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.
The 2021 Ottaway: India’s Seagull Books Founder Naveen Kishore
The Kolkata- and London-based Seagull Books and its school of publishing are the platform for Naveen Kishore’s Ottaway Award-winning work.
Words Without Borders: Afro-Italian Women Writers
‘Blackness beyond borders’ is surfaced in the work of Afro-Italian writers in a culture often assumed to be white.
Words Without Borders’ 2021 Queer Edition: ‘Reckonings’
At ‘Words Without Borders,’ Susan Harris’ curation of this year’s queer issue has focused on inflection points that require ‘reckonings.’
Words Without Borders’ Earth Day: Iceland ‘On the Edge’
Translator Larissa Kyzer’s curation of Icelandic writings from the past five years describes ‘a harbor both outward- and inward-looking.’
Words Without Borders for March: Translations of Galician Writings
Since 2008, writes co-guest editor Scott Shanahan, translation from the Galician region in northwestern Spain has doubled.