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Intersectional Identity: A Reading List
This recommended reading list explores how Latinx, intersectional, and multicultural identity has influenced a range of genres. More
Works of Justice: The Reality Poets on “Wheeling and Healing”
PEN America Prison & Justice Writing Program intern Lisa Nishimura speaks with the Open Doors' Reality Poets on their forthcoming book, Wheeling & Healing. More
Jackie MacMullan at the 2019 PEN America Literary Awards Ceremony
Jackie MacMullan was awarded the PEN/ESPN Lifetime Achievement Award at the 2019 Literary Awards Ceremony. Watch her speech and read the transcript. More
Kenneth Lonergan at the 2019 PEN America Literary Awards Ceremony
Kenneth Lonergan was awarded the PEN/Mike Nichols Award at the 2019 Literary Awards Ceremony. Watch his speech and read the transcript below. More
Larissa FastHorse at the 2019 PEN America Literary Awards Ceremony
Larissa FastHorse was awarded the PEN/Laura Pels Award at the 2019 PEN America Literary Awards Ceremony. Watch her speech and read the transcript. More
Works of Justice: Kyle Swenson on Justice and Wrongful Incarceration
PEN America Prison and Justice Writing Program intern Lisa Nishimura speaks with investigative journalist Kyle Swenson on his book, Good Kids, Bad City. More
International Mother Language Day: Safeguarding the World’s Cultural Heritage
"When we safeguard the continued use of a language we are also safeguarding the cultural heritage that the language produced, and the possibility of future works in those languages." More
Defying Constraints: A PEN Ten Interview with Brionne Janae
"So my act of resistance is to first and foremost curate and protect joy in my life, and second to remember to write . . . about more than… More
Sandra Cisneros on Looking Through Her Past Writing
"A long time ago, which was yesterday, I could tell time by the typeface on my manuscripts. I mean yesterday BC—Before Computers." More
Expand Your Understanding: A Reading List
A recommended reading list compiled in anticipation of March's PEN Out Loud discussion with Layli Long Soldier and Claudia Rankine. More
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