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Linda

Linda

Vienna, VA, USA

A linguistic perfectionist, steeped in years of study and appreciation of German language and culture.


Work experience:

  • Self-employed

Services: Translation Book Translation Translation Assessment

Genres: Historical Fiction, Fiction, Literary Fiction, Children's, Contemporary Fiction, Biographies & Memoirs, Non-Fiction, Children’s Non-Fiction, Humanities & Social Sciences, Technology

Amelia

Amelia

Portland, OR, USA

Need a multilingual professional with a wide range of interests to translate your work? Look no further!


Work experience:

  • Protea Book House
  • Christian Art International

Services: Translation Book Translation Translation Assessment

Genres: Middle Grade, Children's, Fiction, Picture Books, Contemporary Fiction, Young Adult, Children’s Non-Fiction, Non-Fiction

Ander

Ander

Boston, MA, USA

Professional translator, interpreter, writer, editor since 2010. Legal name: Andrea Jones Berasaluce.


Work experience:

  • Self-employed

Services: Translation Book Translation Translation Assessment

Genres: Children's, Fiction, Cooking, Food, Wine, & Spirits, Non-Fiction, DIY & Crafts, Children’s Non-Fiction

Sam

Sam

Texarkana, TX, USA

Award-winning French-to-English literary translator. Authors include Leïla Slimani, Laurent Binet, and Proust.


Work experience:

  • Self-employed
  • The Observer

Services: Translation Book Translation

Genres: Historical Fiction, Fiction, Literary Fiction, Mystery & Crime, Biographies & Memoirs, Non-Fiction, History, Humanities & Social Sciences

Rosa

Rosa

Miami, FL, USA

Spanish translator with 20+ years' experience, and 100+ books translated! Inspirational, Christian, Non-Fiction, Religion, Biographies.


Work experience:

  • Self-employed

Services: Translation Book Translation Translation Assessment

Genres: Inspirational, Non-Fiction, Religion & Spirituality, Christian Fiction, Fiction

Frank

Frank

Austin, TX, USA

Native German with Ph.D. in American literature. Translated numerous books (science fiction, fantasy, LitRPG, mystery) into German.


Work experience:

  • Self-employed

Services: Translation Book Translation

Genres: Gaming & LitRPG, Fantasy, Fiction, Mystery & Crime, Action & Adventure, Urban Fantasy, Military Science Fiction, Science Fiction, Historical Fiction, Dystopian

Daniela

Daniela

New York, NY, USA

English-Portuguese, Portuguese-English. Experience of 26 years, 19 books translated of fiction, memoir, poetry, essays and more.


Work experience:

  • Virtual Book Reader, https://virtualbookreader.com/home/
  • TED
  • Translator without Borders
  • Freelance
  • Distributed Proofreaders Foundation to Project Gutenberg

Services: Translation Book Translation

Genres: Biographies & Memoirs, Non-Fiction, History, Humanities & Social Sciences, Literary Fiction, Fiction, Children's, Contemporary Fiction, Travel, Philosophy

Jessica

Jessica

Santa Barbara, CA, USA

Award-winning Spanish-to-English translator (fiction, memoir, poetry). Authors include Pablo Neruda, Silvina Ocampo and Gabriela Weiner.


Work experience:

  • California State University, Long Beach
  • Santa Barbara City College
  • ZOO Digital Productions
  • Punctum Books
  • Self-employed

Services: Translation Book Translation

Genres: Contemporary Fiction, Fiction, Historical Fiction, Literary Fiction, Biographies & Memoirs, Non-Fiction

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