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Endpoint: Laura Watkinson



created on: 26/06/2016
by: bob (9184)
 
 

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Laura Watkinson is a translator who translates into English, from Dutch, Italian and German.
Her projects range from children’s picture books to adult novels and comics.

Laura is very keen on literature for children and young adults, and founded the Dutch chapter of the Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators in 2008.

Her background is in languages and literature. She studied medieval and modern languages at St. Anne’s College, Oxford University where she graduated in 1994, followed by a Master of Studies in European Literature, then went on to teach in various locations, including the universities of Erlangen-Nuremberg and Milan, before returning to university to take a Masters in English and Applied Linguistics at RCEAL and Trinity Hall, Cambridge University.
She then lived in London for three years, where she took the postgraduate certificate in literary translation from Dutch into English at University College London in 2001-2002.
Laura has been a full-time literary translator since 2003, when she relocated to the Netherlands. She now lives in Amsterdam.
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Submitted by : bob (9184)
on : 26/06/2016