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World Editions @worldedbooks.bsky.social · 29d

We are thrilled to announce today's publication of All That Dies in April by Mariana Travacio, translated by @willmorningstar.bsky.social and @samanthaschnee.bsky.social

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Will Morningstar @willmorningstar.bsky.social · 29d

It's finally here! My first book translation, co-translated with the brilliant @samanthaschnee.bsky.social, is out today from @worldedbooks.bsky.social. I fell in love with @marianatravacio.bsky.social's writing in early 2020, and I'm so happy to share it now in English. tinyurl.com/4uvpn2jx

Cover of Mariana Travacio's All That Dies in April

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Will Morningstar @willmorningstar.bsky.social · Sep 8

This comes out tomorrow!! I can't wait for everyone to finally be able to meet Lina and Relicario (and his donkey) in English. Many thanks to @literaryhub.bsky.social for the space!

Lit Hub @literaryhub.bsky.social · Sep 8

“I’d been warned that it wouldn’t be easy to go digging up the dead.” Read from Mariana Travacio’s novel All That Dies in April, translated by @willmorningstar.bsky.social and Samantha Schnee.

All That Dies in April

I’d been warned that it wouldn’t be easy to go digging up the dead. I had some new coffins with me, because I’d also been warned the old coffins would be in pieces by now. It was a good thing I’d r…

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World Editions @worldedbooks.bsky.social · Sep 5

So excited to see All That Dies in April in the Foreword Reviews Book of the Day Roundup! @willmorningstar.bsky.social @marianatravacio.bsky.social @samanthaschnee.bsky.social

www.forewordreviews.com/articles/art...

Book of the Day Roundup: September 1-5, 2025

Arty the Aardvark Is Counting on His Lunch / EB Mackie / CK Mackie, illustrator / World Changers Press / Hardcover $21.99 (28pp) / 979-899033604-9 / The bright colors and bold patterns and brushs...

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World Editions @worldedbooks.bsky.social · Aug 29

"A visceral and emotional migratory quest propels the haunting novel All That Dies in April by Mariana Travacio."
@willmorningstar.bsky.social @samanthaschnee.bsky.social @marianatravacio.bsky.social

www.forewordreviews.com/reviews/all-...

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Will Morningstar @willmorningstar.bsky.social · Jul 21

Thanks to Kirkus for this great first review! Mariana Travacio's ALL THAT DIES IN APRIL (co-translated by @samanthaschnee.bsky.social and me) comes out September 9 from @worldedbooks.bsky.social!
www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews...

ALL THAT DIES IN APRIL | Kirkus Reviews

A woman sets off from her mountain home in search of the ocean and the possibility of a better life.

www.kirkusreviews.com

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Will Morningstar @willmorningstar.bsky.social · May 12

Thanks to @newenglandreview.bsky.social and @deepvellum.bsky.social for publishing this beautiful piece! It's been a big month for @martharp.bsky.social's work in English!

New England Review @newenglandreview.bsky.social · Apr 29

Congratulations to NER translators whose work will appear in the 2025 Best Literary Translations anthology, guest edited by Cristina Rivera Garza:

Slava Faybysh
Will Morningstar

& to Emily Graham, whose work received a notable mention!

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Will Morningstar @willmorningstar.bsky.social · May 12

So nice to see my translation of @martharp.bsky.social's essay alongside so many other great pieces in the latest @kenyonreview.bsky.social!

Kenyon Review @kenyonreview.bsky.social · Apr 24

Step inside our latest issue. This issue is overflowing with phenomenal work! From our Far Corners folio, 2024 Nonfiction Contest winners, several pieces of translation, AND Poetry, Nonfiction, and Fiction outside of the themed folio—it's a big one:

kenyonreview.org/journal/wint...

Winter 2025 | Journal

XLVII, No. 1

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Will Morningstar @willmorningstar.bsky.social · Nov 26

Hi!

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Will Morningstar @willmorningstar.bsky.social · Nov 19

I'll email you!

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Words Without Borders & WWB Campus @wwborders.bsky.social · Nov 18

We've added lots of great translation and global lit-centric presses and mags to this list since last week! If you think we've missed something, let us know! go.bsky.app/RPkPdAM

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Alessi Schreiber @aleschreiber.me · Nov 17

I'm trying to build a feed that highlights the diverse voices in the literary world, particularly those involved in literary translation (all language combinations).
So, #literarytranslators out there, help me complete this #starterpack and let me know if you'd like to be added.

go.bsky.app/SurjbAj

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Will Morningstar @willmorningstar.bsky.social · Nov 17

Oh weird, I'll look into the footer issue. Glad it worked in the end.

Will Morningstar @willmorningstar.bsky.social · Nov 17

There's a newsletter signup on our website: diptychpress.com. It should pop up after a few seconds but if you have a pop-up blocker you can scroll to the bottom of the homepage to find it. Thanks for your interest!!

Diptych Press

Diptych Press is a Boston-based indie publisher of both translated and English-language literary fiction and nonfiction, dedicated to illuminating the connections between storytellers from around the ...

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Will Morningstar @willmorningstar.bsky.social · Nov 17

Thanks!

Will Morningstar @willmorningstar.bsky.social · Nov 17

This is great. I would love to be added!

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Takami Nieda @tnieda.bsky.social · Nov 16

Emerging Translators: Apply for the 2025 ALTA Emerging Translator Program. Mentorships offered in 18 languages. I will be serving as the Japanese mentor. Deadline November 30. Apply here 👇

www.literarytranslators.org/2025-mentors...

2025 Mentorship Program | The American Literary Translators Association

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Will Morningstar @willmorningstar.bsky.social · Nov 13

@ameliabrown.bsky.social would be a good person to add!

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Diptych Press @diptychpress.bsky.social · Nov 13

Hi, Bluesky! We're a brand-new small press publishing literature from around the world. We are very much open for submissions and would love to hear from both translators and writers. Come on down! diptychpress.com

We're a Boston-based indie publisher of both translated and English-language literary fiction and nonfiction, dedicated to illuminating the connections between storytellers from around the world.

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