you, we will say so. Greed is the enemy of true craft and professionalism.

Together, we've written and published 30 books of our own. We've also worked with various publishers, including Secretum Mundi and ISF Publishing.

TESTIMONIALS FROM CLIENTS:

"For the last eight years I have relied on two extraordinary people – Agustin and Holly.

Agustin and Holly handle almost everything relating to the preparation and publishing of my work – from having my manuscripts edited and proofed, to uploading finished files on the print-on-demand platforms, such as Amazon KDP and Ingram’s Lighting Source.

They work on my social media profiles, too, as well as overseeing the visibility of my work, translations, copyright issues, and a whole lot more.

Agustin and Holly offer the most impressive service imaginable, one tailored to each specific author. Based in the UK, their reach and vision are global, and their eye to attention is second-to-none."

Tahir Shah

"Since 2013, when the charity was founded, the Idries Shah Foundation has been working with Agustin and Holly for online marketing and community management. Later, we began to work with them for publishing services, including managing the team of editors, proofreaders, graphic designers, formatters, translators, and more. They handle all aspects of publishing, from manuscript to print, audio, and ebooks. They have successfully re-published 52 books in both English and Spanish, and will continue to handle our publishing projects.

Words can hardly describe the extraordinary contribution Agustin and Holly have made to our own publishing portfolio and online presence. We are absolutely indebted to their foresight, their indefatigable diligence, and their ability to gauge one’s needs in a fast-moving charitable foundation."

The Idries Shah Foundation

"Holly and Agustin have handled my father, Ken Tate, and my books from start to finish in the most professional manner possible. They have a streamlined process that takes our writing through multiple content and proof editing, cover design, ebook formatting and professional typesetting. Agustin even translated one of our titles into Spanish."

Duke Tate