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Children's, Fiction, Non-Fiction, UK English

Writer, reviewer, translator, qualified, experienced secondary school teacher and examiner. Working with Swedish and German.

BA (Hons) in Modern Languages, University of Wales, Postgraduate Diploma in Translation (Swedish), University of Surrey, Postgraduate Certificate in (secondary) Education, University of Greenwich, MA (Merit) in Literary Translation, University of East Anglia. Andy's interests comprise northern Swedish and Finland-Swedish literature, YA and children's fiction, crime and psychological writing, nature and landscape prose, genre-bending narratives, LGBT and masculinities. As well as being a full member of SELTA, Andy is also a full member of the Translators Association of the Society of Authors. Andy was Swedish mentee in the 2018-19 National Centre for Writing's Emerging Literary Translator Mentorships Programme, working alongside Sarah Death. His translation of 'Wild Boar' by Hannah Lutz has been shortlisted for publication by The Emma Press.