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CALL FOR PAPERS FOR THE INAUGURAL ISSUE OF
KATHERINE MANSFIELD STUDIES,
(THE PEER-REVIEWED JOURNAL OF THE KATHERINE MANSFIELD SOCIETY)

Special first issue on the theme of
‘Katherine Mansfield and Continental Europe’

Following on from the success of the international conference held on Mansfield in 2008, based on the centenary of Katherine Mansfield’s arrival in London, the first issue of the peer-reviewed journal of the recently created Katherine Mansfield Society, Katherine Mansfield Studies, is now calling for submissions for its special issue ‘Katherine Mansfield and Continental Europe’.

Submissions are sought on the following:

On the theme of the special issue ‘Katherine Mansfield and Continental Europe’
Creative pieces – poetry and prose on Katherine Mansfield
Book reviews of recently published books on Katherine Mansfield

Further details:

Mansfield travelled extensively in continental Europe during her lifetime. Nearly four years of her short adult life were spent there – in Germany, France, Italy, Switzerland and Belgium. Many of her stories were written abroad, many have continental themes and/or European settings. As a writer, she has also received huge critical acclaim in many European countries – far more than in her homeland of New Zealand or her adopted adult homeland, England.

The following is a list of topics which may provide inspiration, though the list is by no means exhaustive:

Mansfield and In a German Pension
Mansfield and her sojourn in Bavaria
Mansfield’s critical reception in Germany
Mansfield and her ‘love/hate’ relationship with France
Mansfield and the French Symbolists
Mansfield as travelling tourist
Mansfield and the First World War
Mansfield’s critical reception in France
Mansfield and her Russian obsession
Mansfield and Chekhov
Mansfield’s reception in Eastern Europe
Mansfield’s relationship with Floryan Sobienowski
Mansfield’s relationship with Henri Gaudier-Brzeska
Mansfield’s relationship with Francis Carco
Mansfield’s reception in Italy
Mansfield’s reception in Spain
Mansfield’s work in relation to that of European-based writers in English, eg Elizabeth von Arnim.
Mansfield’s work in relation to other writers in English writing about Europe.
Mansfield and European Modernism

The deadline for 5000 word submissions is 1 June 2009.

For any queries please contact the Journal’s Editor, Dr Delia da Sousa Correa and the special issue co-editor, Dr Gerri Kimber
d.dasousa@open.ac.uk
gerri@thekimbers.co.uk

In addition, further submissions for the first issue of the journal are being sought:

Pieces of creative writing on the theme of Katherine Mansfield - poetry, short stories, etc:
Please send submissions, including name, full affiliation and email address, for consideration to the Journal Editor:
Dr Delia da Sousa Correa d.dasousa@open.ac.uk

Book reviews on recent publications relating to Katherine Mansfield:
Please send review submissions (no more than 500 words) by 1 June 2009 to the Journal Reviews Editors:
Dr Kathryn Simpson k.l.simpson@bham.ac.uk and Dr Melinda Harvey melinda.harvey@anu.edu.au