Katy Derbyshire is a British-born, Berlin-based translator and writer. Among the authors she has translated are:

Clemens Meyer Clemens Meyer (born 1977) is a German writer. He is the author of ''Als wir träumten'' (''As We Were Dreaming'', 2006), ''Die Nacht, die Lichter'' (''All the Lights'', 2008), ''Gewalten'' (''Acts of Violence'', 2010), ''Im Stein'' (''Bricks an ...

Christa Wolf Christa Wolf (; née Ihlenfeld; 18 March 1929 – 1 December 2011) was a German novelist and essayist.
Barbara Gard ...

Inka Parei Inka Parei (born 1967 in Frankfurt) is a German writer who lives in Berlin. She studied sociology, political science, sinology and German studies. Parei won the 2003 Ingeborg Bachmann Prize The Festival of German-Language Literature (german: Tage ...

, Helene Hegemann, Simon Urban, Rusalka Reh, Yangzom Brauen, Tilman Rammstedt,

Francis Nenik Francis Nenik works as a farmer and writes in his free time. He has published several novels. Current works include ''XO'' (a novel in the form of a loose-leaf collection) as well as a collection of short stories with strict alliteration (2013). H ...

, and

Dorothee Elmiger Dorothee Elmiger (born 1985 in Wetzikon) is a Swiss writer. She presently lives in Switzerland. Elmiger is considered one of the most promising young Swiss writers, especially after winning the second Ingeborg Bachmann Prize, the Kelag Prize, ...

. Her translation of ''Bricks and Mortar'' by Clemens Meyer was long-listed for the 2017 Man Booker Prize and won the 2018 Straelener Prize for Translation. Derbyshire has also served on the jury of Germany's Internationaler Literaturpreis and the

International Dublin Literary Award The International Dublin Literary Award ( ga, Duais Liteartha Idirnáisiúnta Bhaile Átha Chliath), established as the International IMPAC Dublin Literary Award in 1996, is presented each year for a novel written or translated into English. ...

. In addition, Derbyshire was instrumental in establishing the

Warwick Prize for Women in Translation The Warwick Prize for Women in Translation, established in 2017, is an annual prize honoring a translated work by a female author published in English by a UK-based or Irish publisher during the previous calendar year. The stated aim of the prize i ...

, awarded annually since 2017. She has also been a vocal supporter of the Women in Translation movement and the creation of Women in Translation Month.

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