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Sam
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Texarkana, TX, USA
Award-winning French-to-English literary translator. Authors include Leïla Slimani, Laurent Binet, and Proust.
Genres: Historical Fiction, Fiction, Literary Fiction, Mystery & Crime, Biographies & Memoirs, Non-Fiction, History, and Humanities & Social Sciences.
Work experience:
- Self-employed
- The Observer
Andrea
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Carrboro, NC, USA
Award-winning literary and academic translator (Spanish to English). Fiction, nonfiction, and comics.
Genres: Comics & Graphic Novels, Fiction, Literary Fiction, Mystery & Crime, Short Story, Biographies & Memoirs, Non-Fiction, Humanities & Social Sciences, Travel, and Contemporary Fiction.
Work experience:
- Self-employed
Linda
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Vienna, VA, USA
Translator of Martina Hefter's novel that won the 2024 German Book Prize, "Hey, guten Morgen, wie geht es dir?" among other works...
Genres: Historical Fiction, Fiction, Literary Fiction, Children's, Contemporary Fiction, Biographies & Memoirs, Non-Fiction, Children’s Non-Fiction, Humanities & Social Sciences, and Technology.
Work experience:
- Self-employed
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Paulette
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Miami, FL, USA
I am an English-Spanish/Spanish-English translator since 1991. I have translated 6 books. One author told me he preferred the translation!
Genres: Biographies & Memoirs, Non-Fiction, Cultural & Ethnic, Fiction, Short Story, Photography, Psychology, and Humanities & Social Sciences.
Work experience:
- Self-employed
- Alvaro Jaimes
Marshall
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New York, NY, USA
Translator of German fiction, nonfiction, and children's literature—diligent, professional, and attuned to the nuance of language.
Genres: Literary Fiction, Fiction, Biographies & Memoirs, Non-Fiction, History, Humanities & Social Sciences, Music, Math & Science, Children's, and Historical Fiction.
Work experience:
- Self-employed
- Waxman Leavell Literary Agency
Jessica
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Santa Barbara, CA, USA
Award-winning Spanish-to-English translator (fiction, memoir, poetry). Authors include Pablo Neruda, Silvina Ocampo and Gabriela Weiner.
Genres: Contemporary Fiction, Fiction, Historical Fiction, Literary Fiction, Biographies & Memoirs, and Non-Fiction.
Work experience:
- California State University, Long Beach
- Santa Barbara City College
- ZOO Digital Productions
- Punctum Books
- Self-employed
Rowena
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Albuquerque, NM, USA
Spanish-to-English translator and translation assessor since 2004. Bilingual copy editor. Literature and nonfiction.
Genres: Contemporary Fiction, Fiction, Biographies & Memoirs, Non-Fiction, Education & Reference, Religion & Spirituality, Art, and Humanities & Social Sciences.
Work experience:
- Journal of the American Academy of Religion
- Self-employed
- SDI Mexico
- Various Type Shops (see below)
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Edward
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Woodland, CA, USA
Guggenheim Fellow. Independent scholar. Award-winning translator of literature, speculative fiction, and more than 450 graphic novels!
Genres: Literary Fiction, Fiction, Fantasy, Science Fiction, Children's, Biographies & Memoirs, Non-Fiction, Comics & Graphic Novels, Mystery & Crime, History, and Humanities & Social Sciences.
Work experience:
- Self-employed
Daniela
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New York, NY, USA
English-Portuguese, Portuguese-English. Experience of 26 years, 19 books translated of fiction, memoir, poetry, essays and more.
Genres: Biographies & Memoirs, Non-Fiction, History, Humanities & Social Sciences, Literary Fiction, Fiction, Children's, Contemporary Fiction, Travel, and Philosophy.
Work experience:
- Virtual Book Reader, https://virtualbookreader.com/home/
- TED
- Translator without Borders
- Freelance
- Distributed Proofreaders Foundation to Project Gutenberg
Alejandro
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Chula Vista, CA, USA
Freelance translator for over 25 years. English, Spanish, and Portuguese in any direction. Specialize in literature and the social sciences.
Genres: Biographies & Memoirs, Non-Fiction, History, Humanities & Social Sciences, Political Science & Current Affairs, Sociology, Literary Fiction, Fiction, Cultural & Ethnic, and Contemporary Fiction.
Work experience:
- Self-employed
- Universidad de Ciencias y Artes de Chiapas
- Aventine Press
- Projeto Obe Lawo
- Hewlett-Packard
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