Neil B. Bishop is a French-to-English literary translator, poet, and educator based in St. John’s, Newfoundland. A former professor at Memorial University, his work spans Québécois literature, translation studies, and creative writing. His translations include Death of the Spider by Michèle Mailhot, shortlisted for the Governor General’s Award, and multiple works by Robert Lalonde and Annick Perrot-Bishop. A recipient of the John Dryden Translation Prize, Bishop’s poetry and fiction appear in both English and French across journals in Canada and Europe.
Short-listed 1992 Governor General’s Literary Award for Translation