In late 2000, the editors worked with 40 scholars to establish a list of the "Most Important Works in World Literature, 1927–2001," a project organized and timed to help celebrate WLTs 75th year of uninterrupted publication.
In late 2000, editors and scholars collaborated on a project to identify the most significant works of world literature between 1927 and 2001, timed to coincide with World Literature Today's 75th anniversary.