Dorothy Potter Snyder

Dorothy Potter Snyder – Translator

An experienced editor, writer, curriculum designer, and literary translator from and to Spanish. BA, Yale; MFA, The University of the South.

Overview

I am a writer, editor, and translator of literary texts in the Spanish-English pair. I write reader reports for U.S. publishers seeking evaluations of books of interest in Spanish as well as literary criticism for Asymptote, Reading in Translation, and Review: Literature and Arts of the Americas.


I have a deep knowledge of

- Latin American culture

- American and English literature

- Music and the arts

- Language pedagogy


I am the in-house literary translator for the Foreign Rights Department of Planeta LatAm. I am deadline-conscious, a clear communicator, and pleasant to work with.


Reach out! Let's make something beautiful together.

Services
Non-Fiction
Education & Reference Health & Wellbeing Inspirational Medicine, Nursing, & Dentistry Music Self-Help & Self-Improvement Weddings
Fiction
Literary Fiction
Languages
English to Spanish Spanish to English

Work experience

Self-employed

Sep, 2015 — May, 2016 (8 months)

Editor of Spanish Levels 1-4. Edited lessons in CMS submitted by three writers, adhering to Berlitz method and style, as well as preserving and fixing CMS code.

Portfolio

Book Translation
Book Translation
Meaty Pleasures

Lavín, Mónica

Book Translation
Scary Story

Chimal, Alberto

Book Translation
Arrhythmias

Angelina Muñiz-Huberman

Book Translation
Book Translation
33 Suenos

POVEDANO,JAVIER; QUITERIA MUNOZ; JUAN CARLOS GARVAYO

Book Translation
Encueutros: Cursode Introduction ASIN: 0030951623
Book Translation
Encuentros: Segundo Curso

Holt Rinehart & Winston

Book Translation
Encuentros: Primer Curso

Holt Rinehart & Winston

Encuentros: Primer Curso
Book Translation

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