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​​YOGHURT AND JAM: OR HOW MY MOTHER BECAME LEBANESE. 

Graphic memoir by Lena Merhej. Balestier Press. 

Winner of a 2023 PEN Translates Award.


​About

I am an award-winning literary and commercial translator working from Arabic and French into English.
​I also design and deliver creative translation and art workshops.

EDUCATION
  • MA Applied Translation Studies (Pass with Distinction) - University of Leeds, 2020. Full scholarship awarded by the Aziz Foundation.
  • BA French and Arabic (1st class Honours with Distinction in spoken French) - University of Exeter, 2018.
  • Advanced Arabic (including Jordanian dialect) - Qasid Arabic Institute, Jordan, 2015.

MEMBERSHIPS
  • Associate Member, Society of Authors
  • Career Affiliate, Chartered Institute of Linguists

EXTRA INVOLVEMENTS
  • Member, Access Working Group, Translators Association, Society of Authors
  • Editorial Board, The Linguist magazine, Chartered Institute of Linguists
  • Volunteer, World Kid Lit
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