Rachel Ward 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

The Edelweiss Pirates
Zippel: The Little Keyhole Ghost
The Train Mouse

Selected Non-Fiction

The Other '68
Vienna
Johann Strauss, Father and Son

Selected Fiction

Excess - The Art of Treason
Beton Rouge
River Clyde
Hotel Cartagena
The Fourth Aspect
Lilies on Sand