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Joël 5 star rating

Strasbourg, France

English/French literary translator with 10+ years experience. Main genres: Romance (Harper and Collins) and fantasy (Éditions Alkonost)

Genres: Women's Fiction, Fiction, Contemporary Fiction, Fantasy, Contemporary Romance, and Romance.

Work experience:

  • Self-employed
  • Iyuno Media Group
  • ÉDITIONS ALKONOST (former La Saltarelle)
  • Harper & Collins

Guilhem 5 star rating

Montpellier, France

Graduate in applied arts. Freelance graphic designer and illustrator since 1998. Worked at/for Nike, IKEA, Ubisoft, Catalyst Games Lab.

Genres: Gaming & LitRPG, Fantasy, Fiction, and Science Fiction.

Work experience:

  • Self-employed

Native French translator with 230+ published novels — romance, regency, fantasy & thrillers.

Genres: Contemporary Romance, Romance, Fiction, Historical Romance, Romantic Suspense, Romantic Comedy, Legal Thriller, Thriller & Suspense, Medical Thriller, Humanities & Social Sciences, Non-Fiction, and Parenting & Families.

Work experience:

  • Self-employed

Michael 5 star rating

Montcléra, France

After 10 years editing at Simon & Schuster, I wrote 5 of my own books, 3 published by HarperCollins. I know my craft and publishing.

Genres: Cooking, Food, Wine, & Spirits, Non-Fiction, Technology, Mystery & Crime, Fiction, Biographies & Memoirs, and Historical Fiction.

Work experience:

  • Self-employed

illustrator specializing in committed contents (Feminism, inclusivity, LGBTQ+, ecology)

Genres: Contemporary Fiction, Fiction, Humanities & Social Sciences, Non-Fiction, LGBTQ Fiction, Education & Reference, LGBTQ Non-Fiction, and Young Adult.

Work experience:

  • Castor & Pollux Group
  • 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

Jill 5 star rating

Fontainebleau, France

Experienced editor (CIEP trained) specialising in environmental archaeology, anthropology and natural sciences.

Genres: Life Sciences, Math & Science, Non-Fiction, Earth, Space, & Environmental Sciences, Nature, History, and Humanities & Social Sciences.

Work experience:

  • Self-employed

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Literary translator from French, with experience in diverse adult fiction and non-fiction titles and books for young readers.

Genres: Thriller & Suspense, Fiction, Children's, Children’s Non-Fiction, Non-Fiction, and Biographies & Memoirs.

Work experience:

  • Self-employed

Pauline 5 star rating

Toulouse, France

is a french illustrator with a love for cats, witches and all things magic! I will work hard to give life to your stories and characters.

Genres: Middle Grade, Children's, Fiction, Middle Grade Fantasy, and Picture Books.

Work experience:

  • Self-employed

🦉 15 years weaving stories from English into French. Specialized in Romance, SFFF, YA & KidLit. Let’s bring your world to life! 🦉

Genres: Comics & Graphic Novels, Fiction, Picture Books, Children's, Epic Fantasy, Fantasy, Romantic Fantasy, Romance, Space Opera, and Science Fiction.

Work experience:

  • Self-employed
  • Keywords Studios

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

Farah 5 star rating

Itxassou, France

English to French literary and audiovisual translator. I am specialized in fantasy literature for children, young adults but not only !

Genres: Middle Grade Fantasy, Children's, Fiction, Young Adult Fantasy, Young Adult, Dystopian, Science Fiction, Post-Apocalyptic, Fantasy, and Comics & Graphic Novels.

Work experience:

  • Auzou, Glénat, Fleurus

Rose 5 star rating

Bordeaux, France

English-to-French book translator specializing in romance and young adult fiction, with over 30 published translations.

Genres: Romance, Fiction, Young Adult, Contemporary Fiction, and LGBTQ Fiction.

Work experience:

  • Self-employed

Andy 5 star rating

Servian, France

I love flaky painted wood, rusty metal, old signs, my family and friends, nature, surfing and my 1954 VW Beetle.

Genres: Women's Fiction, Fiction, Classics, Travel, Non-Fiction, Biographies & Memoirs, Cultural & Ethnic, Mystery & Crime, Young Adult, and Contemporary Fiction.

Work experience:

  • Self-employed

Sandy 5 star rating

Toulouse, France

French translator specialized in fantasy/Sci-fi novels, with 20 years experience in tabletop RPGs, movie books, comics and geek culture.

Genres: Fantasy, Fiction, Romance, Science Fiction, Entertainment, Non-Fiction, Self-Help & Self-Improvement, Children's, Comics Non-Fiction, and Comics & Graphic Novels.

Work experience:

  • Self-employed

Camille 5 star rating

Versailles, France

Translator from Italian and English into French, I translate illustrated books, comics and guide books on all subjects

Genres: Art, Humanities & Social Sciences, Non-Fiction, History, Nature, Travel, Cooking, Food, Wine, & Spirits, Children's, Fiction, Literary Fiction, and Comics & Graphic Novels.

Work experience:

  • Self-employed
  • Editions Glénat
  • Panini Comics

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

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