LITERARY TRANSLATION IN PRACTICE
International Conference
10-11 May 2012
Università del Salento
Lecce, Italy
CALL FOR PAPERS

For the International Conference  "Literary Translation in Practice" professionals and scholars are invited to submit proposals for papers. Deadline is Thursday March 1st 2012. More than one paper cannot be submitted.

Papers, focusing on the particularity of literature as a text type  in translation, should be planned according to the following guidelines:

Paper Sessions
Paper sessions will be 90 minutes in length with each speaker allotted twenty minutes for presentation plus additional time for questions. Papers should focus on Italian-English or English-Italian literary translation in one of the following areas:
1. New insights into practical methodology
2. Critical analysis of published translations
3. Practical experience from the world of work
Abstract submission
Abstracts of 250 words in Italian or English should be sent by email, attached as a WORD document (.doc or .docx), to the following address:  This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Official Languages
Italian, English

Important Dates
•        Deadline for the submission of proposals: 1 March 2012
•        Notification of acceptance of proposals: 20 March 2012

LITERARY TRANSLATION  IN PRACTICE
Conference Organizers: David Katan, Angela d'Egidio, Elisa Fina, Francesca Ventura
Undergraduate, graduate and PhD Programmes in  Translation Studies
10-11 May 2012