Laura Watkinson is a British literary translator. She studied languages at

St Anne's College, Oxford St Anne's College is a constituent college of the University of Oxford in England. It was founded in 1879 and gained full college status in 1959. Originally a women's college, it has admitted men since 1979. It has some 450 undergraduate and 200 ...

, and has obtained some postgraduate qualifications since. She has taught at the University of Erlangen-Nuremberg and University of Milan. Watkinson translates from Dutch, Italian and German languages into English, ranging from children's picture books and graphic novels to science and history. Since 2003 she has lived in the Netherlands, as of 2012 in Amsterdam.''Watkinson wins 2015 Vondel Translation Prize'' She founded the Dutch chapter of the Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators.Library of Congress Authorities cites a 2012 dustjacket
Retrieved 2015-02-07. Watkinson's publishers won the American Library Association Mildred L. Batchelder Award three times in four years from 2012 to 2015. Thus the Association for Library Service to Children annually recognizes the most outstanding children's book newly published in the U.S. in English translation. All three were picture books translated from Dutch. Another of her translations from Dutch was a runner-up for the 2014 award. In 2015 she won the British biennial Vondel Translation Prize for her translation of

Tonke Dragt Antonia "Tonke" Johanna Willemina Dragt (born 12 November 1930) is a Dutch writer and illustrator of children's literature. Her book '' De brief voor de Koning'' was chosen by CPNB as the best Dutch youth book of the latter half of the twentieth ...

's ''De brief voor de koning''.

Projects

Cees Nooteboom Cees Nooteboom (; born 31 July 1933) is a Dutch novelist, poet and journalist. After the attention received by his novel ''Rituelen'' (''Rituals'', 1980), which received the Pegasus Prize, it was the first of his novels to be translated into an ...

- ''Roads to Berlin'' (MacLehose Press) *

Jan van Mersbergen Jan van Mersbergen (born 10 April 1971, Gorinchem) is a Dutch novelist. He has written five novels, including ''Morgen zijn we in Pamplona'' (2007) which has been translated into German, French and English. He received in 2011 and 2012 twice � ...

- ''Tomorrow Pamplona'' ( Peirene Press) *

Karlijn Stoffels Karlijn is a Dutch feminine given name that is a diminutive form of Carolina and Caroline. Notable people with the name include: *Karlijn Demasure (born 1955), Belgian professor of theology *Karlijn Swinkels (born 1998), Dutch cyclist See also * ...

- ''Heartsinger'' (Arthur A. Levine Books) Batchelder Award citations All four books were published in the U.S. during the year preceding the award. All were originally published in Dutch. * 2012 winner –

Eerdmans Books for Young Readers William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company is a religious publishing house based in Grand Rapids, Michigan. Founded in 1911 by Dutch American William B. Eerdmans (November 4, 1882 – April 1966) and still independently owned with William's daughte ...

, an imprint of Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Co., ''Soldier Bear'', written by Bibi Dumon Tak, illustrated by Philip Hopman * 2014 winner – Enchanted Lion Books, ''Mister Orange'', written by Truus Matti * 2014 runner-up – Eerdmans Books for Young Readers, ''The War Within These Walls'', written by

Aline Sax Aline Sax (born 1984, Antwerp, Belgium) is a Belgian author of children's and young adult literature. Ms. Sax has a master's degree and has received her Phd in History from the University of Antwerp. Besides being an author she also translates no ...

, illustrated by Caryl Strzelecki * 2015 winner – Eerdmans Books for Young Readers, ''Mikis and the Donkey'', written by Bibi Dumon Tak, illustrated by Philip Hopman

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Watkinson, Laura Living people Year of birth missing (living people) Place of birth missing (living people) Alumni of St Anne's College, Oxford British expatriates in the Netherlands British translators British women writers Dutch–English translators German–English translators Italian–English translators