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

Carag's Transformation
Zippel: The Little Keyhole Ghost
Fips’ Birthday

Selected Non-Fiction

Johann Strauss, Father and Son
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.
Maria Theresa

Selected Fiction

Hotel Cartagena
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
The Lion's Circle