World Literature Today

World Literature Today
World Literature Today, March 2013 issue
Editor-in-chiefDaniel Simon
CategoriesLiterature, Culture, International
Frequency4 per year
PublisherUniversity of Oklahoma
First issueJanuary 1927
CountryUnited States
Based inNorman, Oklahoma
LanguageAmerican English
Websiteworldliteraturetoday.org
ISSN0196-3570

World Literature Today (WLT) is an American magazine of international literature and culture, published at the University of Oklahoma. The magazine's stated goal is to publish international essays, poetry, fiction, interviews, and book reviews for a non-academic audience.[1] It was founded under the name Books Abroad in 1927 by Roy Temple House, a professor at the University of Oklahoma. In January 1977, the journal assumed its present name, World Literature Today.[2]

  1. ^ "Mission". World Literature Today. 2011-11-21.
  2. ^ "History". World Literature Today. 2011-11-21.