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

75 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 (6 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 2 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 7 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

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