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Joël
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
Sophie
Cergy, France
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
Constance
Paris, France
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
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Claire
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
Véronique
Quimper, France
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
Farah
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
Emmanuelle
Toulouse, France
Published writer and literary translator, over 100 books translated from English, German, Spanish and Italian to French.
Genres: Women's Fiction, Fiction, Thriller & Suspense, Romantic Comedy, Romance, Biographies & Memoirs, Non-Fiction, Contemporary Fiction, Self-Help & Self-Improvement, Art, and Humanities & Social Sciences.
Work experience:
- Self-employed
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Vincent
Paris, France
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
Sophie
Nice, France
26 books translated for traditional publishers (fiction, memoir, art) incl. Glenn Cooper, Rebecca Yarros. I love teamwork!
Genres: Women's Fiction, Fiction, Biographies & Memoirs, Non-Fiction, Art, Humanities & Social Sciences, Music, Self-Help & Self-Improvement, and Romance.
Work experience:
- Self-employed
Antoine
Paris, France
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
thomas
Bretagne, France
For twenty years I have been the stranger in your strange lands, the wordsmith and the bard. Let's tread new ground together!
Genres: Science Fiction, Fiction, Horror, Thriller & Suspense, Gaming & LitRPG, and Fantasy.
Work experience:
- Self-employed
Diane
Le Vigan, France
English to French professional literary translator with 50+ novels translated (fantasy, romance, cosy mystery, suspense…)
Genres: Fantasy, Fiction, Children's, Romantic Comedy, Romance, Romantic Suspense, Young Adult, Action & Adventure, Humor & Comedy, and Mystery & Crime.
Work experience:
- Self-employed
Marine
Paris, France
🦉 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
Marie-Camille
Dissay, France
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
Judith
Lyon, France
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
Pauline
Paris, France
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
Virginie
Tours, France
A duo consisting of a professional English to French translator and a reviewer with 21 years of experience in the translation industry
Genres: Children's, Fiction, Gaming & LitRPG, Fantasy, Children’s Non-Fiction, and Non-Fiction.
Work experience:
- Self-employed
- SDL International, Maidenhead, UK
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