Katy Derbyshire

Katy Derbyshire is a British-born, Berlin-based translator and writer.[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8] Among the authors she has translated are: Clemens Meyer, Christa Wolf, Inka Parei, Helene Hegemann, Simon Urban, Rusalka Reh, Yangzom Brauen, Tilman Rammstedt, Francis Nenik, and Dorothee Elmiger.[9][10][1][11][12][13][14][15][16][17][18][19][20][21][22][23][24][25][26][6] Her translation of Bricks and Mortar by Clemens Meyer was long-listed for the 2017 Man Booker Prize[27] and won the 2018 Straelener Prize for Translation.[28][11] Derbyshire has also served on the jury of Germany's Internationaler Literaturpreis and the International Dublin Literary Award.[29][30]

In addition, Derbyshire was instrumental in establishing the Warwick Prize for Women in Translation, awarded annually since 2017.[31][32] She has also been a vocal supporter of the Women in Translation movement and the creation of Women in Translation Month.[33][34]