Newly launched online translation magazine Asymptote publishes poetry, fiction, drama, criticism, interview, essay, as well as original English-language essays introducing a foreign writer and a wildcard special feature that varies issue to issue. Their first issue showcases 77 writers and translators working in 17 languages, and features Du Fu, Mary Gaitskill, Thomas Bernhard, Alain de Botton, Aimé Césaire, Ludwik Sztyrmer, and Gozo Yoshimasu.
Asymptote's editorial team includes:
Chief/Fiction/Visual/Special Feature: Lee Yew Leong (Singapore/Taiwan)
Poetry/Criticism: Brandon Holmquest (USA)
Drama: Nathalie Handal (Palestine/France/USA)
Nonfiction: Aditi Machado (India/USA)
Interview: Rotated between the editors
Contributing Editors: Sayuri Okamoto (Japan) and Anthony Luebbert (USA)