Judith Strauser, Translator in Lyon, France

Overview

After a first career as an bilingual editor and proofreader on the web, I went back to school to hone my skills and get a Masters in literary translation. Now I am an English-to-French translator working for book publishers & the press here in France, both in non-fiction (self-help, political documents) and fiction (YA, romance, LGBT, literary genre fiction, comics...). After nearly 15 years of translating, I look forward to many, many more thrilling projects! Translation helps make the world a better place.

I see every translation as an opportunity to serve a unique book with an authentic voice, and enjoy working with authors to find the very best way to express their authorial intent / style in a new language, all to allow their talent to shine and their book to find a new audience. My favorite projects so far: translating Kate Beaton's inimitable humor; a self-help book on mindfulness for kids; Gwen Cooper's story of a grieving New-York cat; Ann Aguirre's urban fantasy time-travel romance YA.

Services

Book Translation

Non-Fiction

Computers & Internet Political Science & Current Affairs Self-Help & Self-Improvement

Fiction

Contemporary Romance LGBTQ Fiction Magical Realism Young Adult Fantasy

Languages

English to French

Certifications

Literary Translation - English - Masters
Film Studies - Bachelor's

Work experience

Freelance Translator

Self-employed

Jun, 2007 — Present

Editor in Chief

Europe Online

Oct, 1998 — Feb, 2004 (over 5 years)

Europe Online was a visionary startup in its time, providing a multilingual "web portal" as well as internet-via-satellite access. I joined early as a multilingual copywriter & HTML front-end developer, did a stint as information architect when the site pivoted to include multimedia entertainment and embedded video, then served for 2+ years as the editor in chief of a 12-person team handling copy in 9 languages.