Homecoming

Eileen Stevens earned her MA in linguistics with a specialization in translation from the University of Amsterdam. Her many Dutch-to-English translation credits include Connie Palmen's Your Story, My Story; Karin Schacknat's In and Out of Fashion; Vera Mertens's The Concentration Camp; and Ineke van Doorn's Singing from the Inside Out. She has also translated numerous essays on classical music and the arts. In 2020, Eileen attended an intensive two-month master class on the translation of literary nonfiction hosted by the Dutch Centre of Expertise for Literary Translation (ELV). A New Jersey native, Eileen spent twenty-five years working as a professional violinist in a Dutch orchestra and has lived in Amsterdam since 1990. For more information, visit www.keyboardtranslations.com.