award winners - World Editions

info@worldeditions.org Follow us on

0 items / $0.00

20 Oct

Books, Books in Translation, Publishing, Uncategorized

7 National Book Award Honorees in 6 Years!

October 20, 2026
By Christine Swedowsky

We are absolutely thrilled to announce that Ping Lu's To the East of the East, translated from the Chinese by Jeremy Tiang and published by World Editions, has been longlisted for the 2026 National Bo...

20 Dec

Books, Books in Translation, Publishing, Uncategorized

Where the Wind Calls Home by Samar Yazbek named a 2024 National Book Award Finalist!

December 20, 2024
By Christine Swedowsky

We are absolutely thrilled to announce that Where the Wind Calls Home by Syrian writer Samar Yazbek has been selected as a 2024 National Book Awards Finalist for Translated Literature. Translated ...

09 Nov

Books, Books in Translation, Publishing, Uncategorized

World Editions Welcomes Shimanto Reza as Managing Editor!

May 29, 2026
By Christine Swedowsky

World Editions is thrilled to welcome a new Managing Editor! Shimanto Reza did his internship with World Editions in 2018, and has been part of the editorial team ever since. In addition to his unc...

29 Sep

Books, Books in Translation, Publishing, Uncategorized

5 National Book Award Honorees in 5 Years!

October 4, 2023
By Christine Swedowsky

We are absolutely thrilled to announce that Pilar Quintana's Abyss, translated from the Spanish by Lisa Dillman and published by World Editions, has been named a FINALIST for the 2023 National Book Aw...

08 Sep

Books, Books in Translation, Publishing, Uncategorized

World Editions US is Turning 5!

September 8, 2023
By Christine Swedowsky

World Editions is turning 5 and we are celebrating! World Editions launched in the US in 2018. Our first two books, Always Another Country by Sisonke Msimang and You Have Me to Love by Jaap Robben ...