Lucy Scott
Literary Translator
Translating fiction and literary nonfiction from Dutch, French, and Spanish into English, with a particular focus on Caribbean literature.
Her translation of Astrid Roemer’s On a Woman’s Madness (Two Lines Press, 2023) was a finalist for the 2023 National Book Award for Translated Literature and longlisted for the 2025 International Booker Prize.
Selected Translations

Off-White
Astrid Roemer
Tilted Axis Press, 2026
Translated by Lucy Scott and David McKay

Self Portrait
Ludwig Volbeda
Levine Querido, 2025
Translated by Lucy Scott

On a Woman’s Madness
Astrid Roemer
Two Lines Press, 2023
Translated by Lucy Scott
Recent Recognition
Lucy Scott was awarded a 2027 PEN/Heim Translation Fund Grant for her forthcoming translation of Xillan Macrooy’s debut novel, Mensen als zonnen en mensen als manen (Two Lines Press, 2028).
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