In May 2012, WLT celebrates its 350th Issue with a cover feature on contemporary German-language women writers and a special section, “Culture and Conflict,” highlighting authors who overcome obstacles of political upheaval and censorship in Iran, Iraq, and Palestine. Other highlights include a fan-favorites poll, essays by Claire Messud and Tessa Ditner, poetry by Pia Tafdrup and Aicha Bassry, and interviews with Geoffrey Philp and Ali Podrimja.