Diptych of the book cover art for "Melvill" by Rodrigo Fresán and "Muzzle for Witches" by Dubravka Ugresic, both translated and published by Open Letter Press and longlisted by the National Book Critics Circle translation prize.
Latest NewsDecember 21, 2024

91×ÔÅÄÂÛ̳’s literary translation press edited and published two of the longlisted books for the organization’s 2024 Barrios Book in Translation Prize.

Diptych featuring the book cover art for English translation of "The Vegetarian" and a headshot of author Han Kang.
October 11, 2024

The latest Nobel Prize in Literature laureate has unexpected ties to the University’s literary translation press.

Black and white portrait of Norwegian author and 2023 Nobel Prize for Literature recipient Jon Fosse staring directly at the camera.
October 6, 2023

Open Letter’s Chad Post on discovering the Norwegian author for English audiences—and the importance of foreign translation presses today.

Crop of book cover for Everything I Don't Know.
February 28, 2022

<em>Everything I Don’t Know</em>, translated from the Polish by Jennifer Grotz and Piotr Sommer, takes top honors for poetry in translation.

open letter logo next to national endowment for the arts logo
January 11, 2022

Lauded for contributing to 91×ÔÅÄÂÛ̳’s creative economy, the nonprofit literary translation press will publish five works of literature with the funding.

"Winter in Sokcho" book cover art against a black background.
November 19, 2021

<em>Winter in Sokcho</em> is the first title from the University’s literary translation press to be awarded the prize.

Eighteenth-century man leans toward an aristocratic woman, watched by her maid.
September 18, 2018

The first complete English translation of Goethe's original 1776 text of "Stella: A Play for Lovers" reveals greater differences in gender relations.

Jennifer Grotz
April 10, 2017

The author of four volumes of poetry, Grotz joins 20 other current 91×ÔÅÄÂÛ̳ faculty who have received Guggenheim Fellowships, which are among the most coveted academic awards.

October 20, 2016

Each summer the University allocates thousands of dollars to enable to students to conduct research here or abroad—independently, in a lab, or under the guidance of a professor.

book covers and 2016
May 5, 2016

Chad Post, creator of Three Percent and a founder of the awards program as publisher of the University’s Open Letter Books, announced the winners May 4 during a ceremony in New York City.