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Paul 5 star rating

London, United Kingdom

French-to-English book translator, specialising in non-fiction, delivering accurate and engaging text that is ready for layout.

Genres: DIY & Crafts, Non-Fiction, Home & Garden, Cooking, Food, Wine, & Spirits, Entertainment, Psychology, Humanities & Social Sciences, Self-Help & Self-Improvement, Sports & Outdoors, and Inspirational.

Work experience:

  • Self-employed
  • The Quarto Group

German-English translator of children's, YA and literary fiction. Winner of the John Dryden Translation Competition 2017

Genres: Children's, Fiction, Humor & Comedy, Contemporary Fiction, Literary Fiction, Biographies & Memoirs, Non-Fiction, Children’s Non-Fiction, DIY & Crafts, and Home & Garden.

Work experience:

  • Self-employed

Award-winning translator, British independent scholar with a Brazilian PhD, author, editor, and publisher

Genres: History, Humanities & Social Sciences, Non-Fiction, and Biographies & Memoirs.

Work experience:

  • Self-employed

English to German children's book translator. I translate mostly for younger children and everything from rhymes to non-fiction.

Genres: Children’s Non-Fiction, Non-Fiction, DIY & Crafts, Picture Books, Children's, Fiction, and Middle Grade.

Work experience:

  • Ravensburger
  • Lion Hudson
  • Freelance
  • Usborne Publishing

Literary translator, from German/Icelandic/Dutch/English into French. Translating is my passion like music and dancing.

Genres: Literary Fiction, Fiction, Children's, Thriller & Suspense, Plays & Screenplays, Art, Humanities & Social Sciences, Non-Fiction, Law, and History.

Work experience:

  • Self-employed
  • Verlag im Bild, Dresden, Germany
  • Alpha Cambridge
  • Verlag im Bild

Award-winning literary translator working from Danish and German into English. My clients include Penguin, Harper Collins and Hachette.

Genres: Contemporary Fiction, Fiction, Literary Fiction, Mystery & Crime, Short Story, Thriller & Suspense, History, Humanities & Social Sciences, Non-Fiction, Political Science & Current Affairs, and Psychology.

Work experience:

  • Self-employed
  • Thames & Hudson

Spanish literary translator with 9+ years' experience: Inspirational, Christian Non-Fiction, Religion, Spirituality and Biographies.

Genres: Inspirational, Non-Fiction, Self-Help & Self-Improvement, Christian Non-Fiction, and Religion & Spirituality.

Work experience:

  • Self-employed

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French to English translator, qualified and experienced in literary translation, will make your French text shine in English, stress-free!

Genres: Comics & Graphic Novels, Fiction, Historical Fiction, Comics Non-Fiction, Non-Fiction, Coming of Age, Photography, Young Adult, Middle Grade Fantasy, and Children's.

Work experience:

  • Accenture, O2.
  • Independent Retail Company
  • Freelance

English to Italian translator, 20-year experience and publications in history and social sciences, a passion for music, fiction and folklore

Genres: Sociology, Humanities & Social Sciences, Non-Fiction, History, Music, Philosophy, Political Science & Current Affairs, and Design.

Work experience:

  • Self-employed

Experienced native German translator (English to German/German to English) with 10+ translations, sex-positive, LGBTQ+ welcome!

Genres: LGBTQ Fiction, Fiction, Contemporary Romance, Romance, Historical Romance, Paranormal Romance, and Romantic Suspense.

Work experience:

  • Self-employed

English to Italian. Specialised in non-fiction (art & beyond). Translated more than 10 books by authors such as Pulitzer winner Jerry Saltz.

Genres: Art, Humanities & Social Sciences, Non-Fiction, Biographies & Memoirs, and Photography.

Work experience:

  • Self-employed

Professional academic and literary translator - English to Spanish (LATAM). Translation copy-editing and proofreading.

Genres: Political Science & Current Affairs, Humanities & Social Sciences, Non-Fiction, Sociology, Writing & Publishing, and Biographies & Memoirs.

Work experience:

  • Ediciones Uniandes
  • Antoine Berman Literary Translation Workshop

Literary translator with 20+ years of experience: contemporary fiction and romance (YA, NA, contemporary rom, romcoms and romantic suspense)

Genres: Contemporary Romance, Romance, Fiction, Romantic Comedy, Romantic Suspense, Chick Lit, Women's Fiction, Contemporary Fiction, New Adult, Young Adult, Law, Humanities & Social Sciences, Non-Fiction, and Philosophy.

Work experience:

  • Corpotre sas
  • Il Paragrafo

Bilingual Translator (English-Spanish and Spanish-English), author, editor. I've translated 48 fiction, nonfiction, and children's books.

Genres: Travel, Non-Fiction, Self-Help & Self-Improvement, Religion & Spirituality, Nature, Philosophy, Humanities & Social Sciences, Biographies & Memoirs, Action & Adventure, Fiction, and Short Story.

Work experience:

  • Self-employed

Experienced and qualified ENG-FRE translator/editor specialised in children’s books with over 300 books published.

Genres: Children's, Fiction, Young Adult, Children’s Non-Fiction, Non-Fiction, and DIY & Crafts.

Work experience:

  • Self-employed
  • Usborne Publishing
  • Yoyo Books

Italian to English Literary Translator. I specialise in Young Adult fantasy and romance, with over 8 bestsellers under my belt.

Genres: Urban Fantasy, Fantasy, Fiction, Young Adult Fantasy, Young Adult, Chick Lit, and Women's Fiction.

Work experience:

  • Self-employed

Translator of non-fiction books from French, Spanish or Portuguese into English. Specialising in science, technology and environment.

Genres: Earth, Space, & Environmental Sciences, Math & Science, Non-Fiction, and Physics & Chemistry.

Work experience:

  • Self-employed

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