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Fishermen work before dawn on the coast off of Kerala

The Coming-of-Age Story of a Muslim Boy Wins India’s Highest Literary Prize

May 28, 2019 |

Three people sit around a table writing with a window illuminating the table

Cultural Cross Sections

Writer to Writer: The Women’s Creative Mentorship Project

May 23, 2019 |

The winning translators and translated authors in a tiled image

News and Events

Winners of the Second Annual World Literature Today Translation Prize Announced

May 22, 2019 |

A black and white photo of a small boat tied to a dock at the edge of a wooded pond

José Manuel Cardona’s Orphic Aubade

May 21, 2019 |

A picture of a secluded ancient city street where a tree loaded with red blooms sprouts from beside a stone building creating shade for those walking the street

The Public Scribe

May 16, 2019 |

A whale surfacing, mouth agape

A Poem from Mexico

May 14, 2019 |

Photos of Ahmad Shamlou and Niloufar Talebi juxtaposed on a crimson background

Ahmad Shamlou on the World Stage: A Conversation with Niloufar Talebi

May 09, 2019 |

A painting of a girl in black and white holding a red balloon on a drab gray wall

Cultural Cross Sections

Can You Imagine a Childhood Without Good Stories?

May 08, 2019 |

An older man in a hard hat and work coveralls appears as if he is speaking in a highly industrial location

Cultural Cross Sections

Songs of Protest from Bisbee and Los Gatos

May 07, 2019 |

A close-up photo of the NSK medal

News and Events

World Literature Today Increasing Amount of NSK Neustadt Prize

May 07, 2019 |

Three Christmas dolls laid side by side against a black background

Cultural Cross Sections

The Matryoshka Dolls in My Head (an excerpt)

May 02, 2019 |

A painting of a pomegranate still on the branch done al fresco on an ancient and cracking wall

Persephone, Demeter, and Light from the Underworld: A Conversation with Poet Sarah McKinstry-Brown

April 30, 2019 |

Thin, tapered, and lit candles arising from water

Two Poems for Pascha

April 25, 2019 |

An abstract image composed of blue dots and violet curves on a purple background

Far-Reaching Minimalism: A Conversation with Sara Mesa

April 23, 2019 |

The cover to Carne de mi carne: Antología de cuento overlaid on a photo of editor María Negroni

Daughters of Prometheus: A Latin American Frankenstein

April 18, 2019 |

A digital altered photograph of Kuala Lumpur shrouded in fog or smog with greys and browns mixed into the haze

Cultural Cross Sections

Malaysian English Writing Today

April 16, 2019 |

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