Mia Spangenberg

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Translator from Finnish, Swedish, and German
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Collaboration, Editing, Judging, Lecturing and teaching, Library visits, Live readings and performances, Mentoring, Proofreading, Public speaking, Reader reports, Residencies, School visits, Translation, Workshops
Translates from:
Finnish, German, Swedish
Translates to:
English
Available for (translation):
Children's books, Contemporary slang, Crime fiction, Fantasy, Feel-good, Graphic novels, Horror, Humour, Literary fiction, Narrative non-fiction, Non-fiction, Poetry, Science fiction, Theatre, Voice-driven fiction, YA books
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Mia Spangenberg translates from Finnish, Swedish, and German into English. Her published translations include works by Finlandia-prize winning authors Mari Manninen and Pirkko Saisio and acclaimed children’s book author and illustrator Marika Maijala. She was awarded the American-Scandinavian Foundation’s 2023 Nadia Christensen Translation Prize for her translation of Pirkko Saisio’s Lowest Common Denominator (Two Lines Press, 2024; Penguin Modern Classics 2025). She holds a Ph.D. in Scandinavian studies from the University of Washington, Seattle. You can find her on her website: https://www.miaspangenberg.com/