Frances Riddle

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Frances Riddle (born in Raleigh, North Carolina. Grew up in Houston, Texas){{Cite web |url=https://www.infobae.com/leamos/2022/04/07/la-traduccion-de-elena-sabe-de-claudia-pineiro-finalista-del-booker-international-2022/ |title=Claudia Piñeiro es finalista del prestigioso International Booker Prize edición 2022 |access-date=2022-05-08 |date=2022-04-07 |website=Infobae |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220408084947/https://www.infobae.com/leamos/2022/04/07/la-traduccion-de-elena-sabe-de-claudia-pineiro-finalista-del-booker-international-2022/ |archive-date=2022-04-08 |language=es}} is an American-born literary translator, specializing in the translation of contemporary Latin American literature into English.

She has a BA in Spanish Language and Literature from Louisiana State University and an MA in Translation Studies from the University of Buenos Aires. To date, she has translated more than a dozen novels for leading translation houses such as New Directions Publishing, Dalkey Archive Press and Charco Press. Originally from Houston, Texas, she lives in Buenos Aires, Argentina.[https://www.wordswithoutborders.org/contributor/frances-riddle Bio], wordswithoutborders.org[https://charcopress.com/translators/ Bio], charcopress.com

In April 2022, Riddle's translation of Claudia Piñeiro's novel Elena Knows was shortlisted for the International Booker Prize.{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/books/2022/apr/07/international-booker-prize-shortlist|title=International Booker prize shortlist delivers 'awe and exhilaration'|first=Lucy|last=Knight|newspaper=The Guardian|date=7 April 2022}}