Rachel Ward, MA, FITI, is a literary translator from French and German.

She specialises in translating books for children and young adults, as well as crime fiction and other contemporary literature. Her non-fiction interests include history, politics, art, journalism and travel. She particular enjoys working on books with wordplay and a touch of humour.

Rachel’s translation of Hotel Cartagena by Simone Buchholz (Orenda Books) won the 2022 CWA Crime Fiction in Translation Dagger award.

Rachel  completed the Stephen Spender Trust Translators in Schools programme and can offer translation workshops for primary or secondary school pupils, with or without prior knowledge of the language.

 

 

Children/YA

Red Rage by Brigitte Blobel
Zippel: The Little Keyhole Ghost
A Dangerous Friendship

Selected Non-Fiction

The Spanish Flu
Cover of Frank Kafka, A Life in Prague by Harald Salfellner. The top image is a silhouette of the towers of Prague in the mist. The lower image is part of a photograph of Kafka with his eyes staring at the viewer.
Mucha, An Illustrated Life

Selected Fiction

Hotel Cartagena
River Clyde
Excess - The Art of Treason
Tasting Sunlight
The Fourth Aspect
Cover text reads "I don't want to be just anyone... I want to be everything she's dreamt of", Anyone, Sarah Sprinz, The International Bestseller