In Other Words: Translating and Championing Children's Books Across Cultures
Jul 10, 2026
Online event
In Other Words: Translating and Championing Children's Books Across Cultures with Maria Camila Correa (Random House Studio)
In Other Words: Translating and Championing Children’s Books Across Cultures
- An inside look at how children’s books are translated
- How María’s bilingual background shapes her approach
- What makes a children’s book translation successful
- María’s own path into the translation and publishing industry
- A walkthrough of the translation process in children’s book publishing
- Why global awareness and multicultural perspectives matter in today’s market
Maria is opening a 30‑day submission window after the webinar. She’s mainly looking for original picture book manuscripts, but she’s happy to consider translated PB manuscripts in English as well.
Date: Friday, July 10, 2026
Time: Noon - 1:30 PM PDT
Place: Online on Zoom
This event will be recorded and shared after the event. Replay will be available for 30 days.
María Camila Correa, editor and translator at Random House Studio
MARIA CAMILA CORREA is an editor at Random House Studio. Her list is focused on picture books that spark curiosity and wonder, that urge readers to question and reimagine the world around them, and that reflect the multiplicity of thought of diverse creators while speaking to universal truths. Born in Medellín, Colombia, María is fluent in Spanish and is also a translator, as well as the author of SELENA: A LITTLE GOLDEN BOOK BIOGRAPHY and BOB ROSS: A LITTLE GOLDEN BOOK BIOGRAPHY, among other titles. Before joining Random House in 2020, she worked at Little Tiger Press in London and is a graduate of the University of Glasgow’s MEd program in Children’s Literature and Literacies.
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