Owen Witesman
CURRICULUM VITAE
Novels
Oneiron (Lindstedt, OneWorld, 2018)
The Nightingale Murder (Lehtolainen, AmazonCrossing, 2018)
Below the Surface (Lehtolainen, AmazonCrossing, 2017)
Before You Go (Lehtolainen, AmazonCrossing, 2017)
Fatal Headwind (Lehtolainen, AmazonCrossing, 2016)
Cruel is the Night (Hämäläinen, Soho Press, 2016)
The Seafarer (Küttner and Tietäväinen, Books North, 2016)
The Knight (Küttner and Tietäväinen, Books North, 2016)
The Carpenter (Küttner and Tietäväinen, Books North, 2016)
Lithium-6 (Isomäki, AmazonCrossing, 2015)
Death Spiral (Lehtolainen, AmazonCrossing, 2015)
As Black as Ebony (Simukka, Skyscape/Hot Key, 2015)
As White as Snow (Simukka, Skyscape/Hot Key, 2015)
Snow Woman (Lehtolainen, AmazonCrossing, 2014)
As Red as Blood (Simukka, Crown Books for Young Readers, 2014)
Black Noise (Hiltunen, Hesperus, 2014)
The Sands of Sarasvati (Isomäki, Into, 2013)
Her Enemy (Lehtolainen, AmazonCrossing, 2013)
Cold Courage (Hiltunen, Hesperus, 2013)
Copper Heart (Lehtolainen, AmazonCrossing, 2013)
Wolves and Angels (Jokinen, ICC, 2012)
The Railroad (Aho, Norvik, 2012)
The Human Part (Hotakainen, MacLehose, 2012)
My First Murder (Lehtolainen, AmazonCrossing, 2012)
The Sands of Sarasvati (graphic novel with Lola Rogers, Tammi, 2008)
Hiding Places (Tamminen, Aspasia, 2008)
A Fool’s Paradise (Konkka, Dalkey, 2006)
Nonfiction
The Mapmakers’ World: A Cultural History of the European World Map (Nurminen, Pool of London, 2015)
Turku Neighbourhoods (Teerijoki, Savukeidas, 2012)
The Call of the Sagas (Piri, Pirius, 2012)
Hot! Hot! Hot! (cookbook, Bonnier, 2008)
Woven into Memory (non-fiction, Atena, 2006)
Children’s Literature
Tatu and Patu’s Marvelous Christmas (Havukainen and Toivonen, Otava, 2017)
Angry Birds Stella and the Hunt for the Jade Egg (Peltoniemi, Insight Kids, 2014)
Angry Birds Amigurumi (craft book, Rovio, 2014)
Angry Birds Friendship Bracelets (craft book, Rovio, 2014)
Amazing Alex–Beware of the Inventor! (Rovio, 2013)
This is Helsinki (Havukainen and Toivonen, Otava, 2012)
The Animals’ World (Pihlaja, Annexus, 2010)
This is Finland (Havukainen and Toivonen, Otava, in 11th edition, 2007)
Short Fiction
Too many to list (dozens), primarily for the journal Books from Finland.
Other Translation
Dozens of sample translations for numerous literary agencies and publishers in Finland, the US, and UK.
PhD, Public Affairs (Public Management and Policy Analysis), Indiana University, School of Public and Environmental Affairs, 2017
2014 Finnland. Translator. International Translator’s Seminar, Frankfurt
2007 Children’s Literature Translation Seminar, Finnish Literature Exchange, Helsinki
2005 MA Central Eurasian Studies, Indiana University, Department of Central Eurasian Studies
2004 Beginning Translator’s Seminar, Finnish Literature Information Centre, Helsinki
2001 BA Linguistics, Brigham Young University
Freelance Literary Translator (Finnish and Estonian) 2001-present
FILI – The Finnish Literature Information Centre, Helsinki, Finland
Translator Training Consultant, 2017, 2018
Translator, Intern, 2004-2005
Web Designer, Virtual Society of Literature – FILI-UNESCO
The Finnish-English Literary Translation Cooperative 2013-present
Website Designer and Administrator. Founding member.
Brigham Young University, Provo, UT
Adjunct Professor, Romney Institute of Public Management, 2009 – 2010
Indiana University, Bloomington
Associate Instructor, SPEA, 2006 – 2008
Parliamentary Development Project for Ukraine – USAID
Research Assistant, 2006 – 2007
Association of College Unions International, Bloomington, IN
IT support specialist, 2002-2003
The Waterford Institute, Sandy, UT
Project Manager, 2001-2002
Technical Writer, 2001
Brigham Young University, Honors Dept, Provo, UT
Computer Support Representative, 1998-2001
2014 Finnland. Translator. International Translator’s Seminar, Frankfurt
Presentation for Finnish translators on translation contracts.
Translating Finnish Science Fiction and Fantasy, 2011
Led multilingual three-day seminar organized in cooperation with the Burning Bridge Literary Agency, Turku 2011 Foundation, and the Finnish Literature Information Centre.
“Life After Waltari: the Current State and Influence of Finnish-language Literature in English Translation.”
Society for the Advancement of Scandinavian Studies Meeting, 2004