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Ander
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
Sam
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
Linda
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
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
Jessica
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
Rosa
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
Elettra
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
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
Marybeth
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
Barry
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
Luisana
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
Frank
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
D. P.
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
Andrea
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
Lisa
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
Jaime
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
Alejandro
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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