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Isabel P.
Spain
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Isabel P.

Keeping the authors' unique style is my goal

Rate per word €0.06 EUR
Rate per hour €30.00 EUR
  • English Spanish (Standard-Spain)
  • German Spanish (Standard-Spain)
  • Catalan Spanish (Standard-Spain)
Native in:
  • Spanish

  • Professional experience:
  • Books
  • Poetry
  • Short stories
  • Songs
A bookworm since the age of three, I've worked part-time in publishing, proofreading and edited over 30 books (fiction, non fiction, children's, poetry). With music training and singing experience, I also adapt songs for performance. My latest translations EN/ES:
Sci-fi: The Girl in the Golden Atom, by R.Cummings
Romance-Sci-Fi: Anna Zaire's: Close Liaisons, Close Obsession, Close Remembrance, The Prisoner of the Krinar
Psychology: CBT Worksheets, by J. Manning (unpublished).
Jan H.
Germany
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Jan H.

PHD in German Literature at your service

Rate per word €0.09 EUR
Rate per hour €30.00 EUR
  • Italian (Standard-Italy) German (Germany)
  • English (British) German (Germany)
  • French (Standard-France) German (Germany)
Native in:
  • German

  • Professional experience:
  • Books
  • Plays
  • Graphics/Comics
  • Poetry
  • Short stories
As a PHD in German Philology and Modern History literature and humanities texts are my natural ground. Parallel to my work as technical and legal translator I offer literary translations and I intend to expand this business. My current projects are literal translations for the series 111 Orte by the German publisher Emons Verlag. I already finished the book 111 Orte in Umbrien (ISBN 9783740802387), the next confirmed projects are Malta (by April) Langhe (by July) and Naples (by October).
Viola S.
Germany
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Viola S.

Translator of novels and thrillers

Rate per word €0.08 EUR
  • English German
Native in:
  • German

  • Professional experience:
  • Books
My usual topics are of a more technical nature but then I wanted to try my hand at thrillers/novels which worked out very well. Taking the characters' view and weighing every word, every nuance, was interesting and fun.
By now I have translated these books:
Love Target by Heidi Loeb Hegerich (novel)
Jump Cut (German title: Bildsprung) by Libby Fischer Hellmann (thriller)
as well as four shorter novels which are not yet in print.
Annalisa P.
Italy
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Annalisa P.

I am like a leaf of grass, Walt would say: straight!

Rate per word €0.06 EUR
Rate per hour €35.00 EUR
  • German Italian
  • English Italian
  • French Italian
Native in:
  • Italian

  • Professional experience:
  • Books
  • Short stories
I did translate some short stories and a children's book (canadian/american to italian).
I am a passionate reader and so much interested in literary translations!
I am curious and interested, quick but precise!
Nicholas Laurier E.
Portugal
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Nicholas Laurier E.

Your unique world in translation

Rate per word €0.07 EUR
Rate per hour €30.00 EUR
  • German English (US, Canadian)
Native in:
  • English

  • Professional experience:
  • Books
  • Short stories
In terms of content, I'm most interested in your work's ideational world and getting that across in translation, whether that means adhering closely to the source text's syntax and semantics to maintain a strong German Sprachgefühl, or linguistically adding and adjusting as appropriate for an English one. In terms of form, prose and poetry are my forte. But my creativity's highly visual orientation naturally leans towards comics and screenplays as well. Let's talk about your next project!
Gregory B.
Germany
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Gregory B.

I am a child of the 60s whose tastes span centuries.

Rate per word $0.08 USD
Rate per hour $20.00 USD
  • German English
Native in:
  • English

  • Professional experience:
  • Books
  • Poetry
Working on the English translation of "The Anti-Semite Makers", a political volume by Abraham Melzer, a German Jew who is highly critical of the Israeli occupation of Palestine, and who resents the manner in which even Jews who fit that description are labeled "Anti-Semites" by the Israeli government and its supporters. We are looking for an English-language publisher. German publisher: Westend, Berlin

Herr Melzer has just been nominated for the Alternative Nobel Peace Prize.
Linda G.
United States
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Linda G.

Literary perfection

Rate per word €0.10 EUR
Rate per hour €35.00 EUR
  • German (Germany) English (US)
Native in:
  • English

  • Professional experience:
  • Books
  • Short stories
Native speaker of US English with Ph.D. in German Literature from the University of CA-Berkeley. I started my literary translating career while still in graduate school, translating Early Modern German texts associated with my dissertation, and have continued on from there. My aim is always to make the English text sound perfectly fluid and native and to give your text its own distinctive voice. Please contact me for a list of my published translations!
Sergei R.
Australia
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Sergei R.

SF, suspense, thrillers - 15 years of being a pro

Rate per word $0.01 USD
Rate per hour $10.00 USD
  • English Russian
  • German Russian
Native in:
  • Russian

  • Professional experience:
  • Books
  • Short stories
I have been translating American, British and Australian literature for the last 15 years.
The (incomplete) list of my works includes:
'The Ministry for the Future' by Kim Stanley Robinson
'The Dreaming Jewels' by Theodore Sturgeon (new translation)
'Illuminae Files' trilogy by Amie Kaufman and Jay Kristoff
'Pandemic' and 'Genome' by A.G. Riddle
'The Survivor Song' by Paul Tremblay
Also, British humour and children's books (the latter from German to Russian). About 30 titles in total.
Marcos R.
Mexico
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Marcos R.

Precision and good style

Rate per word €0.10 EUR
Rate per hour €30.00 EUR
  • German Spanish
  • English Spanish
  • French Spanish
  • Italian Spanish
  • Portuguese Spanish
Native in:
  • Spanish

  • Professional experience:
  • Books
  • Short stories
I have translated psychoanalisis books, literary books, a dictionary of political science, two philosophy books, two books on economics and money history, and many books for children and philosophy articles in specialized magazines.
Erich F.
Australia
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Erich F.

Von gutem Deutsch auf sinnvolles Englisch übertragen..!

Rate per word $0.07 USD
  • German English
Native in:
  • German
  • English

  • Professional experience:
  • Books
  • Short stories
NAATI [Aust.] Cert.Translator, 25 yrs experience, some 30 book translations for 3 different publishers and several independent authors. Most recently as sole translator of "ANA - The Quiet Death of a Rebel" (65,000 words -243 Pages), preceded by " Better the whole World against me than my Soul" (as team translator, with 35,000 words). Previous history as book translator with about 25 titles, often as narratives (pet care), travelogues. Detailed references available .
Ester V.
Spain
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Ester V.

EN/IT/GE > ES/CAT literary translations

Rate per word €0.07 EUR
Rate per hour €30.00 EUR
  • Spanish Catalan
  • English Catalan
  • English Spanish
  • German Catalan
  • German Spanish
  • Italian Catalan
  • Italian Spanish
Native in:
  • Catalan
  • Spanish

  • Professional experience:
  • Books
  • Short stories
Some of my published translations:
- Science-fiction novel by Danilo Clementoni, Il retorno – Le avventure di Azakis e Petri, from Italian into Spanish
- Children’s book Animal’s International Dictionary by Lila Prap, from English into Spanish and Catalan
- Series of books Capire la psicologia (published by Salvat) from Italian into Spanish
- High school mathematics textbooks from Spanish to Catalan
- Proofeading and edition of stories and other educational texts for children
Adrienne D.
France
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Adrienne D.

Au-delà des mots : du sens & des sensations

Rate per word €0.09 EUR
Rate per hour €40.00 EUR
  • English (US) French (Standard-France)
  • German (Germany) French (Standard-France)
Native in:
  • French

  • Professional experience:
  • Books
  • Short stories
I earned a master's degree at the ITIRI in Strasburg and specialized in literary translation (from german and US English)
A novel I wrote in French for advanced french learners was released in 2011 by Klett Verlag.
I translated 2 books released by DE SAXUS publishing house on March and August 2021 (YA fantasy), a short german book about vegetarism in 2020.
Isabelle C.
France
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Isabelle C.

Solid background, solid experience, solid translations!

Rate per word €0.10 EUR
Rate per hour €40.00 EUR
  • German French
  • English French
  • Polish French
Native in:
  • French

  • Professional experience:
  • Books
  • Plays
  • Poetry
  • Short stories
University education in Literature/Linguistics

Over 10 years' experience as a professional freelance linguist translating
press articles,
shorts stories,
exhibition material,
poems,
speeches,
non-fiction,
dissertations, etc.

Correcting/rewriting services

Writing privately as well (better understanding of the writing process)
Simon V.
Canada
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Simon V.

Experienced writer, translator

Rate per word €0.07 EUR
  • German English
Native in:
  • English

  • Professional experience:
  • Books
  • Plays
  • Poetry
  • Short stories
  • Songs
I am a published writer of fiction and I write in collaboration with a filmmaker in writing film scripts.
I have over fifteen years of experience as a translator in many areas, and in terms of literary works, beginning in 2013 and via agencies, have ended up translating short stories, poems, songs, the occasional play and film script, a few children’s books, philosophical essays, and literary criticism. It would be a pleasure for me to do more of the same.
Markus M.
Japan
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Markus M.

Translator of feelings, not of words.

Rate per word €0.08 EUR
  • English German (Germany)
Native in:
  • German

  • Professional experience:
  • Books
Highlight:
Tango-Meister: Osvaldo Pugliese (Tango Masters: Osvaldo Pugliese) by Michael Lavocah.
Jana K.
Czech Republic
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Jana K.

A EN to CZ literary translator

Rate per word 0.75 CZK
Rate per hour 300.00 CZK
  • German Czech
  • English Czech
Native in:
  • Czech
  • German

  • Professional experience:
  • Books
• Nelson DeMille - The Cuban Affair - a novel
• Patsy Bennett – Zodiac Signs
• Federico Silvestri – Atlas of Flags
• Anthony Kiedis – Scar Tissue - autobiography of the frontman of Red Hot Chili Peppers
• John Williams - My Son is not Rainman - a novel
Anya L.
Germany
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Anya L.

Bilingual native speaker – more feel for the language

Rate per word €0.08 EUR
  • English (US, British) German (Germany)
Native in:
  • German
  • English

  • Professional experience:
  • Books
  • Plays
I offer translation and editing for novels, short stories, and non-fiction. As a native speaker of both German and English, I am familiar with all the common idioms, puns, colloquialisms and slang expressions used in both languages. This enables me to translate accurately while keeping in the tone of the original text.

I have translated for publishers such as Dorling Kindersley and have written and translated my own books, e.g. „Zentangle Art Therapy“.
Emily P.
Australia
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Emily P.

For fluid, stylish, faithful translations into English

Rate per word €0.09 EUR
Rate per hour €30.00 EUR
  • German English
  • French English
  • Spanish English
Native in:
  • English

  • Professional experience:
  • Books
- Full-time freelance translator (literary and non-literary) since 2007.
- Extensive experience in non-fiction literary translation (see profile for full publications list)
- Great confidence in ability to translate fiction
- A life-long avid reader + experience in written journalism, hence strong ability to render literary texts into natural, fluid English
- Attended literary translation seminars at the London Book Fair
Edwin M.
Germany
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Edwin M.

A way with words.

Rate per word €0.10 EUR
Rate per hour €40.00 EUR
  • German English
Native in:
  • English

  • Professional experience:
  • Books
  • Plays
  • Poetry
I've been translating for film and TV since 1999, and in 2012 changed direction somewhat to novels. So far, my work has focused on fantasy and historical-romance novels for AmazonCrossing, Fischer Tor and Piper Verlag, including bestsellers from Bernhard Hennen and Petra Durst-Benning. Australian by birth, widely traveled, I completed my MFA in fiction writing at the University of Oregon in 1995. In 1996, I was shortlisted for the prestigious Australian/Vogel Award for young writers.
Théo A.
Brazil
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Théo A.

Specialized in classics and critical essays

Rate per word €0.05 EUR
Rate per hour €35.00 EUR
  • English Portuguese (Brazilian)
  • German Portuguese (Brazilian)
  • French Portuguese (Brazilian)
  • Spanish Portuguese (Brazilian)
  • Italian Portuguese (Brazilian)
Native in:
  • Portuguese

  • Professional experience:
  • Books
  • Plays
  • Short stories
Several years of experience translating a wide array of books, including personal memoirs, light fiction, movie scripts, academic material (mostly on music, philosophy and the arts), classics of European literature, and critical essays on literature.
I hold a Master's Degree in Literature from the Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS, Brazil - 2019) and am currently pursuing a PhD in Literature at the same institution.
Anne O.
United States
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Anne O.

Creative Professional

Rate per word $0.10 USD
Rate per hour $40.00 USD
  • French English (US)
  • German English (US)
  • Italian English (US)
  • Spanish English (US)
Native in:
  • English
  • French

  • Professional experience:
  • Books
I received my B.A. in Modern Languages & Linguistics from the University of Oxford, with a heavy focus on literary translation. Since then, I have translated a wide variety of non-fiction short texts for museums, universities, and magazines on topics including history, art history, sociology, and life sciences, and have recently begun translating poetry. As an avid reader in all my languages, I am always seeking creative, fiction projects!
Cécile B.
Germany
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Cécile B.

Bringing great Fantasy and Sci-Fi to French speakers

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Rate per hour €40.00 EUR
  • English French
  • German French
Native in:
  • French

  • Professional experience:
  • Books
  • Short stories
The main focus of my Bachelor in translation was literature and culture. In 2016, I translated my first book, a fantasy novella, The Seventh Horse by D.P. Prior. I then continued to work with D.P. Prior and started collaborating with other authors on their book series. I specialize in fantasy and sci-fi. To this day, I have translated 21 books (novels and novellas). The complete list is available on my website https://cecilebenedic.com/english/translated-books/
Annette C.
Spain
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Annette C.

More than words can say

Rate per word €0.08 EUR
Rate per hour €25.00 EUR
  • Spanish (Standard-Spain) English (UK)
  • German (Germany) English (UK)
  • Catalan (Central, Valencian, Oriental, Western) English (UK)
Native in:
  • English

  • Professional experience:
  • Books
  • Poetry
  • Short stories
  • Songs
Author Germán Sánchez Espeso has praised my translation skills highly.
Website translation DE-ENG: Galerie Eva-Wolf-Schleis DE-ENG.
Original translation of classical Spanish poetry for exhibition.
DE-ENG "Don't worry, be Harry," 40,000 company history by Oliver Driesen interspersed with rhymes and poetry.
Translation of a short story from Catalan to English by well-known literary and political figure in Mallorca.
"Merit" in literary paper of prestigious DipTrans Spanish to English.
Rob M.
United Kingdom
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Rob M.

Sharing and spreading culture through translation

Rate per word 0.07 GBP
Rate per hour 50.00 GBP
  • German English (British)
  • Russian English (British)
  • Danish English
  • Swedish English
  • Norwegian English
Native in:
  • English

  • Professional experience:
  • Short stories
Extensive experience in the translation industry as a whole, branching out into literary translation. In my native English I have won multiple awards for original screenplays (both short and feature) including winning the TopShorts Hollywood Short Screenplay Award and being one of 13 finalists in the New York Horror Film Festival Screenwriting competition in 2017. I also contributed the first ever English translation of "The Trial", a short story by Anton Chekhov, to the Early Chekhov Project.
Danielle D.
Canada
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Danielle D.

Published Poet and Literary Translator

Rate per word 0.20 CAD
Rate per hour 30.00 CAD
  • French English
  • German English
Native in:
  • English
  • French

  • Professional experience:
  • Books
Full time Freelance Translator
BA in Modern Languages from the University of Saskatchewan
Avid student of history, especially Classical, Medieval, and Renaissance periods.
Active member of ATTLC/LTAC
Published Poet
Offering: translation, editing, subtitling, transcription, localisation.
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Dr. Alexandra B.
Germany
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Dr. Alexandra B.

award-winning language lover

Rate per word €0.10 EUR
Rate per hour €40.00 EUR
  • Russian German
  • Russian English
  • English German
Native in:
  • German
  • Russian

  • Professional experience:
  • Books
  • Poetry
  • Short stories
Some recent translations: "Viktor Shklovsky: A Reader" (RU>EN), "Meine Botschaft" (RU>DE), "Wherefore Art?" (DE>EN, forthcoming), poems in magazines

Some recent awards:
2017: Aldo and Jeanne Scaglione Prize
2016: Anna Balakian Prize
2014: Transcript translation grant
2013: Compass Translation Award, 2nd
2012: Brodsky/Spender Translation Prize, 3rd
2012: ALTA Travel Fellowship
2012: Willis Barnstone Translation Prize, shared 1st
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