Rule No. 1 - A Supernatural Hospital Horror Tale

On a never-ending night shift, a maternity nurse fights exhaustion, despair, and an unspoken rule in a hospital where job security is the least of her…

Nov 13, 2024 • 

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Jack Pownall - French to English Translation

My translation services, professional journey, and how I bring French content to life in English with precision, creativity, and cultural sensitivity.

Nov 12, 2024 • 

Jack Pownall

May 2024

Doctor Who: Push the Button, Space Babes!

★★★☆☆ | Last Saturday, Doctor Who landed back on screens across the world with an effervescent double-bill bang, and I simply must talk about it. Here's…

May 18, 2024 • 

Jack Pownall

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Literary Translation: To AI or Not to AI, That Is The Question

Whether 'tis nobler in modernity to suffer the slings and arrows of an already difficult-to-enter translation industry...

May 15, 2024 • 

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April 2024

Plato’s Dream by Voltaire

Listen now (6 mins) | Written in 1756 by Voltaire, this criticism of religious doctrine was one of the first examples of science fiction. This new…

Apr 13, 2024 • 

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The Magic of Learning a Language with Harry Potter

An insomnia-driven account of how I once sped up my French learning with the help of Harry Potter.

Apr 11, 2024 • 

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March 2024

Micromégas by Voltaire

Follow Micromégas, a giant from the constellation of Sirius, as he leaves his home in search of knowledge and stops for a visit on our own planet Earth.

Mar 12, 2024 • 

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February 2024

‘Romance’ by Arnaud Cathrine deserves to be translated into English

This French YA gay romance novel is the first part of a trilogy delving into what it is to be young and yearn for love and, funnily enough, "romance".

Feb 26, 2024 • 

Jack Pownall

December 2023

Working as an In-House Translator

My experience working as an in-house French to English translator in Paris.

Dec 27, 2023 • 

Jack Pownall

September 2023

The Devil Wears Primark - My Internship at Vogue France

That’s a lie. More often than not, I actually wore Uniqlo. That aside, let’s delve into my time interning as a translator for Vogue France.

Sep 23, 2023 • 

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August 2023

Moving to Paris to study French

From 2020 to 2023, I read French Studies at the University of London Institute in Paris.

Aug 27, 2023 • 

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July 2023

Running an online business in a virtual world

In 2015, having learned 3D modelling and texturing through self-teaching, I founded an online business with an associate in the virtual world game…

Jul 8, 2023 • 

Jack Pownall