About Me

I have been based in London since 2005 but still visit Germany on a regular basis. My translation career began in Berlin where I lived for many years. German is my native language, and I am also fluent in English.

Previous employers and positions include:

Pickering & Chatto Publishers, London, assistant editor
Quarto Publishing, London, foreign rights assistant
Aufbau-Verlag, Berlin, freelance translator
Nicolai Verlag, Berlin, translator, proofreader and picture researcher
Freie Universität Berlin, Department of English Literature, Berlin, academic research assistant

Internships:

Picador, London, editorial department
Hyperion Books, New York, sub-rights, editorial and publicity departments

Qualifications:

2003: ‘Erstes Staatsexamen’ (M.A. equivalent), in English and German Literature and Linguistics, Psychology and Education Studies, Freie Universität Berlin, Germany

2003: ‘Zertifikat Deutsch als Fremdsprache’ (certificate in teaching German as a foreign language), Freie Universität Berlin, Germany

2012: Diploma in Translation, English to German, Chartered Institute of Linguists, London, with distinction in literary translation and distinction in general translation

Translation awards:

2012: Fred Brandeis Trophy for Best English to German Candidate
2012: Peter Newmark Award for Best Candidate Literature Translation