Hello, I'm Barbora.

Creative translation's my thing.

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I'm a translator.
I translate from English to Czech and from Czech to English.
I also transcribe audio files and create and edit subtitles.
I enjoy working with content that asks for some creativity:
  • web and marketing copy,
  • screenplays and scripts,
  • anything with a literary twist to it.
Sounds good?
Check out my portfolio, read my bio, or drop me a line!
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Portfolio

Selected Projects • 2011–2022

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Radio play • Tereza Semotamová
Czech > English • 2017–2018
The Pack
Screenplay • 8Heads Productions
Czech > English • 2018–2020
In the Name of the Father
(and of the Son)
Prose • Immanuel Mifsud
English > Czech • 2018
Landigo
Language Agency
Czech, English • 2015–2018
Broth & Seeds
Cookbooks • V. Edgson & H. Thomas
English > Czech • 2016, 2018
Authors' Reading Month
Literary festival • Větrné mlýny
Czech, English • 2014–2018

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About

Mgr. Barbora Růžičková (Lyčková)
I'm a translator working between English and Czech who enjoys creative translation. I was brought up in a bilingual environment and spent most of my childhood abroad – I've lived in Denmark, Sweden and Scotland. Today, I’m based in Prague, Czech Republic. I earned a master's degree in translation at Masaryk University in Brno.
I have over a decade of translation experience. Over the course of my career, I've translated several books, ranging from non-fiction and children's lit to acclaimed literary work, was selected for a literary residency in the United States, and translated a contemporary Czech audio drama that was later produced by the NYC-based Play for Voices project. I've also translated hundreds of pages of non-literary texts.
I enjoy creative translation. However, I also find it important to forge long-standing work relationships, and my clients' satisfaction has always been a top priority for me.
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Contact

Mgr. Barbora Růžičková
barbora@ruzickova.net
+420 721 672 777
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I currently only take on short-term projects.