Francesca Stefanelli

Currently working on the translation of "F-Letter: New Russian Feminist Poetry", edited by Galina Rymbu, Eugene Ostashevsky and Ainsley Morse.

• Translated documents from Russian to Italian.
• Applied cultural understanding to discern specific meanings beyond literal written words.
• Replicated flow, style, and overall meaning of original texts.
• Repeated and restructured complex translations to optimize understanding.
• Researched cultural etiquette and specific use of slang words.

Author of "Acquacantiera", one of ten stories from different authors included in the anthology "Sciroccate". Ten voices for a transfeminist, post-colonial and de-constructed conception of the south.

• Collaborated with editorial teams to refine content, resulting in high-quality publications that resonated with target audiences.
• Explored unconventional narrative structures to create innovative stories that captivated readers and challenged traditional storytelling norms.
• Repurposed and optimized existing content for use in different mediums.
• Interviewed individuals by phone, video chat and in-person to write news stories.

Co-translator of "Moja Ljubimaja Strana", by Elena Kostjucenko.

• Translated documents from Russian to Italian.
• Applied cultural understanding to discern specific meanings beyond literal written words.
• Replicated flow, style, and overall meaning of original texts.
• Repeated and restructured complex translations to optimize understanding.
• Developed strategies to perform accurate and consistent translations.
• Collaborated with fellow translators to ensure consistency in language usage and style across all documents.

The job was part of a collaboration with Memorial Italia and it consisted in the Translation of the"Last speech of Alla Gutnikova". A prior version of this same translation had been already published by Edizioni Asino in May 2022.

• Collaborated with fellow translators to ensure consistency in language usage and style across all documents.
• Improved readability of translated materials by employing advanced proofreading techniques and meticulous editing skills.
• Translated documents from russian to italian.