Natascha Bruce is a British writer and translator of Chinese fiction and nonfiction.
In 2015, she was a joint winner with Michael Day of the inaugural Bai Meigui Translation Prize for her translation of Dorothy Tse's short story Chicken (鸡).
[3][4] Since then, she has translated a number of works by writers including Xu Xiaobin, Ho Sok Fong, Can Xue, Patigül, Xie Ding, and Yeng Pway Ngon.
[10][11][12] Her translation of Can Xue's novella, Mystery Train, was published by Sublunary Editions in 2022.
[13] That same year, Bruce was awarded a PEN/Heim Translation Fund Grant for the publication of Tse's first novel, Owlish [zh], which was published by Fitzcarraldo Editions in 2023.