Maren Baudet-Lackner

Maren Baudet-Lackner is an American literary translator from the French. She has published a dozen titles with major imprints in the United Kingdom and United States and is the recipient of multiple PEN Awards.

Zineb Mekouar

Zineb Mekouar was born in Casablanca, Morocco. She studied at the French international school Lycée Lyautey and later graduated from Sciences Po and HEC Paris.

Rajiv Mohabir

Rajiv Mohabir is a memoirist, translator, and the author of five collections of poems, most recently Seabeast. His books have been awarded with Foreword Indies Gold and the Eric Hoffer Medal Provocateur.

Hajjar Baban

Hajjar Baban is a Pakistan-born Afghan Kurdish poet. Her work appears in publications including Prairie Schooner, Guernica, Poetry Daily, and Hayden’s Ferry Review, where she won the 2025 Poetry Contest, selected by Hieu Minh Nguyen.

—

Milkweed Editions Annual Member Event

When you become a member at Milkweed, you become part of the circle of interdependency that makes our work possible. Members sustain Milkweed’s mission while enjoying more opportunities to engage with our books and authors. Sign up for Milkweed membership to gain access to our Annual Member Event where Publisher & CEO Daniel Slager will join via webinar to share the stories behind publishing a handful of titles from next year’s list.

Subscribe to