Simon Parkyn

French to English literary translator: sci fi, fantasy, YA, LGBTQ+
Science fiction / fantasy writer, Translator, YA writer
Available for:
Translation
Translates from:
French
Translates to:
English
Available for (translation):
Children's books, Crime fiction, Fantasy, Feel-good, Graphic novels, Horror, Literary fiction, Science fiction, Technical, YA books

Simon Parkyn is a French-English literary translator with a particular interest in the translation of fantasy and science fiction literature, and literature by and for the LGBTQ+ community.

He holds a BA(Hons) in French and Italian from the University of Sussex, which included a year at the School of Translation and Interpretation of the University of Geneva, and an MA in Translation from the Open University. His masters dissertation focused on the translation of invented words in fantasy fiction.