A Second Summer of Second Chances: Update on Program for Deportees in Mexico
Posted on August 09, 2018
"World Literature is Personal:" A Writing Professor's Perspective
Posted on August 02, 2018
Dr. Rita S. Nezami, a professor of writing and rhetoric at the State University of New York, recently made the case for world literature in the pages of the Dhaka Tribune, arguing that "it’s our moral obligation to encourage [students] to engage with people whose lives are turned upside down by global transformation."
Meet Our New Intern: Mandana Naviafar
Posted on July 09, 2018
Words without Borders Wins Whiting Magazine Prize!
Posted on June 27, 2018
We're delighted to announce that Words without Borders has just been awarded the first-ever Whiting Literary Magazine Prize!
In the Magazine: Mortada Gzar's "While He Was Sitting There"
Posted on June 27, 2018
This month's issue of Words Without Borders celebrates Pride month with a selection of Queer literature that, in the words of Editorial Director Susan Harris, "elude[s] facile compartmentalization." One such story is author and animator Mortada Gzar's "While He Was Sitting There," set at a gay bar where a Iraqi student enjoys casual encounters with American soldiers.