COTN Conference Bulletin

Children of the Night Congress Bulletin Issue # 1 of 5 March 2017

This first issue launches Rickard Berghorn's discovery of the SWEDISH version of Dracula, serialised from June 1899 on in the Swedish newspaper "Dagen." This second-oldest translation of Dracula turns out to be a bold adaptation and probably was the matrix for the shorter Icelandic version Makt myrkranna, that followed 6 months later in Valdimar Ásmundsson's newspaper Fjallkonan.
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6 March 2017: The amazing news brought by our Conference News Bulletin was discussed today in an article by Anna Margrét Björnsson in Icelandic Monitor, the most popular Icelandic news website.

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5 March 2017 19:30 Brașov time

We have just launched the first issue of our Conference News Bulletin!

The Swedish version of Dracula

Overseen or ignored for more than a century by Scandinavian literary experts, Mörkrets makter now turns out to be the oldest known adaptation of Bram Stoker's novel Dracula!

Exclusive news launch

Introduced by Hans Corneel de Roos, the translator and researcher behind the Powers of Darkness book (Overlook, 7 Febr. 2017), Rickard Berghorn explains about his discovery of the link between the Swedish and the Icelandic version in an exclusive, first-time interview.

Notifications

Our bulletin will publish important notifications regarding the planned international Dracula conference series in Brașov.

Fresh Reseach

Conference speakers and participants will have an opportunity to launch their own discoveries and articles through the bulletin platform.

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If you are interested to publish in our Conference Bulletin, please contact the initiators via the Congress email account dracongress@gmail.com

About Us

The Children of the Night Conference series is a non-profit academic initiative, supported by worldwide renowned Dracula experts.

Our aim is to present groundbreaking research on Bram Stoker, his novel Dracula and related topics on a bi-annual basis.

Participation is open to everyone who has a truly interesting presentation to make. Moreover, the conferences will feature artistic contests and will be accompanied by a cultural program.

Because of the ongoing COVID crisis, however, our event in April 2021 will be virtual. Pre-recorded presentations or videos are welcome, if they premiere on our conference. The event will be hosted by Transilvania University of Brașov, Romania, Maria Curie-Skłodowska University Lublin, Poland, and the virtual platform created by hansderoos.com.

CHILDREN OF THE NIGHT

International Dracula Congress

Please contact us through the contact form or send an email to dracongress@gmail.com

Palgrave Handbooks of Gothic

During our April 2021 conference, Palgrave Macmillan, renowned publisher of academic books, will present an interview with the makers of its recently released Gothic Handbooks. Clive Bloom, who spoke at the 2016 Dublin conference and is a member of the Scientific Committee for the 2021 event, is the editor of this series.

Handbook of Steam Age Gothic — Click for more information

Handbook of Contemporary Gothic — Click for more information

Dracula-an International

Perspective

Click this link and you can preview a free chapter of Dracula-An International Perspective, edited by Marius Crișan (Palgrave, 2017), and with many interesting contributions (including chapters by our keynote speakers).

This volume analyses the role of Bram Stoker’s Dracula and its sequels in the evolution of the Gothic. As well as the transformation of the Gothic location—from castles, cemeteries and churches to the modern urban gothic—this volume explores the evolution of the undead considering a range of media from the 19^th century protagonist to sympathetic contemporary vampires of teen Gothic. Based on an interdisciplinary approach (literature, tourism, and film), the book argues that the development of the Dracula myth is the result of complex international influences and cultural interactions. Offering a multifarious perspective, this volume is a reference work that will be useful to both academic and general readers.

Nancy Schumann: Take a Bite

Take a Bite by Nancy Schumann — Click to visit Books with Bite.

Books With Bite offers a special discount on Take A Bite for attendees of the upcoming congress. Order between 12th and 23rd April and get the book for £7 including postage. Please put "Take A Bite, Drac" in the notes to claim the discount. To order an e-book, mail to nancy@bookswithbite.in