News, Reviews, and Interviews The winners for the Best Translated Book Awards have been announced! WLT contributing editor David Shook’s press Phoneme has taken home the BTBA in poetry f…
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March 25, 2016News, Reviews, and Interviews In this article on Literary Hub, Ayelet Tsabari shares why she has chosen to write in English instead of Hebrew. Recently featured in WLT, poe…
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May 27, 2015An international, nine-member jury of accomplished writers have selected the shortlist for the Neustadt International Prize for Literature, with their sole criterion for nominating finalists being dis…
May 18, 2015The 2016 Neustadt International Prize for Literature jury panel features nine writers:Alison Anderson, United States/SwitzerlandPorochista Khakpour, Iran/United StatesValeria Luiselli, Mexico/United S…
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