Thanks to everyone who made nominations for this, the sixth annual ProZ.com community choice awards. Voting is now open, so be sure to check out the nominees and cast your votes for your favorites in the categories for translation and interpreting at https://www.proz.com/community-choice-awards
Translation-related nominees:
Blog: Best overall blog related to translation.
- My Words for a Change - Nikki Graham
- Translation Times - Judy and Dagmar Jenner
- The Open Mic
- Marketing Tips for Translators - Tess Whitty
- Thoughts on Translation - Corinne McKay
- termcoord.eu
- sherifabuzid.com - Sherif Abuzid
Website: Best overall professional translator's website.
- http://transcreativity.com/ - Patricia Mora
- http://www.nyacommunications.com/ - Nicole Y. Adams, M.A.
- https://cotelangues.com/ - Andrea Halbritter
- http://areatranslation.com/ - Adrien Arnaud
- https://antonimaroto.com/ - Antoni Maroto
Twitter: Best overall Twitter account.
- @erik_hansson - Erik Hansson
- @Smart_Translate - Catharine Cellier-Smart
- @Jeromobot - Jost Zetzsche
- @nikki_graham - Nikki Graham
- @language_news - Judy Jenner
Facebook page/group: Best overall Facebook page or group.
- Successful Freelance Translators
- Standing Out Mastermind for Translators and Interpreters
- Things Translators Never Say
Podcast: Best podcast (series or single podcast).
Trainer: Active trainer in in-person or online training.
Article: Best article published (online or in print form).
- Scheduling Translation Projects - Nancy Matis
- When the Unthinkable Happens and Giving Up Work Isn't an Option - Nikki Graham
- The GDPR for translators: all you need to know (and do!) - Pieter Beens
Book: Best book published (print or digital format). May include re-releases or new editions.
- Translation Matters - Jost Zetzche
- Mox IV: What would Calvo do? - Alejandro Moreno-Ramos
- Finding and Marketing to Translation Agencies: A Practical Guide for Freelance Translators - Corinne McKay
Blog post: For a single blog post, as opposed to the "blog" category, which is based on a blog as a whole. This category may include guest blog posts.
- "Smart devices and the future of CAT tools" - Pieter Beens
- "When Things Go Wrong" - Nikki Graham
- "Dealing with PDF files during a translation project" - Nancy Matis
ProZ.com profile: Most professional/attractive ProZ.com profile.
- Alexander Manaenkov - Games, Apps, Web | manoftranslation.com
- Matheus Chaud - M.A. in Linguistics/B.Sc. in Engineering
- Muhammad Said - En-Ar Translation and L10n Professional
- Andrey Svitanko - Medical and scientific translation
- Nicole König - EN-DE localization & content creation
Most helpful contributor: All-around contributions, be they in forums, in term help, on social media, etc.
Cast your votes in the translation categories here »
Interpreting-related nominees:
Blog: Best overall blog related to interpreting.
- That Interpreter Blog - Liz Essary
- The Professional Interpreter - Tony Rosado
- Integrity Languages - Jonathan Downie
- A Word in Your Ear - Lourdes De Rioja
- Dolmetschblog - Alexander Drechsel
Blog post: For a single blog post, as opposed to the "blog" category, which is based on a blog as a whole. This category may include guest blog posts:
- "Stop the Language Shaming" - Liz Essary
- "Stop inter'laining me!" - Alexander Drechsel
- "Tackling speed when interpreting" - Lourdes De Rioja
- "Yes, conference interpreting is a thing" - Liz Essary
Website: Best overall professional interpreter's website.
- https://thatinterpreter.com/ - Liz Essary
- http://alessandravita.com/ - Alessandra Vita
- http://www.integritylanguages.co.uk/ - Jonathan Downie
Twitter: Best overall Twitter account.
- @translationtalk - (An initiative by @adrechsel and @jeromobot)
- @integlangsbiz - Jonathan Downie
- @rpstranslations - Tony Rosado
Facebook page/group: Best overall Facebook page or group.
Podcast: Best podcast (series or single podcast).
- In Other Words - Berthine Crèvecoeur West
- Troublesome Terps - Alexander Drechsel, Alexander Gansmeier, Jonathan Downie
Conference speaker:
- Judy Jenner
- Jonathan Downie
- Tony Rosado
Cast your votes in the interpreting categories here »
Thank you in advance to all who vote, and best of luck to everyone who is in the running!