WLT  Weekly

Author Gunter Silva and translation prize winner Samantha Vila
Fiction

Herford (WLT Translation Prize Winner – Fiction)

June 20, 2019 |
A photo of Jean Metellus juxtaposed with the cover to When the Pipirite Sings
Book Reviews

Transcendence and Exhortation in the Haitian Poetry of Jean MΓ©tellus

June 13, 2019 |
A boat floats in a desultory natural port as the sun begins to crest above the horizon
Cultural Cross Sections

Portuguese Poem Goes Viral, Mistaken for Work of Celebrated Writer Sophia de Mello Breyner Andresen

June 11, 2019 |
A nine-panel grid of the jurors selected for the 2020 Neustadt Prize
News and Events

Jurors Announced for the 2020 Neustadt Prize

June 11, 2019 |
Darkened vertical structures rise gauzily up against a orange-purplish background
Fiction

The Testament of Gjon Muzaka

June 06, 2019 |
A red sun rises over the surf at dawn
Book Reviews

Eros and Saudade: Languages of Love in the Poetry of Rudencio Morais

June 04, 2019 |
A grainy black and white photo of a stairway inside of a castle. Figures up the stairs, some distance away, are emerging into the light outside
Book Reviews

Ognjen Spahić’s Montenegrin Soliloquy

May 30, 2019 |
Fishermen work before dawn on the coast off of Kerala
Book Reviews

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
Book Reviews

JosΓ© 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
Fiction

The Public Scribe

May 16, 2019 |
A whale surfacing, mouth agape
Poetry

A Poem from Mexico

May 14, 2019 |
Photos of Ahmad Shamlou and Niloufar Talebi juxtaposed on a crimson background
Interviews

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 |