University of Oklahoma students Sophie Miller, Alexis Davis, Lucy Law (tie), and Evan Johnson (tie) have been awarded first, second, and third place, respectively, in the 2023 Neustadt Lit Fest poster…
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- World Literature Today, the University of Oklahoma’s award-winning magazine of international literature and culture, will host a book signing with Native writers Chelsea T. Hicks…
- World Literature Today, the University of Oklahoma’s award-winning magazine of international literature and culture, will award the 2023 NSK Neustadt Prize for Children’s and Young Adult Lite…
- Katie Kassam and Vala Thorodds, winners of the 2023 Student Translation PrizesWorld Literature Today, the University of Oklahoma’s award-winning magazine of international literature and cultu…
- Top row (left to right): Angie Cruz, Ananda Devi (credit: J.F. Paga (Grasset)), Jenny Erpenbeck (credit: Shevaun Williams) Middle row: Valeria Luiselli (credit: @DiegoBerruecos), Juan Felipe Herrera (…
- Isobelle Ouzman, Peace for Ukraine (2022; detail), miniature plain paper journal, ink, color pencils, art knife, glue / isobelleouzman.com / By permission of the artistWhat’s the best book gi…
- Top row (left to right): Sholeh Wolpé, Idra Novey (credit: Jesse Dittmar), Alina Stefanescu. Middle row: Jennifer Kwon Dobbs, Cleyvis Natera, Allison Adelle Hedge Coke (credit: Stan Lim). Bottom row:…
- The editors of World Literature Today are nominating the May/June 2022 “Muses” issue for the annual Best Cover Contest sponsored by the American Society of Magazine Editors, the principal or…
- On Wednesday, March 1, 2023, from 12:00–1:30pm est, World Literature Today, the Romanoff Center for Russian Studies at the University of Oklahoma, the University of Pennsylvania’s Departmen…
- A play written by World Literature Today Executive Director RC Davis-Undiano will open at 8 p.m. Friday, Feb. 10, at Yellow Dog Coffee Company in Norman. Free and open to the public, the play is sche…
- Photo by Eric Prouzet on Unsplash World Literature Today is seeking applicants for consideration to join the magazine as its principal designer. The official university listing for the job c…
- Photo by Hans Eiskonen / Unsplash Fresh off our delight in seeing Kamilah Aisha Moon’s poem “Fireflies” in the Pushcart Prize XLVII anthology, the editors of World Literature Today…
- “Tar Creek Below Contamination Area,” “Chat Pile,” and “Sinkhole,” from Picher, Oklahoma, by Todd Stewart worldlittoday · “Red Dirt and Brownfields: Humanities Perspectives on Ecological Restoratio…
- World Literature Today, the University of Oklahoma’s award-winning magazine of international literature and culture, today announced Gene Luen Yang as the winner of the 2023 NSK Neustadt P…
- Photo by Amador Loureiro / Unsplash Submissions open: October 15, 2022, to January 2, 2023 ~ for translations published during 2022 ~ early submissions encouraged At midnight on O…
- World Literature Today is proud to be the recipient of two grants in support of the 2022 Neustadt Lit Fest: a Norman Arts Council Arts Program Support Grant and an NEA American Rescue Plan S…
- NORMAN, OKLA. (Sept. 7, 2022) – The Neustadt Lit Fest, a celebration of international literature and culture, will take place Oct. 24–26 on the University of Oklahoma Norman campus. Headlined by Boub…
- In this seventh episode of WLT Book Buzz, Laura Hernandez & Bunmi Ishola cover 30 books by Indigenous writers, with a special shout-out to 2021 NSK Neustadt Prize for Children’s and Young Adult Li…
- Top row (left to right): Gene Luen Yang, Rita Williams-Garcia, Barbara McClintock. Middle Row: Molly Knox Ostertag (credit: Noelle Stevenson 2020), Renée Watson. Bottom row: Richard Van Camp (credit:…
- Top Row (left to right): William Alexander, Raúl Colón, Veera Hiranandani. Middle row: Jessica Kim, Trung Le Nguyen (credit: Laura Duholm), Olugbemisola Rhuday-Perkovich. Bottom row: Lawrence Schimel…
- The 2022 Student Translation Prize Winners, Emily Graham and Aziza Kasumov. Aziza Kasumov and Emily Graham were recently named the recipients of the fifth annual translation prize for students sponso…
- WLT staff members with Rep. Merleyn Bell after being honored with a citation on the floor of the Oklahoma House of Representatives. Front row (left to right): Daniel Simon, Terri Stubblef…
- Laura and Bunmi celebrate books by Latinx authors—growing up, food, and immigration plus a section about beautifully illustrated books and a shout-out to 2021 NSK Prize finalist Meg Medina. Cover envy…
- The May/June issue of WLT will be featured in a launch event in Oklahoma City’s Paseo Arts District on Friday, May 6. The public is invited to help celebrate the 400th issue of the magazine…
- Laura and Bunmi celebrate 41 books by Black authors. From Black joy to history to empowerment, the books on this list provide affirming messages for children and young adults with a special shout-out…