Sheila Fischman

Translator Sheila Fischman is in large part responsible for bringing the riches of contemporary Quebec literature to the English-speaking world. For her skill in translating nearly 150 books from French to English, she has been recognized with the Governor General’s Literary Award for Translation, the Canada Council Translation Prize, the Félix-Antoine Savard Translation Prize and the Molson Prize in the Arts. The holder of two honorary doctorates, Fischman is the founding co-editor of the journal Ellipse: Ouevres en traduction / Writers In Translation, and a founding member of the Literary Translator’s Association of Canada. She is a Member of the Order of Canada and a chevalier of the Ordre national du Québec.