Translation and Editing Services

John Crutchfield offers professional translation (German to English) for scholarly/academic, journalistic, literary (poetry and prose) and technical writing, as well as complete editing and proofreading services.

Fees range from $75 to $100 per 1000 words for translations (depending on type and length of text), and $20 to $25 per hour for proofreading and editing (depending on scope of project). For a free estimate, contact John via the email address listed in the footer of this website and on the “Biography” page.

Testimonials:

"John Crutchfield ist ein hervorragender Korrekturleser und Übersetzer vom Deutschen ins Englische. Ich würde ihn jederzeit wieder engagieren und empfehle ihn wärmstens."

– Dr. Kai Wiegandt, Heisenberg Professor of Literature, Barenboim-Said Akademie, Berlin, Germany

"In 2010, John Crutchfield provided me with an English translation of Willhelm Friedrich Gotter's Die Geisterinsel from 1797 and later, in 2016, with an English translation of Vincenz Hundhausen's 1926 German translation from the Chinese of Wang Sche-fu's Das Westzimmer. In both instances, Crutchfield's translations were methodically clear and concise while still retaining the poetic flavor of the original text. Furthermore, he produced the translations well before our agreed deadlines. I highly recommend John Crutchfield as a translator from German to English, particularly for literary works."

– Dr. Ming Tsao, Composer and Professor of Music Composition, University of Goteburg, Sweden