Acadia Writing is the product of decades of experience.
Maria Snyder holds both an M.A. in French (U. of Illinois Chicago) and a Ph.D in Germanic Languages & Literatures (Washington University). She has over 15 years experience in translating academic, business, and literary texts. She can help academic writers and literary authors see their work transformed into an English text that speaks with their own voice.
As a tenured professor, she wrote and edited academic texts of nearly every kind, from academic articles and presentations to professional portfolios. In addition, she has reviewed job applications, written committee reports, and drafted planning documents. She is ready to assist you as you tailor your writing for an academic environment.
My qualifications
- PhD in Germanic Languages and Literatures from Washington University in St Louis.
- MA in French from University of Illinois Chicago.
- Tenured professor of French and German at Central College. (2010-2021).
- Academic posts held at University of Missouri St Louis and Loyola University Chicago.
- Author of publications on early modern history, cartography, and translation, as well as on contemporary literature in French and German.
- Training in literary translation at Breadloaf Translators’ Workshop and the British Centre for Literary Translation.
- View my full cv here.
Zweifle an allem mindestens einmal, und wäre es auch der Satz: zweimal 2 ist 4.
Georg Christoph Lichtenberg
On a besoin de patience avec tout le monde, mais particulièrement avec soi-même.
S. François de Sales
Jedes Ding hat drei Seiten: eine positive, eine negative, und eine komische.
Karl Valentin
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Experience
- Tenured professor of German and French at Central College
- Associate editor of the journal of German translation No Man’s Land