Howard Scott translates poetry, fiction, and non-fiction. His translation of L’Euguélionne by Louky Bersianik won the Governor General’s Literary Award in 1997. He is a past president of the Literary Translators’ Association of Canada and has a black belt in aikido.

With his collaborator Phyllis Aranoff, he has translated many books, including several by Madeleine Gagnon; conversations between Victor-Lévy Beaulieu and Margaret Atwood; A Slight Case of Fatigue, by Stéphane Bourguignon, which was shortlisted for the 2009 Governor General’s Literary Award; and The Great Peace of Montreal of 1701, by Gilles Havard, which won the QWF Translation Award in 2001.

Books translated by Howard Scott

Mina Among the Shadows

Anarchy of Light

Social Myths and Collective Imaginaries

Assi Manifesto

As Always, A Memoir of a Life in Writing (Depuis toujours)

The Montreal Canadiens: Rethinking a Legend

A Matter of Gravity (Attraction terrestre)

The Social History of Ideas in Quebec, 1760-1896

Wilfred Laurier

My Name Is Bosnia

The Great Peace of Montreal of 1701

Descent Into Night

Blueberries and Apricots