- Home
- Author Archive
Dispatches from Civitella Ranieri: A Tour of the Castle
Poet Natalie Diaz brings us on a tour of Civitella's 15th-century castle in Umbria, Italy, where she spent two months as the first PEN/Civitella Ranieri Foundation Fellow. More
New Bill Risks Transforming Egypt’s Media into Mouthpiece of the Regime
A new anti-terrorism bill in Egypt threatens to criminalize the publication of news that contradicts the official narrative of “terrorist operations” in the embattled North African country. More
Mexico: Four Journalists, Two Weeks, Zero Arrests
The recent deaths of four journalists in Mexico in the last month—three of them in the space of a week—is a harrowing reminder of the dangers facing media professionals… More
Writers in the Schools: May-June
The Writers in the Schools program has a lot to celebrate. Highlights from the past month include a vibrant field trip to the PEN World Voices Festival this spring,… More
‘The Wounds of the Uyghur People Have Not Healed’
July 5, 2015 is the sixth anniversary of the Urumqi riots in China's Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region. Ilham Tohti, winner of the 2014 PEN/Barbara Goldsmith Freedom to Write Award,… More
Honorees of the 2015 PEN/Fusion Emerging Writers Prize
At the 2015 PEN Literary Awards Ceremony on June 8, PEN announced the winner and finalists for the inaugural PEN/Fusion Emerging Writers Prize, an annual award that recognizes a… More
PEN Condemns Terrorist Attack on Emanuel AME Church in Charleston
PEN American Center expresses its grief and outrage at the act of terrorism perpetrated at the Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church on June 17, 2015. More
Syrian Refugee Writer Picks Up His Pen Again
He remembers the evening when he was able to pick up his pen. “Our men’s group had a good discussion that lasted four hours,” he recalled. “Afterwards, I felt… More
Unjustified Takedown of Facebook Accounts Critical of Russia Threatens Free Expression
Amid an ever-growing trend of Russian internet censorship, PEN American Center is gravely concerned by reports of Facebook’s unwarranted content removal and account deactivation or suspension of Ukrainian and… More
Azerbaijan Barring Foreign Press and Activists on Eve of European Games Showcases Contempt for Free Expression
Azerbaijan’s denial of entry this week to at least three foreign human rights organizations and media outlets planning to attend the European Games should sound a warning bell for… More