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Rachel Ward · @FwdTranslations
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New book post... Holly's Secret (Woodwalkers 3) by Katja Brandis, illustrated by Claudia Carls. Out in my translation from @arctisbooksusa on November 14! 😁

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Rachel Ward · @FwdTranslations
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Now out in the USA from Arctis Books & in the UK tomorrow (16 Feb 2023): my translation of Carag's Transformation, the first in Katja Brandis's Woodwalkers series.

Here's a clip via Translators Aloud to set the scene... youtu.be/TOyqGHpovMs

Check it out at uk.bookshop.org/a/2161/9781646 or your local indie

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Rachel Ward · @FwdTranslations
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Very excited about this new arrival: my translation of Carag's Transformation, the first in Katja Brandis's Woodwalkers series, illustrated by Claudia Carls. I just love the way it catches the light! From Arctis Books USA soon...

#woodwalkers #katjabrandis #katjabrandiswoodwalkers #BooksInTranslation #inmytranslation #worldkidlit #translatorsonthecover #picturesmeanbusiness #shapeshifters #animorphs

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Lawrence Schimel · @lawrenceschimel
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OMG!

My translation of DIFFERENT: A STORY OF THE SPANISH CIVIL WAR written by Venezuelan author Mónica Montañés & illustrated by Eva Sánchez Gómez (Eerdmans Books for Young Readers) was chosen as a Batchelder Honor Book by the American Library Association!

😍😍😍😍

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Rachel Ward · @FwdTranslations
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Nice to spot my of by Dirk Reinhardt in our local library this morning 😊

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Rachel Ward · @FwdTranslations
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Doing a better post now I've got a bit more used to this place...

I'm a translator of literary and creative texts from and to English, specialising in children's and YA fiction and crime fiction; non-fiction interest areas include and , and . I'm also a and general with a love of , , history and .

#introduction #german #french #history #politics #art #journalism #proofreader #bookworm #food #crafts #cats #LiteraryTranslation #worldkidlit #ya #kidlit #childrensbooks #crimefiction #translation

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Rachel Ward · @FwdTranslations
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@PaulFilev Absolutely. Particularly important for a children's book or where there's a strong narrative voice. I also like naturalreaders.com for having the text read to me, saving my voice over the course of a whole novel!

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Holly Thompson · @hatbooks
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Just getting started on Mastodon, so hello... I'm Holly Thompson, I write and and do a bit of . I love and .

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Lawrence Schimel · @lawrenceschimel
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Hola Mastodon! Am part of the great & am still learning my way around here. I am a reader, first & foremost, but am also a writer (120 books, in many genres) & literary translator (140 books so far). So my posts are a lot about My reading interests also include (I am an omnivore)

#romance #mystery #sciencefiction #fantasy #ya #amreading #Spain #lgbt #gay #kidlit #worldkidlit #poetry #xl8 #translation #books #twittermigration

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