Please note our adjusted schedule for September: The meeting will begin at 10:00 a.m. with networking and a group discussion Taking Your Books Global: Exploring Translation Options
Afternoon Workshop: How to Launch Your Romance Book in Europe and Beyond
There are millions of romance readers across Europe, and even more in South (and even North) America, who may never discover your books simply because they aren’t available in their language. But translating a novel has traditionally been expensive, slow and complicated — particularly for independent authors.
In this practical workshop, Teddy Smith will show you how authors can start reaching readers in major European markets including Germany, France, Spain and Italy.
We’ll look at which languages are worth considering, which niches work best in which markets, what makes romance particularly tricky to translate, how AI is changing the economics of book translation, and the practical steps involved in taking a translated manuscript from English draft to a book for sale on Amazon.
Teddy will also share some of the lessons learned from translating real romance novels through BookLingua, including what works, what can go wrong, and where human review still matters.
About Teddy Smith
Teddy Smith is the founder of BookLingua, a book translation platform built to help independent authors and publishers reach international readers. He also runs My Romance Reads, a romance discovery platform and newsletter reaching thousands of readers, and hosts the Publishing Performance Show, where he interviews authors and publishing experts about book marketing and growing an author business.
After working with over 800 independent authors for several years, Teddy launched BookLingua to make high-quality book translation faster, more affordable and more accessible — particularly for authors who previously couldn’t justify the cost of traditional translation.