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Translator (English to French) of B.A. Paris, Roz Nay, John Marrs, Olivia Kiernan... and Pete Townshend. I'm also a proofreader (french).

Genres: Thriller & Suspense, Fiction, Music, Humanities & Social Sciences, Non-Fiction, and Mystery & Crime.

Work experience:

  • Self-employed

Hi, I'm Marvin, a freelance designer based in Paris and focused on book designs, "Less is more" is my gold rule

Genres: Architecture, Non-Fiction, Photography, Art, Humanities & Social Sciences, Design, Picture Books, Children's, Fiction, and Poetry.

Work experience:

  • Self-employed
  • Epoque Agency

I am a children’s book Illustrator who thrives on bringing ideas to life through captivating visuals. No AI used !

Genres: Children’s Non-Fiction, Non-Fiction, Picture Books, Children's, and Fiction.

Work experience:

  • Self-employed

Driss 5 star rating

Toulouse, France

Book covers illustrator who believes in colourful designs for all genres.

Genres: Contemporary Fiction, Fiction, Coming of Age, Middle Grade, Children's, New Adult, and Young Adult.

Work experience:

  • Chaise
  • Le Caracol
  • Starcom
  • Yurcom
  • Croque Com
  • Self-employed

I have proofread books by S.A. Cosby, Marian Schembari, Brigid Schulte and more, and work with esteemed publishing houses such as Macmillan.

Genres: Biographies & Memoirs, Non-Fiction, Health & Wellbeing, Political Science & Current Affairs, Humanities & Social Sciences, Contemporary Fiction, Fiction, Historical Fiction, and Mystery & Crime.

Work experience:

  • Macmillan Publishers
  • Self-employed

Highly experienced, dynamic and astute Australian developmental and line/copy editor. I have a global client base.

Genres: Psychological Thriller, Thriller & Suspense, Fiction, Contemporary Fiction, Business & Management, Non-Fiction, and Science Fiction.

Work experience:

  • Self-employed
  • Wolters Kluwer (UK) Ltd
  • Sweet and Maxwell Legal Publications
  • Lexis Nexis (Now Reed Elsevier Plc) Legal and Business Publishing

Award-winning picture book and cover design illustrator. My work combines silly &funny with cute & charming through colourful illustrations.

Genres: Children’s Non-Fiction, Non-Fiction, Comics Non-Fiction, Education & Reference, Middle Grade, Children's, Fiction, Picture Books, and Comics & Graphic Novels.

Work experience:

  • Self-employed

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Tom 5 star rating

Fajoles, France

Collaboration, support, honesty & value. Passionate about refining your voice & vision. 15+ years as Big 5 editor/coach/agent/ghostwriter.

Genres: Action & Adventure, Fiction, Historical Fiction, Mystery & Crime, Thriller & Suspense, Science Fiction, Fantasy, Contemporary Fiction, and Literary Fiction.

Work experience:

  • Blake Friedmann
  • Orion Publishing Group
  • Self-employed
  • Jericho Writers

French book designer and illustrator with 8 years' experience, loving minimalistic lines and textured gradients. YA, Romance, Cozy Crime…

Genres: Romance, Fiction, Nature, Non-Fiction, Sex & Relationships, Young Adult, Cozy Mysteries, Mystery & Crime, Women's Fiction, and Photography.

Work experience:

  • Sarbacane Editions
  • Self-employed
  • Lobster Films

Professionnal English to French translator with experience with Hachette France, De Saxus and other publishers, open to all type of fiction.

Genres: Paranormal Romance, Romance, Fiction, Contemporary Romance, Science Fiction, Young Adult Fantasy, and Young Adult.

Work experience:

  • Self-employed

Avid reader, I translated 40+ books from English to French in various genres: historical/contemporary romance, time travel, romantasy, etc.

Genres: Contemporary Romance, Romance, Fiction, Historical Romance, Paranormal Romance, Romantic Fantasy, Time Travel Romance, Chick Lit, Women's Fiction, Young Adult Fantasy, Young Adult, and Romantic Suspense.

Work experience:

  • Self-employed

I'm a bookworm and seasoned English/Spanish into French literary (and non-literary) translator with an MA in Literary Translation.

Genres: Historical Fiction, Fiction, Thriller & Suspense, Classics, Mystery & Crime, Historical Romance, Romance, and Children's.

Work experience:

  • Self-employed
  • University of Angers

Indie french editor and literary translator (english to french), I've worked for 12 years in major publishing houses in France and Québec

Genres: Romance, Fiction, Young Adult, Comics & Graphic Novels, Middle Grade, Children's, Picture Books, Coming of Age, LGBTQ Fiction, Business & Management, and Non-Fiction.

Work experience:

  • Multiple
  • Pocket jeunesse
  • Harper Collins
  • Hachette romans
  • Presses de la Cité

French national with twelve years of life experience in the USA. Professional literary translator from English to French since 2013.

Genres: Contemporary Fiction, Fiction, Business & Management, Non-Fiction, Thriller & Suspense, Political Science & Current Affairs, Humanities & Social Sciences, Psychology, and Mystery & Crime.

Work experience:

  • Self-employed

Alexandra 5 star rating

Confolens, France

Former academic professor and book and journal editor who's edited, reviewed and given feedback on billions of words over the past 30 years.

Genres: Education & Reference, Non-Fiction, Music, Humanities & Social Sciences, and Psychology.

Work experience:

  • Self-employed
  • Keele University

Proficient in both digital and traditional illustration, I excel in crafting a mysterious ambiance (but open to all the styles 😊 ).

Genres: Contemporary Fiction, Fiction, Magical Realism, Literary Fiction, Education & Reference, Non-Fiction, Mystery & Crime, Plays & Screenplays, Short Story, and Anthologies.

Work experience:

  • 247 Visual Art
  • Creative Design Center of Fu Jen University · Contract
  • Self-employed

Claire 5 star rating

Toulouse, France

Passionate word magician, from English into French! 14 non-fiction books translated yet. What if the next one was yours?

Genres: Cooking, Food, Wine, & Spirits, Non-Fiction, New Age, and Health & Wellbeing.

Work experience:

  • Alliance Magique Publishing House
  • ArkéoTopia, another way for archaeology
  • France Parrainages
  • Talend
  • Cluny Museum - National Museum of the Middle Ages
  • Self-employed

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