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Perry @ramenpoodle.bsky.social · 37m

I’m a JP to EN translator. I’ve self-studied JP for 12 years now, released my first official translation in 2023 and translated 14 light novels and 5 manga volumes since.

Big Bearded Spookteller @bigbeardybooks.bsky.social · 10h

Thursdays are for Translators!

If you're a translator why not tell us a little bit about yourself, what projects you've on the go, what you've written, any events in the near future, or just drop your bio and links and follow and support each other

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Quandtuniverse @quandtuniverse.bsky.social · 36m

-I work in EN->PT-BR AND PT-BR->EN

-Done a little bit of everything: technical translation, science papers, literature, subtitles, poetry, videogames, editing

-Specializing in gender-neutral and trans-inclusive translations (consulted for the Gender-Just Language Project)

-I collect slang terms

Big Bearded Spookteller @bigbeardybooks.bsky.social · 10h

Thursdays are for Translators!

If you're a translator why not tell us a little bit about yourself, what projects you've on the go, what you've written, any events in the near future, or just drop your bio and links and follow and support each other

#TranslatorThursday #BookSky 💙📚

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🎃 TheFlawFic 💙 @theflofic.bsky.social · 31m

J'imagine qu'avoir traduit entièrement un jeu (Anglais -> Français) fait de moi une traductrice (au moins amateure)

Mon seul projet pour le moment c'est ma Trad de #Wandersong, qui est disponible ici : github.com/TheFloFic/wandersong-fr/

Peut-être un jour je me lancerais dans la trad d'autre chose

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Tina Kover @tinakover.bsky.social · 14m

Hi! I'm a Fr>Eng literary translator! I've translated books by @marclevyofficiel.bsky.social, @negardjav.bsky.social, Anne Berest, Emmelie Prophète, Adélaïde Bon, Alexandre Dumas, George Sand, + many more. I'm also co-founder of @translatorsaloud.bsky.social, which spotlights literary translators.

Big Bearded Spookteller @bigbeardybooks.bsky.social · 10h

Thursdays are for Translators!

If you're a translator why not tell us a little bit about yourself, what projects you've on the go, what you've written, any events in the near future, or just drop your bio and links and follow and support each other

#TranslatorThursday #BookSky 💙📚

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Big Bearded Spookteller @bigbeardybooks.bsky.social · 1h

If any of you lovely translators want to take part there is an interview series on my blog, a set of questions to ponder and if you want to be involved answer at least six, add some images, bio, and links to website/socials

There are three interviews already

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Mordecai Martin @mordecaimartin.net · 1h

I'm a translator of Yiddish and Hebrew poetry, prose and scripture, and I'm easing my way back into my long form projects, which are books by the New York humorist Yosel Cutler, the Mexico City poet Jacobo Glantz, and a work that hybridizes a detective story from Der Forverts with my own writing.

Big Bearded Spookteller @bigbeardybooks.bsky.social · 10h

Thursdays are for Translators!

If you're a translator why not tell us a little bit about yourself, what projects you've on the go, what you've written, any events in the near future, or just drop your bio and links and follow and support each other

#TranslatorThursday #BookSky 💙📚

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Lawrence Schimel @lawrenceschimel.bsky.social · 1h

I'm a literary translator of over 200 books, working between Spanish & English in both directions.

Especially #poetry & #kidlit, although have also translated novels, comics, essays, etc.

Some authors I've translated: Maggie Nelson, Danez Smith, Koleka Putuma, Juan Villoro, etc.

#xl8 #booksky

A photo of six books I have translated into Spanish:

BLUETS by Maggie Nelson
DON'T CALL US DEAD by Danez Smith
WHY KEANU REEVES IS LONELY by Simeon Dumdum, Jr.
COLLECTIVE AMNESIA by Koleka Putuma
ÉRASE UN VERSO is an anthology of fairy tale poems by Sylvia Plath, Anne Sexton, Gregory Maguire, etc.
MILLIONS OF CATS by Wanda Gág

A photo of 6 books I have translated into English, the top row is fiction:

Illustrated fiction from Mexico:
THE BOOK OF DENIAL by Ricardo Chávez Castañeda & Alejandro Magallanes (Enchanted Lion)
Queer metafiction from Spain:
THE WORST THING OF ALL IS THE LIGHT by José Luis Serrano (Seagull)
Queer coming of age story from Equatorial Guinea:
LA BASTARDA by Trifonia Melibea Obono (Feminist Press)

The bottom row is poetry:
From Mexico:
SOMETIMES I WRITE POEMS AND SOMETIMES I WRITE POEMS by Martín Rangel (Broken Sleep)
From Benin (a trilingual edition Gun-Spanish-English):
VOICE OF THE TWO SHORES by Agnès Agboton (flipped eye)
From Cuba:
MUSIC FOR BAMBOO STRINGS by Carlos Pintado (Sundial House)

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Anton Hur @antonhur.com · 2h

I translate books from Korean into English. I was shortlisted for and later judged the International Booker Prize. I have thirteen (?) books scheduled to be published over the next three years.

Next up is CAPITALISTS MUST STARVE by Park Seolyeon, for which I am touring the UK later this month.

A stack of copies for Capitalists Must Starve at a bookstore

Catch
Park Seolyeon and Anton Hur on their North-South
UK tour!
A TATED ANS PRESE
Capitalists
Must
Starve
A NONEL.
Scolycon
18/10
→ Wimbledon Book
Festival, London

25/10
→ Mount Florida Books,
Glasgow
19/10
→ ESEA Lit Fest at Cheltenham
Literature Festival's
VOICEBOX

26/10
→ Breakfast meet-and-greet at Lighthouse, Edinburgh
→ with In Other Words

21/10 → Launch party
at Roundtable Books, London

27/10
at Tills Bookshop, Edinburgh
→ House of Books
22/10
→ Juno Bookshop, Sheffield

& Friends, Manchester
24/10
→ Topping & Company
Booksellers, Edinburgh

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Okka (Khairani Barokka; she/her/dia) @mailbykite.bsky.social · 1h

I translate from Indonesian to English, & do art & writing projects that expand understandings of translation: access as translation, intermedial translation, incl latest books amuk (translating a word thru poetry, tracing colonial mistranslation) & ANNAH, INFINITE (translation of a painting). #xl8

Big Bearded Spookteller @bigbeardybooks.bsky.social · 10h

Thursdays are for Translators!

If you're a translator why not tell us a little bit about yourself, what projects you've on the go, what you've written, any events in the near future, or just drop your bio and links and follow and support each other

#TranslatorThursday #BookSky 💙📚

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Brian Bergstrom @brianbergstrom.bsky.social · 1h

I translate from Japanese to English, and work with authors like Erika Kobayashi, Kōhei Saitō, Tomoyuki Hoshino, & Kōtarō Isaka. Forthcoming are new works by Saitō and the late, great Fumio Yamamoto, and a short piece by Hoshino. I'm going to be in Toronto at the end of the month talking w/Isaka!

Graphic for my upcoming event in Toronto: Crafting Twists and Thrills: A Conversation with Author Isaka Kōtarō (Japan Foundation Toronto)

A picture from a recent event at Argo Bookstore where I'm posing with a table decorated with some books I've translated as a whole or collections containing short pieces I've translated: Slow Down by Kōhei Saitō, Sunrise by Erika Kobayashi, Animals Brag About Their Bottoms by Maki Saitō, Trinity, Trinity, Trinity by Erika Kobayashi, Hotel Lucky Seven by Kōtarō Isaka, The Dilemmas of Working Women by Fumio Yamamoto, Unusual Fragments: Japanese Stories, and The Penguin Book of Japanese Short Stories

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Nick Nasev @nicknasev.bsky.social · 2h

I'm a translator from Southern Slavic languages into English, as well as an adaptor/localiser of English texts for Australia.
Lately I've been translating Balkan history and current affairs texts, and have just finished editing a re-release of a book about Balkan Roma musicians.
www.nicknasev.com

Big Bearded Spookteller @bigbeardybooks.bsky.social · 10h

Thursdays are for Translators!

If you're a translator why not tell us a little bit about yourself, what projects you've on the go, what you've written, any events in the near future, or just drop your bio and links and follow and support each other

#TranslatorThursday #BookSky 💙📚

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Buddy Waters @buddywaters.bsky.social · 2h

I'm a light novel translator with over a hundred novels under my belt, and a decent number of manga. If you're an anime fan at all you've probably seen something I've worked on, and should really read the source instead, they're always better.

Two bookshelves full of my translations.

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Percy Balemans 📚 @creative-xl8.bsky.social · 8h

I'm a book translator from the Netherlands translating from English and German into Dutch.

My most recent translation is the thriller The Chateau by British author Catherine Cooper (published last week) and I am currently working on her next thriller.

#TranslatorThursday #BookSky 💙📚

Big Bearded Spookteller @bigbeardybooks.bsky.social · 10h

Thursdays are for Translators!

If you're a translator why not tell us a little bit about yourself, what projects you've on the go, what you've written, any events in the near future, or just drop your bio and links and follow and support each other

#TranslatorThursday #BookSky 💙📚

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Kevin (ケビン) @ktnguyen.bsky.social · 4h

I'm a big fan of Japanese entertainment and media, so most of my translation work is in comics and subtitles.

I'm in the middle of translating a YouTube series which I hope to share soon.

I'm also the translator and a cast member of "Peteru The Money Maker," a local theatre production in Nagoya.

Big Bearded Spookteller @bigbeardybooks.bsky.social · 10h

Thursdays are for Translators!

If you're a translator why not tell us a little bit about yourself, what projects you've on the go, what you've written, any events in the near future, or just drop your bio and links and follow and support each other

#TranslatorThursday #BookSky 💙📚

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Jenn Odd @jentranslations.bsky.social · 3h

I'm a localization director for a game company, which is basically a fancy name for a project manager, translator, interpreter, and writer.

Big Bearded Spookteller @bigbeardybooks.bsky.social · 10h

Thursdays are for Translators!

If you're a translator why not tell us a little bit about yourself, what projects you've on the go, what you've written, any events in the near future, or just drop your bio and links and follow and support each other

#TranslatorThursday #BookSky 💙📚

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リン🎶👁‍🗨🎃🍂👻🍁💀 👁️‍🗨️🎶 @pizzadaisuki.bsky.social · 3h

I’m a Japanese to English translator but also speak Italian!

I’m translating a few simulpubs on K MANGA, I do subtitles, sometimes I interview and translate interviews with Japanese musicians, and this year I’ve been doing a ton of stuff for Ultraman!

I want to get into game translation next!

Big Bearded Spookteller @bigbeardybooks.bsky.social · 10h

Thursdays are for Translators!

If you're a translator why not tell us a little bit about yourself, what projects you've on the go, what you've written, any events in the near future, or just drop your bio and links and follow and support each other

#TranslatorThursday #BookSky 💙📚

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RyougaSaotome @ryougasaotome.bsky.social · 3h

J -> E translator of games and books. Lots of NDAs, as per the usual lol.

Did cinematography and stunt work for short indie films, taught at elementary and junior high schools in Japan while writing about games/film/anime, got paid to suffer through kusoge and write about it, now here I am. lol

Big Bearded Spookteller @bigbeardybooks.bsky.social · 10h

Thursdays are for Translators!

If you're a translator why not tell us a little bit about yourself, what projects you've on the go, what you've written, any events in the near future, or just drop your bio and links and follow and support each other

#TranslatorThursday #BookSky 💙📚

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Kaylin Briggs @erothreep.bsky.social · 2h

Hi! I'm a JP -> EN translator and editor for video games and manga. I've dabbled in a lot of different genres, but I'm particularly passionate about romance, comedy, and drama.

Big Bearded Spookteller @bigbeardybooks.bsky.social · 10h

Thursdays are for Translators!

If you're a translator why not tell us a little bit about yourself, what projects you've on the go, what you've written, any events in the near future, or just drop your bio and links and follow and support each other

#TranslatorThursday #BookSky 💙📚

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Komaváry @komavary.bsky.social · 2h

Hi, I'm a part-time translator with over 40 volumes from English/Japanese to Hungarian, from Batman to Berserk.

Currently working on Agatha Christie's manga adaptation, Star Tripper by the brilliant 坂月さかな, Spawn, and just finished vol. 12 of a yet-to-be announced shonen title.

Big Bearded Spookteller @bigbeardybooks.bsky.social · 10h

Thursdays are for Translators!

If you're a translator why not tell us a little bit about yourself, what projects you've on the go, what you've written, any events in the near future, or just drop your bio and links and follow and support each other

#TranslatorThursday #BookSky 💙📚

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Balázs Farkas @fbdbh.bsky.social · 2h

I'm planning to be a more "prolific" translator in the future, but I have translated short stories from English to Hungarian - Ambrose Bierce, W. F. Harvey, Robert Charles Wilson, Lord Dunsany, Laird Barron.

I also translated the End Poem from Minecraft for a literary magazine.

Big Bearded Spookteller @bigbeardybooks.bsky.social · 10h

Thursdays are for Translators!

If you're a translator why not tell us a little bit about yourself, what projects you've on the go, what you've written, any events in the near future, or just drop your bio and links and follow and support each other

#TranslatorThursday #BookSky 💙📚

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isabeltranslates @isabeltranslates.bsky.social · 2h

I translate mostly science fiction & fantasy from Czech & Slovak into English. My most recent is in the image below & I'm currently working on a standalone by the same author.

I also translate literary fiction, non-fiction & academic books/articles. I love it!

#literarytranslation #xl8 🌐 💙📚

The front cover of the short story collection Unholy Compromises, by Czech SF author Jan Kotouč. It follows on from the four-book Central Imperium series, though many of the stories only take place in that universe and do not include characters from the novels.

The front cover shoes a spaceship flying over a surface full of lava.

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Radio Lento @radiolento.bsky.social · 7h

New episode coming soon - from a new UK location.

Here's September's episodes ICYMI:

282 - Night train to Paris (*sleep safe)
> bit.ly/LenGdA1

281 - Night rain in the Pyrenees (sleep safe with chimes)
> bit.ly/LenStLr1

280 - Pyrenees thunder above watery valley (45mins)
> bit.ly/LenStLs1

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Big Bearded Spookteller @bigbeardybooks.bsky.social · 10h

Thursdays are for Translators!

If you're a translator why not tell us a little bit about yourself, what projects you've on the go, what you've written, any events in the near future, or just drop your bio and links and follow and support each other

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epoquepress.bsky.social @epoquepress.bsky.social · 9h

A big thank you to @octoberbooks.bsky.social for hosting Craig Jordan-Baker in conversation with Carole Burns.

A wonderful, fun filled evening, sparkling discussion and great to see The Nacullians and Brick Dust - back in their home town of #Southampton

#booksky #books #bookcommunity

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Ginger Nuts of Horror @gnofhorror.com · 9h

Scary Books for Teens & Kids: Our September 2025 YA & MG Horror Guide

@jonezyboy.bsky.social brings you the latest Ya and Mg horror books you need to read.

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Scary Books For Teens & Kids: Our September 2025 YA & MG Horror Guide - The Ginger Nuts Of Horror Review Website

Scary Books for Teens & Kids: Our September 2025 YA & MG Horror Guide read our reviews of the latest and best Ya and Mg Horror Books.

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