STUDENT FELLOWSHIPS, INTERNSHIPS, AND GRANTS

WLT Internships | WLT Research Grants | Neustadt Student Fellowship | Puterbaugh Student Fellowship

What is World Literature Today?
The award-winning WLT was founded at OU in 1927 as an academic journal and over its 78 years has grown to be one of the premier literary magazines in the world. In the last five years, WLT has also become the first university-based journal to broaden its appeal to a readership outside of but still including readers in the academy. With a base of library subscribers, WLT is now also a major window to the world in bookstores in every state and for academic and general readers everywhere.

Isn’t World Literature Today more than a magazine?
WLT has also become a vibrant humanities center for OU students. Working with an average of 1500 undergraduates and graduate students a year, WLT sponsors the WLT Book Club, numerous credit courses, a Student Advisory Board, Neustadt and Puterbaugh Student Fellowships, student research grants, usually two literary conferences a year, WLT 2 and Windmill, two student publications, Lynx, a student-run arts and culture calendar, and a large student internship program.

What do WLT interns learn?
WLT interns gain valuable practical experience in manuscript editing, the printing process, event planning, marketing and promotion, magazine design, and internet and library research. Interns can assume even greater responsibility working with WLT’s student magazines WLT2 and Windmill, and they can help to host internationally-prominent authors. Interns participate in WLT’s literary and cultural events and meet with OU’s Provost, President, and other prominent publishing professionals in Oklahoma.

Are WLT internships voluntary or paid?
WLT student internships are voluntary (non-paid), but schedules are flexible and can be as few as two hours a week or as many as twenty. On occasion, WLT employs interns in Work Study positions.

How do I apply for a WLT internship?
Applications may be submitted and approved anytime during the calendar year, and course credit is available for internships. Applications for WLT student internships are available at www.ou.edu/worldlit and can be mailed to WLT Student Internships, World Literature Today, The University of Oklahoma, 630 Parrington Oval, Suite 110, Norman, OK 73019-4033, or e-mailed to Terri Stubblefield at tdstubb@ou.edu. For more information about internships, call Terri at 325-4531.

To find out more about the world of publishing and international literature, join the outstanding internship program at WLT.  Applications can be found by clicking here.

To apply for a WLT student research grant, click here for more information.

WLT is also pleased to offer two student fellowships:  the Neustadt Student Fellowship and the Puterbaugh Student Fellowship. For detailed information about how to apply for these fellowships, please visit the Puterbaugh pages of this website and the Neustadt pages of this website.