I translate fiction and non-fiction for adults and children. 
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I translate so that people can tell their stories on their own terms. So that those often termed ‘underrepresented’, ‘misrepresented’, or ‘sensationalised’ can step away from being described that way. I’m especially interested in well-informed stories involving migration and the reasons behind migration, as well as nuanced Muslim characters, since I associate with both of these heritages myself. 

SEEKING A PUBLISHER
​Full pitch packs available on request

• ME, MY FRIEND AND THE DONKEY, Mahmoud Shukair (young adult novel from Palestine)
  - Published samples: ArabLit and World Kid Lit. 
   
• IN THE TENDERNESS OF WAR, Najat Abdel Samad (true story collection from Syria) 
  - 4 stories from the collection, in my translation, longlisted for the 2021 John Dryden Translation Competition
  - Published sample: National Centre for Writing
  - Pitch videos: National Centre for Writing and Bila Hudood Festival
  - Featured on the British Council's list of must-translate Arabic books.​​

PUBLISHED TRANSLATIONS
See also the published samples mentioned to the left 

• ​"FOOTBALL AND WRITING: WHAT DO THEY HAVE IN COMMON?", various authors, ArabLit Quarterly, Autumn 2021.

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• OVER THE LINE, Najwa Bin Shatwan, SpLitera Cultural Association, 2021

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• HOME AND COUNTRY, THEN AND NOW, Elsayeed Shendy
  The Scribe magazine -- University of Leeds, 2020 ​

RELATED ACTIVITIES

• National and regional judge (French submissions), Anthea Bell Prize for Young Translators, July 2021​​
• Visible Communities translator in residence, National Centre for Writing, May 2021
  
• Emerging Translators Mentee, National Centre for Writing, 2020-21​​
• Social Media Administrator, World Kid Lit
  
• Trained by the Stephen Spender Trust to deliver creative translation workshops in schools