For nearly a century, World Literature Today has served as a vital forum for writing that traverses borders—linguistic, political, and aesthetic. Published by the University of Oklahoma, the magazine has long championed literature in translation and works that engage with global currents, offering a rare platform where a poet from Lagos, a fiction writer from Buenos Aires, and an essayist from Seoul might share the same pages. Its editorial vision is cosmopolitan without being rootless, attentive to the specific textures of place while remaining open to the universal questions that animate serious writing. Submissions are considered in three principal genres: fiction, poetry, and nonfiction. The magazine does not prescribe themes, but its readership expects work that is formally accomplished and intellectually generous—writing that rewards close attention and assumes a reader engaged with the world. While the magazine is best known for its international focus, it does not exoticize; it seeks writing that is deeply felt and rigorously made, whether rooted in a particular community or navigating the spaces between them. Contributors selected for publication join a distinguished lineage of writers whose work has appeared in WLT, and they benefit from the magazine's careful editorial attention and its broad circulation among readers, scholars, and institutions. There is no fee to submit, and the magazine accepts simultaneous submissions, though it asks to be notified promptly if a piece is placed elsewhere. The reading period is ongoing, with a general deadline of December 1, 2026, for the current cycle.