Il Pietrisco - Publication Criteria

Publication Criteria

If you are interested in sending us your original, unpublished translation,

please submit it to:

translations@pietrisco.net

with the subject “SUBMISSION – Your Name” (eg: “SUBMISSION – Sam
Doe”).

Please note that we are only able to consider submissions that meet the specifications of the current Call for Contributions (see Forthcoming Projects).

Include the following in the Submission Template provided below (only .doc or .docx can be accepted):

1. The original text (please see the Call for Contributions for details of wordcount).

2. Your unpublished translation.

3. A short introduction contextualizing the original text (250-300 words), accompanied by a translator’s note (250-300 words) discussing your approach to the translation, highlighting any particular points of interest or challenges you encountered. You do not need to quote secondary sources, but if you do, please make sure to reference them fully (see point 8 below).

4. A brief (150 words) biographical note on the author(s), written in the third person, beginning with the author’s name.

5. A brief (150 words) biographical note on the translator(s), written in the third person, beginning with the translator’s name.

6. A statement granting us permission to publish both the original work and the translation online, as well as evidence that you are in a position to grant such rights. The Copyright Templates are below.

7. You can submit your proposal to multiple venues, but we ask you that you notify us as soon as possible if your proposal is accepted elsewhere, by writing to translations@pietrisco.net.

8. Please follow the MHRA style. The Guide can be found here. We adopt the in-text quotation style with reference list. Please do not use footnotes.

Incomplete submissions or submissions failing to comply with these guidelines will not be considered.

I L P I E T R I S C O

Learned Online Journal of Modern and Contemporary Studies - POETRY PROSE CINEMA