Philanthropist Hugh. F. Culverhouse Jr. moves on news from Iowa’s International Writing Program after the Trump state department cancels its usual grants.
Facing US State Department Grant Terminations, Christopher Merrill Wins the 2025 Ottaway Award
Christopher Merrill in March reported the termination of US State Department grants for Iowa’s International Writing Program, which he directs.
CLMP’s 10th Annual ‘Firecracker Awards’ Winners for 2024
The 2024 Firecracker Awards from the Community of Literary Magazines and Presses (CLMP), recognize three books and two magazines.
Words Without Borders’ New Executive Director: ALTA’s Elisabeth Jaquette
Following the 11-year tenure of Karen M. Phillips, a translator of Arabic, ALTA’s Elisabeth Jaquette, is the next to helm Words Without Borders.
International Translation: Words Without Borders Receives a $150,000 Grant
Words Without Borders receives a major US$150,000 Mellon Foundation grant at a time of transition in its leadership and a promising outlook.
British Translator-Author Daniel Hahn To Receive the Ottaway Award
Praised for his engagement in the profession and promotion of translation, Daniel Hahn is Words Without Borders’ 2023 Ottaway laureate.
Words Without Borders’ Redesign: ‘Works in Conversation With Each Other’
The redesigned ‘Words Without Borders’ site, its editors say, is a chance ‘to demonstrate how everything intersects.’
Words Without Borders Updates Its Look and Mission: ‘A Guided Journey’
A big step forward for the 19-year-old nonprofit, Words Without Borders re-introduces its work in a new, agile site redesign.
Words Without Borders: ‘Our Nueva York’ in Translation
In New York City, writers working in Spanish today have built support networks, writes Ulises Gonzales at ‘Words Without Borders.’
Words Without Borders: Kaaps Writings From South Africa
Kaaps is more than the street vernacular it’s been assumed by many to be. South Africa’s Olivia Coetzee curates a collection of translations.