Peabody Ink. offers services that support the work of authors, publishers, TV/film production companies and cultural bodies in and beyond the UK –
- Translation (German to English) – literary, cultural, academic texts
- Editing – editing, copy-editing, proofreading
- Consultancy – book scouting, reader reviews, TV/film adaptation evaluations
Peabody Ink. is run by Dr. Kat Hall –
- 25 years of research, writing and editing experience
- translator (member of The Translators Association)
- manuscript editor for the Leo Baeck Institute Year Book
- editor of Der Krimi: Crime Fiction in German (University of Wales Press, 2016)
- judge for the Petrona Award (Best Scandinavian Crime Novel of the Year)
- runs the international crime fiction blog Mrs. Peabody Investigates
- Honorary Research Associate in Modern Languages, Swansea University
Kat has worked with and advised –
- BBC Radio Four
- BBC Wales
- BBC World Service
- Brown University
- CrimeFest
- De Gruyter Verlag
- Euston Films
- Fischer Verlag
- Frankfurt Book Fair
- Goethe-Institut London
- Index on Censorship
- Kiepenheuer & Witsch
- Leo Baeck Institute Year Book
- Marcel Hartges Literatur- und Filmagentur
- Mystery Tribune
- Newcastle Noir
- New Books in German
- Orenda Books
- Peter Lang Publishing
- Piper Verlag
- Swansea University
- University of Wales Press
- Working Title TV
Recent projects –
- comparative edit of a German thriller in English translation
- translating five chapters for an academic volume on German crime fiction
- translating and copy-editing articles for a German publishing magazine
- translating book industry press releases
- translating German publisher catalogues for London Book Fair
- sample translations of German novels for diverse German publishers
- editing manuscripts for an academic journal
- reader reports for German publishers and cultural institutes
- moderating panels on German crime fiction
Please get in touch via the contact page for further information and rates.
