Grace Bridges

Current

• Editor/Publisher at Splashdown Books
• Translator at Nowak Translations
• Science Fiction Author at Splashdown Books

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Past

• Translator at Bavarian Police
• Shelf Stacker at Sarik's Turkish Groceries

Education

• University of Auckland

Recommended

5 people have recommended Grace

Connections

89 connections

Industry

Publishing

Websites

• My Website
• Myspace
• Shoutlife

Grace Bridges’s Summary

* Translator between German, French and English
* Science fiction author
* Publisher

Grace Bridges’s Specialties:

* Translation: Legal, technical and creative texts
* Fiction critiques and mentoring
* Website design
* Book publishing

Grace Bridges’s Experience

• Editor/Publisher

  Splashdown Books

  (Publishing industry)

  February 2009 — Present (10 months)

  Splashdown Books is excited about bringing you new selections from the world of science fiction - with that inspirational twist where you never know who might show up: mysterious strangers, undercover hackers, virtual relatives, or supernatural beings!
  
  We do not accept submissions at this time, but search out our authors in relevant critique forums.

• Translator

  Nowak Translations

  (Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Writing and Editing industry)

  June 2006 — Present (3 years 6 months)

  Translation of legal, governmental and technical texts mainly from German into English; on occasion also English into German or German into French. Advanced use of word processing software, HTML edits also. Internet language research for the best translation possible.

• Science Fiction Author

  Splashdown Books

  (Publishing industry)

  January 1993 — Present (16 years 11 months)

  Writing science fiction that's all about people just like us. First book Faith Awakened published 2007. Legendary Space Pilgrims due out in 2009. Cyberdublin and Godspeed to follow.

• Translator

  Bavarian Police

  (Government Administration industry)

  May 2002 — April 2008 (6 years )

• Shelf Stacker

  Sarik's Turkish Groceries

  (Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Food & Beverages industry)

  June 2001 — September 2001 (4 months)

Grace Bridges’s Education

• University of Auckland

  1997 — 2000

Additional Information

Grace Bridges’s Websites:

• My Website
• Myspace
• Shoutlife

Grace Bridges’s Interests:

Christian Science Fiction, Web Design, Graphic Editing

Grace Bridges’s Groups:

Lost Genre Guild, Critters Writing Workshop, ACFW, Glenfield Presbyterian Church, Balbriggan Baptist Church

•    Science Fiction readers, writers, and collectors
•    Auckland University Alumni & Friends
•    Science Fiction Linked Exchange
•    British Science Fiction Association
•    Christian Ministry & Church Leadership
•    Christian Writers & Authors
•    Band of Entrepreneurs
•    New Zealand Small Business Talk and Blogs

Grace Bridges’s Honors:

Winner of the Readers' Station Title Contest, March 2007
Winner of the Underground Short Fiction Contest, January 2008

Grace Bridges’s Contact Settings

Interested In:

• consulting offers
• new ventures
• business deals
• reference requests
• getting back in touch