“I know why you started working as a freelancer - you can work whenever you want!” said a friend of mine when she was sent home to work...

If you’re a professional translator or transcreator, chances are that you will have done at least one (free) test translation in your...

A new year has begun, and I’m very excited about all my new projects and challenges for 2022. I’ve used the word “challenges” rather than...

Following on from my own blog on subtitling, when I took a look back at my first steps into what is still a new skill for me, I decided...

Starting out as a translator definitely comes with a set of specific challenges. Not only do you have to make sure that you’re all set up...

When I started working as a freelance translator, one of my biggest concerns was the fact that I would be managing and working on my...

What do an early aptitude for jigsaws, an insatiable appetite for books from an early age and a summer holiday in Wales aged ten have in...

When thinking of my origin story on how I became a translator, I find myself torn between two images, one of complete certainty about my...

When I first thought about what inspired me to work as a translator, I figured that I would be able to remember an exact, specific moment...

If you are a freelance translator, you probably have wondered a few (hundred) times whether this lifestyle is the best choice for your...

Welcome to our new initiative: Launch in Translation! A platform fuelled by the COVID-19 crisis and aimed at sharing our passion for and...