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V. 2013: Submission of an Alternate Slate .
SUBMISSION OF AN ALTERNATE SLATEFor regulations governing submission of an alternate slate, the by-laws, Article IV, Section 5, state:“[In] accordance with a regular calendar and procedure adopted by the… More
IV. PROCEDURE FOR ELECTION
PROCEDURE FOR ELECTION1) The Nominating Committee will propose to the membership a slate of candidates for 2014 by email.* Members will have approximately six weeks in which to consider the… More
II. BIOGRAPHIES OF CANDIDATES
Peter Godwin, PEN PresidentAuthor/Journalist2010 Guggenheim fellow Peter Godwin is an award winning foreign correspondent, author, documentary filmmaker, and screenwriter. Born and raised in Africa, Godwin studied law at Cambridge… More
I. SLATE OF CANDIDATES OFFERED BY NOMINATION COMMITTEE
I. SLATE OF CANDIDATES OFFERED BY NOMINATION COMMITTEE II. BIOGRAPHIES OF CANDIDATES III. ROSTER OF CURRENT BOARD IV. PROCEDURE FOR ELECTION V. SUBMISSION OF AN ALTERNATE SLATE More
Syria: Thirteen Scenes From Hell
Not a day goes by without me hearing the same old refrain from my women friends: “Shouldn’t the opposition council represent the revolution? Where are the women? Don’t we… More
So Here We Are
They were handcuffed in pairs, across the wire, and only then allowed to stand up. The first was a Russian, a tall, lean lad in a blue vest and… More
From the Cycle of Poems “Cognitive capitalism”
I descended into the subway, I saw the homeless / with plastic bags on their heads, / with garbage gags in their mouths, like mummies / in mausolea of… More
Sochi Winter Olympics Campaign: Out in the Cold
In the weeks leading up to the Sochi Winter Olympic Games (February 7-23), PEN will be protesting the draconian restrictions placed on free expression in Russia since President Vladimir… More
Amiri Baraka: 1934-2014
Baraka was famous as one of the major forces in the Black Arts movement of the 1960s and ‘70s, which sought to duplicate in fiction, poetry, drama, and other… More
Tech Companies Pass Free Expression Stress Test, with Room for Improvement
An independent assessment finds that three giant tech firms are making a good-faith effort to protect free expression and privacy. What does this mean for writers? More