News and Events The Editors of WLT From left to right, prose winner Jamie Lauer and writer Pía Barros, poetry winner Russell Karrick, poet Lucía Estrada. Jamie Lauer and Russell Karrick recently were named as the recipients of the third annual translation prize for students sponsored by World Literature Today at the University of Oklahoma. Consistent with World Literature Today’s commitment to publishing literature in translation, the World Literature Today Translation Prize recognizes the talent and promise of translation students worldwide. The editors of WLT judged the competition: Daniel Simon, assistant director and editor-in-chief; Michelle Johnson, managing and culture editor; and Rob Vollmar, book review and online editor. They selected a winner in each of two categories, prose and poetry. Each prizewinner will receive a cash award, and their winning translations will be published on the WLT website in July. Robert Con Davis-Undiano, World Literature Today’s executive director, noted that this prize is “now attracting some of the most talented young translators anywhere.” He added that “World Literature Today will continue to take the lead to highlight the work of young people in the field who need a boost to reach the top in the publishing world.” Recipients of the 2020 World Literature Today Translation Prize Jamie Lauer won the prose category for her translation from the Spanish of Chilean author Pía Barros’s short... Continue reading at 'World Literature Today'
[ World Literature Today | 2020-05-18 13:29:17 UTC ]
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Julia Kingsford, chief executive of World Book Night, reported that the promotion was carried out... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2013-04-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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World Book Night, the celebration of reading which includes the distribution of free books, has arrived. Continue reading at The Christian Science Monitor
[ The Christian Science Monitor | 2013-04-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Givers across the country are gearing up to take part in this evening's World Book Night,... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2013-04-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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A "daring" novel which explores the plight of foreign workers in Gulf countries has won... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2013-04-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The United States celebrated World Book Night on April 23, which meant that over 25,000 volunteers throughout the country handed out half a million free books to promote reading. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2013-04-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The Kwani? Manuscript Project, a new one-off literary prize for unpublished fiction from African... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2013-04-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Author Raja Shehadeh is in the running to win the Orwell Prize for a second time, with Random... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2013-04-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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As World Book Night approaches again, a list of rankings shows where volunteers – who give away free books on April 23 – are most heavily clustered in the US. Continue reading at The Christian Science Monitor
[ The Christian Science Monitor | 2013-04-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The Pulitzer Prize for fiction has been won by author Adam Johnson for his novel based in North Korea, The Orphan Master's Son. Continue reading at BBC News
[ BBC News | 2013-04-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The World Association of Newspapers and News Publishers (WAN-IFRA) and the World Editors Forum have appealed to the British government to rethink statutory regulation that threatens more than 300 years of press freedom in the UK. In a letter to Prim ... Continue reading at Editor & Publisher
[ Editor & Publisher | 2013-04-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Hilary Mantel is in contention for yet another award, with Bring Up the Bodies (Fourth Estate) on... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2013-04-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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With ebook and total digital sales posting steady—if generally smaller—increases in 2012, sales of print books held up fairly well across the book trade and at most major houses. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2013-04-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Titles from Frances Lincoln, Templar, Walker and Random House UK have been shortlisted for the... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2013-04-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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You might use Google Translate to read a hard-to-find Manga comic book or to decipher an obscure recipe for authentic Polish blintzes. Continue reading at Stuff
[ Stuff | 2013-04-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Half of the novels shortlisted for this year's International IMPAC Dublin Literary Award,... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2013-04-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry by Rachel Joyce (Transworld), longlisted for the Man Booker... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2013-04-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Penguin Viking title Savage Continent: Europe in the Aftermath of World War II by Keith Lowe has... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2013-04-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Firehouse World—an event that offers training, equipment and education for the fire service—was acquired by Cygnus Business Media about 11 years ago and following a tough market in 2007, which saw the down economy hit the public safety market particularly hard, the company has been reinvesting... Continue reading at Folio Magazine
[ Folio Magazine | 2013-04-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Oscar season is over, which means one thing: it’s on to the summer blockbusters. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2013-03-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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This new library-in-a-shipping-container plans on using growing Internet access in Africa to create a new model for making available both electronic information and physical books. It’s a conundrum that library advocates have struggled with for years: in many areas in the developing world,... Continue reading at Fast Company
[ Fast Company | 2013-03-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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