The best book translators for hire in France

Joël

Strasbourg, France

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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

Sandy

Toulouse, France

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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

Alexandra

Poullaouen, France

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French to English. 20+ traditionally published novels - Amazon, Ubisoft, StoryTel, Makma. Detail-oriented, passionate, and professional.

Genres: Psychological Thriller, Thriller & Suspense, Fiction, Historical Mysteries, Mystery & Crime, Contemporary Romance, and Romance.

Work experience:

• Self-employed

Marie-Camille

Dissay, France

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English to French. 5+ years experience in literature. Translated for New York Times and USA Today bestsellers.

Genres: Young Adult, Fiction, Women's Fiction, Cozy Mysteries, Mystery & Crime, Thriller & Suspense, Dark Romance, Romance, Contemporary Romance, and Romantic Comedy.

Work experience:

• Self-employed

Rosie

Arles, France

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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

Véronique

Quimper, France

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French translator, 10 years of experience. Translated +70 books for indie authors and trad publishers. Translated CN Crawford, KJ Charles

Genres: Urban Fantasy, Fantasy, Fiction, Epic Fantasy, LGBTQ Fiction, Contemporary Romance, Romance, Historical Romance, and Paranormal Romance.

Work experience:

• Éditions Reines-Beaux
• Éditions HPF
• Viviane Faure

Rose

Bordeaux, France

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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

Claire

Toulouse, France

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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

Antoine

Paris, France

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I translate novels from English into French: 30+ books for prestigious French publishers (Gallimard, Mercure de France) and AmazonCrossing.

Genres: Legal Thriller, Thriller & Suspense, Fiction, Contemporary Romance, Romance, Literary Fiction, Contemporary Fiction, Historical Fiction, and Mystery & Crime.

Work experience:

• Self-employed

Constance

Paris, France

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English to French literary translator with 15+ years of experience. Over 70 published translations for some major French publishers.

Genres: Cooking, Food, Wine, & Spirits, Non-Fiction, Fantasy, Fiction, Historical Fiction, Romance, Young Adult, and Women's Fiction.

Work experience:

• Self-employed

Carla

Paris, France

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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

Sophie

Cergy, France

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Native French translator, 250+ novels since 2019, for bestselling romance & historical romance authors.

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

Benedicte

Nantes, France

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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

Camille

Versailles, France

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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

Marine

Paris, France

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🦉 15 years weaving stories from English into French. Specialized in Romance, Fantasy, 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

Janique

Bordeaux, France

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I'm a French literary translator translating from English to French, mostly American literature and crime fiction for prominent publishers.

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

Work experience:

• Editions Gallmeister
• Albin Michel
• L'archipel
• Le Castor Astral
• Harper Collins France

Judith

Lyon, France

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French literary translator. Experienced in self-help & non-fiction documents as well as fantasy, humor, YA & LGBT romance.

Genres: Contemporary Romance, Romance, Fiction, Self-Help & Self-Improvement, Non-Fiction, Computers & Internet, Political Science & Current Affairs, Humanities & Social Sciences, LGBTQ Fiction, Magical Realism, Literary Fiction, Young Adult Fantasy, and Young Adult.

Work experience:

• Self-employed
• Europe Online