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Ander

Ander 5 star rating

Boston, MA, USA

Professional translator, interpreter, writer, editor since 2010.

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

Work experience:

  • Self-employed
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Sam

Sam 5 star rating

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
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Linda

Linda 5 star rating

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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Tanya

Tanya 5 star rating

Boston, MA, USA

French to English Translator with 30+ translations published. Expertise in SFF, horror, kidlit, game books, tie-ins, and graphic novels.

Genres: Comics & Graphic Novels, Fiction, Science Fiction, Middle Grade, Children's, Gaming & LitRPG, Fantasy, Cozy Mysteries, Mystery & Crime, Young Adult, Horror, and Thriller & Suspense.

Work experience:

  • Self-employed
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Jessica

Jessica 5 star rating

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
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Rosa

Rosa 5 star rating

Miami, FL, USA

Spanish Translator & Editor| 20+ yrs in Christian publishing | 100+ books, including Bibles, devotionals, and faith-based content.

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

Work experience:

  • Self-employed
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Elettra

Elettra 5 star rating

West Stockbridge, MA, USA

French/Italian to English translator with Crown, HarperCollins and more. Working on music, reporting, fiction, and your next book!

Genres: True Crime, Non-Fiction, Humanities & Social Sciences, Contemporary Fiction, and Fiction.

Work experience:

  • self-employed
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Daniela

Daniela 5 star rating

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
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Marybeth

Marybeth 5 star rating

Greenville, IL, USA

ATA-certified French to English translator specializing in literature, academic writing, and translation review and assessment.

Genres: Historical Fiction, Fiction, Short Story, Philosophy, Humanities & Social Sciences, Non-Fiction, Sociology, Education & Reference, Science Fiction, Women's Fiction, and Literary Fiction.

Work experience:

  • Self-employed
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Barry

Barry 5 star rating

Albany, MN, USA

Award-winning Italian/French/Spanish to English translator. Spirituality/theology + other humanities. Translated 16 published books.

Genres: Humanities & Social Sciences, Non-Fiction, Christian Non-Fiction, and Religion & Spirituality.

Work experience:

  • Self-employed
  • Liturgical Press
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Luisana

Luisana 5 star rating

Miami, FL, USA

English to Spanish. 11 books translated (is yours the twelfth?) for publishing houses around the world. This is what I love to do!

Genres: Children's and Fiction.

Work experience:

  • MPS Limited
  • Freelance
  • Central University of Venezuela
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Frank

Frank 5 star rating

Austin, TX, USA

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

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

Work experience:

  • Self-employed
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D. P.

D. P. 5 star rating

Hillsborough, NC, USA

I'm a widely-published translator & transcreator from Spanish: literary & experimental fiction, nonfiction, poetry & lyrics my strong suits.

Genres: Contemporary Fiction, Fiction, Humanities & Social Sciences, Non-Fiction, and Literary Fiction.

Work experience:

  • Self-employed
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Andrea

Andrea 5 star rating

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
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Lisa

Lisa 5 star rating

Monterey, CA, USA

Farmer florist with an MA in translation. 20+ years translating French food, flowers, and fragrance to US English, in your distinctive voice

Genres: Cooking, Food, Wine, & Spirits, Non-Fiction, Entertainment, and Sports & Outdoors.

Work experience:

  • Self-employed
  • Thicket
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Jaime

Jaime 5 star rating

Knoxville, Tennessee, USA

Longtime German-English translator with 20+ published novel translations. Experienced with romance, fantasy, suspense, humor...

Genres: Contemporary Romance, Romance, Fiction, Historical Fiction, Epic Fantasy, Fantasy, Humor & Comedy, Literary Fiction, Young Adult Fantasy, Young Adult, Music, Humanities & Social Sciences, and Non-Fiction.

Work experience:

  • Self-employed
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Alejandro

Alejandro 5 star rating

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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