Daniel Hahn and Briony Everroad opened this month’s issue of Words Without Borders by mentioning the “thick fog of casual snobbery” that surrounds literature for young adults. Thankfully,…

This week WWB bids farewell to editor Rohan Kamicheril. Rohan started at WWB as a volunteer in 2006, and while still an intern compiled a double issue of new Russian writing in July and August 2007. He…

SUBMITwhat: PEN/Heim Translation Fund Grants ($2,000-$4,000), open to applicants from any nationality or citizenship who are translating into English.submission deadline: January 15, 2015more…

Our “Translator Relay” series features a new interview each month. This month's translator will choose the next interviewee, adding a different, sixth question. For December's installment, Karen…

During the historic speech on December 17, 2014, when he announced the normalization of relations with Cuba, Barack Obama turned to address the Cuban people directly. He began with a citation from José…

As a pre-teen in Southern California, I was terrified of the day I would have to wear a bra. As soon as you wore one, the boys would stalk you around school, sneak up behind you, and painfully snap the…

Last Wednesday evening, the New York Public Library hosted “Around the Globe,” a lively panel discussion marking the launch of Words Without Borders' first-ever International Young Adult…

SUBMITwhat: PEN/Heim Translation Fund Grants ($2,000-$4,000), open to applicants from any nationality or citizenship who are translating into English.submission deadline: January 15, 2015more…

hr {margin:4em 0;background-color:white;}Still looking for the perfect gift for your international literature-loving friends and family? Let WWB's editors, reviewers, and contributors help!Susan HarrisThe…

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEJoanne Leedom-Ackerman and Maaza Mengiste Join WWB Board of DirectorsNew York City, New York, December 10, 2014—Words without Borders is pleased to announce the election of…

Most of us came to books as young readers. Working on our current issue of international Young Adult literature, we were reminded of the joy of those early literary encounters. In many ways this December…

SUBMITwhat: PEN/Heim Translation Fund Grants ($2,000-$4,000), open to applicants from any nationality or citizenship who are translating into English.submission deadline: January 15, 2015more…

what: The Banff International Literary Translation CentreThe Banff International Literary Translation Centre is open to 15 literary translators from the Americas translating works from any country…

In the English-language world, Magdaléna Platzová is a very recent arrival, her debut novel, Aaron’s Leap, translated into English by Craig Cravens, having been published in January…

A Bookstore in the Shape of a Back The bookstore was near the University of Ottawa campus, where I was striving for an arts degree while working as a full-time translator for the Federal government.…

GOwhat: New Literature from Europewhen: Friday, December 5 and Saturday, December 6where: Austrian Cultural Forum NY/11 East 52nd St/New York, NYmore info: http://ow.ly/F7AAtSUBMITwhat: Call…

While writing for teenagers wasn’t invented in the last decade or two, it has certainly, in that time, gained a visibility, a range, a thoughtfulness, even a sort of urgency. . .

“Let us make a pact, gentlemen. Let us brew a Magical Potion and drink together.

South Korean writer Koo Byung-Mo delves into the heart of a magical local bakery in this whimsical novel excerpt.

It terrified me to hear the words “honor” and “flesh” in the same sentence.

I was brought into the world on a day of black misery.

Karim believed in Coke the way other people believed in Jesus and Mary.

How can anyone predict the future if it's not already mapped out?

This story is the worst story in the world—it's just terrible.

Whenever teachers said there was good news, it almost always turned out to be nothing of the sort.

The poetry scene in Uruguay is hyperactive.

Something stinks round here, I said, and stopped. It’s coming from the ravine.

Artigas has a language that nobody owns.

this alphabet / speaks only of you and my childhood

i follow the rabbit like Alice / it's good