Books and short stories I’m translating from Arabic into English
Interested in publishing the English translation? Please contact me for a translation sample and rights information: melissaktranslates@gmail.com
Special Projects
Ahmed Salah Al-Mahdi is an Egyptian author, translator, and literary critic who specializes in fantasy, science fiction and children’s literature. He’s published multiple novels in Arabic and has translated two of them into English: Reem: Into the Unknown and Malaz: City of Resurrection. He’s also published many short stories, poems, and articles in Arabic and in translation in various languages.
Black Winter is a Young Adult novel: a post-apocalyptic coming of age where young adult siblings are suddenly thrust into an extremely isolating life or death survival situation during a nuclear winter in Egypt. (Ziyad is a first year engineering student, and Farida is a high school senior.)
Ahmed and I are editing and rewriting his English translation of his Arabic novel to expand the story for an international young adult audience – bringing the sister into a more prominent position in the book, and incorporating more of Egypt and Egyptian culture into the story.
Interested publishers, please contact me at melissaktranslates@gmail.com
I am the translation team leader and letterer for the Arabic translation of these graphic novels for a charitable campaign for Gaza that raised money for meals (already provided) and printed copies that will be distributed to Gazan youth (timeframe TBD.)
Arabic Translation available for licensing – Publishers please contact me at melissaktranslates@gmail.com
The Creators: Ajmal Zaheer Ahmad and Abdallah Jasim of Chaos Quill Comics and Exxodus Pictures
The Translation Team: Melissa Krawczyk (Team Lead), Nimeh Ahmed (Vol 1 & 2), Ahmed Salah Al-Mahdi (Vol 1 & 2), Nourhan Elmor (Vol 1 & 2), J.D. Harlock (Vol 1)