Sabir Sultan

Director, Literary Programs & World Voices Festival

Sabir Sultan is the director of the World Voices Festival and Literary Programs at PEN America. He has curated literary programs for the past six years. Most recently, he was the Director of Events at The Strand Book Store. Previously, he was an Events Manager at Barnes & Noble. He has a broad background in managing author and publisher relations. He attended Bard College at Simon’s Rock and George Mason University.


Articles by Sabir Sultan

Friday August 11

Ben Purkert | The PEN Ten Interview

I followed Seth on his downward spiral and simply tried to keep up with my pen. And no, I didn’t worry that my novel was too dark. I only worried that it not be boring.

Tuesday July 25

Nana Ekua Brew-Hammond | The PEN Ten Interview

Relations, like all of my work to date, is invested in expanding the mainstream POV to include the overlooked, ignored or unexpected.

Thursday July 6

The PEN Ten: An Interview with Emerson Whitney

I see life through the lens of writing to the extent that I’m not exactly sure what life is if not a book?