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Mass Incarceration: The Shame of a Nation
"This new criminal injustice system is doing exactly what it was designed to do; exactly what Jim Crow and slavery did before it." More
Lexie’s Books
"It is the essence of transformation, the protean nature of our imagination and expressions that compel us to write, to rant and rave and strive to be heard." More
Time Reversal Invariance
"It used to be that physicists / thought the world might run / the same forward as in reverse: / that is to say, we had no means / to know which… More
“Writing Is Core”: An Essay by 2019 Emerging Voices Fellow Judy Choi
"Though some aspects of writing will forever remain a mystery to me, this Fellowship has cleared the smoke around the business of writing." More
“These Are the Stories I Want to Tell”: An Essay by 2019 Emerging Voices Fellow Fajer Alexander Khansa
"When my stories get published, some readers will be disappointed; they’ll want more. That’s okay. Because these are the stories I want to tell." More
“Leaving The Light On”: An Essay by 2019 Emerging Voices Fellow Dare Williams
"Your stories, your essays, and your poems need you to tell them. Because we need to hear them." More
Remembering Writer and LGBT Activist Xulhaz Mannan on the Third Anniversary of his Murder
To mark three years since the murder of LGBT activist Xulhaz Mannan, PEN America shares this remembrance by his friend, writer and journalist Raad Rahman. More
“We Think in Stories”: A PEN Ten Interview with Namwali Serpell
"We think in stories. It’s so constitutive that 'need' is an understatement. It’s more like blood than water." More
Diaspora and Migration: A Reading List
17 books that catalyze discussion on the struggles of diaspora and migration, elevating the reader’s understanding of one of today’s most pertinent issues. More
“A necessary voice on the page”: a PEN Ten Interview with Amber Flora Thomas
"Yes, I do experience this persona. She (generally) is a necessary voice on the page—she gives me distance from experiences I cannot hold in my body any longer." More
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