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Zachary
Dallas, TX, USA
I specialize in food and beverage topics and cookbooks and have translated over thirty books from French to English for major publishers.
Genres: Cooking, Food, Wine, & Spirits, Non-Fiction, Architecture, Design, Fashion & Textiles, and Travel.
Work experience:
- Self-employed
Edward
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
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
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Rowena
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)
Paulette
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
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
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
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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, and Entertainment.
Work experience:
- Self-employed
- Thicket
Rosa
Miami, FL, USA
Spanish translator with 20+ years' experience, and 100+ books translated! Inspirational, Christian, Non-Fiction, Religion, Biographies.
Genres: Inspirational, Non-Fiction, Religion & Spirituality, Christian Fiction, and Fiction.
Work experience:
- Self-employed
Amelia
Portland, OR, USA
Need a multilingual professional with a wide range of interests to translate your work? Look no further!
Genres: Middle Grade, Children's, Fiction, Picture Books, Contemporary Fiction, Young Adult, Children’s Non-Fiction, and Non-Fiction.
Work experience:
- Protea Book House
- Christian Art International
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
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
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
Terry
Soda Springs, CA, USA
I'm an experienced freelance literary translator who's translated 21 books in a variety of genres; some of my translations were bestsellers.
Genres: Historical Fiction, Fiction, Mystery & Crime, Contemporary Romance, Romance, Historical Romance, Thriller & Suspense, Cultural & Ethnic, Magical Realism, Literary Fiction, and Action & Adventure.
Work experience:
- Self-employed
Sofia
Washington D.C., DC, USA
Hello! I'm an award-winning translator specialized in children's books and graphic novels. Proficient in English and Spanish.
Genres: Picture Books, Children's, Fiction, Middle Grade, and Comics & Graphic Novels.
Work experience:
- Self Employed
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
Luisana
Miami, FL, USA
English to Spanish. 9 books translated (is yours the tenth?) 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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