Top Literary Translation freelancers

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# Freelancer		SinceMember since
Awakan B. 🇳🇬 NewNew🇳🇬 Literary Translator \| Book & Manuscript Translation \| Proofreading	$17k↑ 174%	Nov 2021Nov 5, 2021
Omar Alaa R. 🇨🇦🇨🇦 EN/FR/ES/DE Translator \| Localization, MTPE & Proofreading Specialist	$5k↑ 15%	Jan 2019Jan 16, 2019
Martina S. 🇮🇹🇮🇹 Italian Translator, Proofreader and Editor (EN-IT, FR-IT, DE-IT)	$4k↑ 29%	Apr 2013Apr 23, 2013
4 Marcus J. 🇩🇪🇩🇪 Professional Translator, Proofreader and Author - German NativeSpeaker	$4k↓ 12%	Jan 2022Jan 25, 2022
5 Vasiliki M. 🇬🇷Private profile: Upwork shows its earnings only to signed-in members, so we check it every few weeks, not daily. MRR here is a rough estimate (Upwork's six-month earnings ÷ months active). Last read Nov 5, 2026.🇬🇷 Translator \| Editor \| Writer \| SEO Analyst	≈$3k–	Oct 2022Oct 7, 2022
6 Adrien P. 🇧🇷🇧🇷 English-French Translation \| Proofreading \| MTPE	$3k↑ 5%	Apr 2021Apr 27, 2021
7 Katharina L. 🇲🇽🇲🇽 Translator, editor/proofreader, writer	$3k↑ 6%	Mar 2022Mar 20, 2022
8 Karla O. 🇭🇳🇭🇳 Network & System Administration \| Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Office	$3k↓ 1%	Dec 2024Dec 10, 2024
9 Teodora I. 🇷🇴🇷🇴 Romanian Translator \| Copywriter \| Proofreader	$3k↑ 5%	Oct 2021Oct 5, 2021
10 Ivana D. 🇷🇸🇷🇸 Account Manager \| Arabic Language Specialist \| English Tutor	$3k↑ 3%	Jan 2024Jan 30, 2024

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11 Bruna S. 🇧🇷 NewNew🇧🇷 Strategic Writer \| Journalism \| Translation	$2k↓ 4%	May 2026May 17, 2026
12 Maria Antonia J. 🇨🇴🇨🇴 Project Management, Operations & Business Intelligence Professional	$2k↑ 3%	Jun 2022Jun 12, 2022
13 Sophie H. 🇨🇱🇨🇱 German Literary Translator, Proofreader & Editor \| Englisch to German	$2k↓ 11%	Mar 2021Mar 13, 2021
14 Jimena N. 🇲🇽🇲🇽 English to Spanish translator (from Mexico)	$2k↑ 2%	Feb 2021Feb 23, 2021
15 Edward J. 🇳🇮🇳🇮 Bilingual Customer Service (Spanish - English)	$2k↑ 15%	Dec 2023Dec 16, 2023
16 Carlos O. 🇬🇹🇬🇹 Spanish translator, proofreader, editor, copywriter, MTPE, LQA	$2k↑ 10%	Jan 2025Jan 22, 2025
17 Julia R. 🇬🇧🇬🇧 Native Dutch & English Translator \| Subtitling \| MTPE \| Transcription	$2k↓ 3%	Nov 2022Nov 1, 2022
18 Ajla H. 🇧🇦🇧🇦 Data Entry & Transcription Services, Writing	$2k↓ 2%	Sep 2022Sep 4, 2022
19 Doerthe R. 🇩🇪🇩🇪 Native German Literary Translator, Editor and Writer	$2k↓ 1%	Aug 2019Aug 20, 2019
20 Tiago P. 🇧🇷🇧🇷 Expert Brazilian Portuguese Translation and Localization	$1k↑ 4%	May 2019May 8, 2019

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21 Thijmen Z. 🇳🇱🇳🇱 Dutch Copywriter and English to Dutch Translator (SEO-expert)	$1k↑ 72%	Jul 2018Jul 26, 2018
22 Reem E. 🇪🇬Private profile: Upwork shows its earnings only to signed-in members, so we check it every few weeks, not daily. MRR here is a rough estimate (Upwork's six-month earnings ÷ months active). Last read Nov 5, 2026.🇪🇬 English - Arabic Translator \| Proofreader \| QA Specialist	≈$1k–	Oct 2018Oct 6, 2018
23 Wiktoria B. 🇵🇱🇵🇱 PL Copywriter \| Translator \| EN-PL \| Native Polish	$1k↓ 11%	May 2022May 12, 2022
24 Jhaelad Sharon S. 🇻🇪Private profile: Upwork shows its earnings only to signed-in members, so we check it every few weeks, not daily. MRR here is a rough estimate (Upwork's six-month earnings ÷ months active). Last read Nov 5, 2026.🇻🇪 EN/ES/IT Translator and LATAM Localizer \| Writer	≈$1k–	Feb 2024Feb 1, 2024
25 Megan C. 🇨🇦 NewNew🇨🇦 Freelance Writer \| Virtual Assistant	$1k0%	Jan 2026Jan 13, 2026
26 Wynona W. 🇮🇩🇮🇩 Freelance Literary QC & Editor (Mandarin to Indonesian)	$1k↓ 14%	Aug 2023Aug 21, 2023
27 Ahreum H. 🇰🇷🇰🇷 Senior Korean Linguist \| Transcription & AI Data QA Specialist	$1k↑ 35%	Feb 2026Feb 18, 2026
28 Coralie P. 🇫🇷🇫🇷 Native French Virtual Assistant \| Translation & Proofreading	$994↓ 9%	Jul 2020Jul 14, 2020
29 Chiara F. 🇮🇹🇮🇹 English-to-Italian Translator \| Proofreading & AI Post-Editing	$959↑ 30%	Aug 2020Aug 6, 2020
30 Wali M. 🇵🇰🇵🇰 Islamic Scholar & Editor \| Arabic, Urdu, Persian & Pashto Translation	$913↓ 10%	Dec 2021Dec 17, 2021

Freelancer	MRR	Member since
31 Yvonne M. 🇨🇲🇨🇲 EN/FR Translator & AI Automation Specialist N8N, Make	$907↓ 2%	Aug 2021Aug 18, 2021
32 Paula V. 🇦🇷🇦🇷 Data Annotator - CVAT - Roboflow - Image Annotation - QA - AI	$904↓ 2%	Oct 2023Oct 2, 2023
33 Oksana Y. 🇺🇦🇺🇦 Senior Photo Editor \| Retoucher \| Photoshop Expert\| AI Expert	$875↓ 22%	Jun 2023Jun 10, 2023
34 Niv E. 🇮🇱🇮🇱 Translation & Localization	$829↓ 8%	Jun 2024Jun 3, 2024
35 KONUL M. 🇦🇿🇦🇿 Azerbaijani, English, Russian,Turkish	$809↓ 11%	Jul 2022Jul 14, 2022
36 Juan K. 🇦🇷🇦🇷 Financial Language-Localization Specialist, General Translation	$754↓ 1%	Apr 2023Apr 1, 2023
37 Yaneth S. 🇻🇪🇻🇪 Spanish Translator, Proofreader, and Editor	$751↑ 1%	Apr 2018Apr 22, 2018
38 Pierre Adrien L. 🇫🇷🇫🇷 Translator/Interpreter/Voice-over Eng to Fr - Fr to Eng	$741↑ 5%	Apr 2020Apr 25, 2020
39 Michaela U. 🇦🇹🇦🇹 Native German Translator \| English - German Translation & Localization	$739↑ 11%	Jun 2024Jun 18, 2024
40 Caribou S. 🇨🇳🇨🇳 English to Chinese Translator \| Literary, Game & Media Localization	$734↑ 7%	Jan 2026Jan 4, 2026

Freelancer	MRR	Member since
41 Oriana R. 🇻🇪🇻🇪 Virtual Assistant, Appointment Setter.	$705↑ 19%	May 2025May 6, 2025
42 Ahmed A. 🇪🇬🇪🇬 Professional English-Arabic Translator\| Proofreader\| Transcriber	$619↓ 4%	Sep 2023Sep 9, 2023
43 Ivana L. 🇨🇱🇨🇱 English Spanish Translator and ESL teacher	$614↑ 31%	Jul 2025Jul 27, 2025
44 Gabriela K. 🇦🇷🇦🇷 Content & Localization Project Manager \| Spanish QA	$608↓ 11%	Oct 2018Oct 3, 2018
45 Silvia M. 🇮🇹🇮🇹 Italian Translator, Localization Specialist, Proofreader & Editor	$596↓ 1%	Sep 2016Sep 5, 2016
46 Eugenia T. 🇦🇷🇦🇷 Bilingual Writer & Translator (Sp-En) \| Parenting & Sustainability	$593↓ 2%	Jun 2016Jun 9, 2016
47 Kent A. 🇩🇪🇩🇪 Expert Native German Translation \| Localization \| Proofreading	$5830%	Oct 2013Oct 26, 2013
48 M.E. V. 🇳🇱🇳🇱 English - Dutch translator editor books, children's books, subtitles	$530↓ 1%	Jul 2017Jul 2, 2017
49 Lea P. 🇫🇷🇫🇷 International lawyer \| Jurist \| Translator & Writer	$512↓ 41%	May 2023May 30, 2023
50 Daphne N. 🇳🇬🇳🇬 English to Igbo and Nigerian pidgin Translator/ Certified Interpreter	$511↓ 1%	May 2023May 1, 2023

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