A new magazine of international writing, featuring winners of the International Booker, Neustadt Prize and US National Book Award.

Joined November 2020
Brilliant to be at Wordsworth Grasmere, former home of William and Dorothy Wordsworth, for the prize ceremony of The International Book & Pamphlet Competition. "Spurious Language", highly commended in the competition, is our editor James Appleby's first book of poems.
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"Spurious Language" will be released by Blue Diode Publishing in June 2025. You can email [email protected] for a pre-order.
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The work of translation and the backdrop of Interpret was key to its writing. Many thanks to The Poetry Business, The Wordsworth Trust, and the other winning poets in Jen Feroze, Caroline Bracken, Derval Tubridy, Ger Duffy, Dale Booton, and Kate Rutter.
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On April 14, Rustlings will launch in @ToppingsEdin, the loveliest bookstore in town! Hope to see you there for an evening of poetry. The event will also feature poets @NazaretRanea, @SeanWaiKeung, James Appleby of @InterpretMag, and Olivia Calderón❤️ toppingbooks.co.uk/events/ed…
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Attended @StAnzaPoetry last Fri and Sun, got to see @NazaretRanea & Ilisha Thiru Purcell perform as Poets in Residence(!!!), and got my copy of the ever wonderful @InterpretMag. A lovely, lovely weekend. (Also, Sat was spent in Edi celebrating St Pats Day!☘️)
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⚡Live on our blog, our latest interview with Claudia Piñeiro, among the most decorated writers in Latin America today speaking with our editor, James Appleby ⚡
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You can find out more about Claudia Piñeiro and her work on the websites of Charco and Bitter Lemon Press. Piñeiro is the International Author of the Day at @LondonBookFair 2025 (Olympia London, 11-13 March).
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Featuring new writing from Nigeria, Ghana, Myanmar, China, Poland, Finland, Romania, Ukraine, Germany, Ireland, UK, USA, Chile, Argentina, Venezuela, we’re thrilled to announce that Lucky Interpret 13 has arrived 🎉
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My debut poetry pamphlet, Rustlings, is coming out with @VervePoetryPres this March! Pre-order link below. This is a dream come true for me!🤍
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Which novels in translation (or languages) would you like to see represented in future longlists?
We are delighted to reveal the #InternationalBooker2025 longlist – a feast of fiction from around the world, featuring ‘stories from everywhere, for everyone’. ➡️ Discover the full list: thebookerprizes.com/ibp2025
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Join us as we celebrate the winners, runner-ups and commended poets in the 2024 International Book + Pamphlet Competition, including Interpret Magazine editor, James Appleby.  With readings live on Youtube hosted by @poetrybusiness co-directors Ann and Peter Sansom.
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So pleased to see this one alongside memorable work from other @_EKF poetry fellows: Antoniya Atanasova, @jrouse, Ani Stoeva, James Appleby (@InterpretMag), Svilen Ivanov, Kamelia Panayotova, and Nica Giromini: ninthletter.com/feature/kopr…
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11 days to submit to Issue 13 of Interpret Magazine!
We’re open for submissions! Get your pieces submitted to Issue 13 by 31 Dec at Midnight ⏰ 🔗 Check online for full submission guidelines ✏️ We accept all genres, themes and languages. We always publish in the original and in the English translation.
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Lovely seasons reading shopping at the @LitEdinburgh Christmas Salon & Market
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We’re open for submissions! Get your pieces submitted to Issue 13 by 31 Dec at Midnight ⏰ 🔗 Check online for full submission guidelines ✏️ We accept all genres, themes and languages. We always publish in the original and in the English translation.
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We had a wonderful evening of collaborative poetry with @OutcropPoetry at @tweetwronger 📝 Thank you to all of the readers, writers and audience members for making the event!
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We’re at the Scottish Poetry Library’s Christmas Pamphlet Fair until 15:00 🎄
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