MELISSA BOWERS is a translator and editor living in Seattle, Washington. She is an ATA-certified Swedish-to-English translator and seasoned copy editor whose work spans picture books, graphic novels, poetry and academic manuscripts. Her recent literary translations include Emma AdBåge’s The Wound (Arctis Books, Oct 2025), Moa Romanova’s Buff Soul and Goblin Girl (Fantagraphics Books. She earned a 2021 Eisner Award for Best U.S. Edition of International Material for her translation of Goblin Girl.
