Galasso Wins Modern Language Association’s Book Manuscript Award

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Regina Galasso, assistant professor in the Spanish and Portuguese Program, has been awarded the 2017 Book Award by the Northeast Modern Language Association (NeMLA) for her book manuscript “Translating New York: The City's Languages in Iberian Literatures.”The NeMLA Book Award is given annually for the best unpublished book-length manuscript on American, British and other modern language, literature and cultural studies or on related areas.
The author must be a current member with a demonstrated commitment to NeMLA. Normally two manuscripts are selected for prizes, one on English language literature and one on literature in another modern language.
The prize includes $750 and NeMLA assistance contacting presses about the publication of the wining manuscript.
Theaward was announced at the organization’s 48th annual convention in Baltimore in March.



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