WLT  Weekly

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Culture

On a Road of Grief: A Review of Hit the Road, by Panah Panahi

June 13, 2022 | Poupeh Missaghi
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Interviews

Writing Without Permission: A Conversation with Ishmael Reed

June 08, 2022 | Emily Doyle
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Essay

To Escape, to Return: An Homage to Sergio Pitol

June 02, 2022 | Stuart Cooke
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Poetry

A Poem from Chile

June 01, 2022 | Enrique Lihn
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Book Reviews

Multilingual Writing and Translation in the Americas: Ellen Jones’s Literature in Motion

May 31, 2022 | Tess O’Dwyer
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Fiction

Own Voice

May 25, 2022 | S. Ramakrishnan
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News and Events

Jury Announced for the 2023 NSK Neustadt Prize for Children’s and Young Adult Literature

May 23, 2022 | The Editors of WLT
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Interviews

The Mystery of Who We Will Become: A Conversation with Holly Wilson

May 23, 2022 | Alexandra McManus
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Poetry

WLT Student Translation Prize – Poetry

May 18, 2022 | Linda Maria Baros
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Fiction

WLT Student Translation Prize – Prose

May 18, 2022 | Ilija Trojanow
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News and Events

World Literature Today Announces 2022 Student Translation Prize Winners

May 17, 2022 | The Editors of WLT
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Interviews

“A Multiplicity of Voices”: Diane Glancy Meets English 4000

May 11, 2022 | Mary E. Adams, Lauren Fee, Caleb Fisher, Grace Lewis, Carley Nail, Katelynn Nelson, Kaylee Sadler
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Culture

The Life of Isabel Allende On-screen

May 11, 2022 | Alexandra McManus
WLT staff members with Rep. Merleyn Bell
News and Events

State of Oklahoma Recognizes World Literature Today Legacy, 400th Issue with Citation

May 10, 2022 | WLT
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Essay

Between Ukraine and America in a Time of War

May 10, 2022 | Liliana M. Naydan
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News and Events

WLT Book Buzz Episode #6: Latinx Authors—Growing up, Food, Immigration, and Beautiful Illustrations

May 05, 2022 | WLT