The PEN Ten: An Interview with Marisel Vera
“We, Puerto Ricans, must claim the historical truth of our ancestors and our homeland that we can learn about through stories.” More
The PEN Pod: Telling the Stories of New Orleans with Maurice Carlos Ruffin
“In New Orleans, sometimes they call people who are involved in storytelling or in music or the arts—they call them culture bearers. We bear the culture. We carry the… More
The PEN Pod: Looking Back at the War on Terror with Spencer Ackerman
“What’s on display in Afghanistan is the results of 20 years of war. It’s not a departure from 20 years of war. . . . It is not something… More
The PEN Ten: An Interview with Kia Corthron
“For artists working in fiction, we have more protection as our work is addressing what has been exposed. . . . The greater peril is self-censorship, which often starts… More
An Online SOS: How Social Media Companies Can Provide Real-Time Support for Targets of Online Abuse
To navigate these terrifying situations, users need to be able to quickly access personalized support in real time. This is where an SOS button and emergency hotline come in. More
The PEN Ten: An Interview with Morgan Parker
“I tend to approach truth in my work as a figment, a construction. A lot of that is because it relies on the stringency of linear time, chasing a… More
The PEN Ten: An Interview with Mirin Fader
“Though [the Antetokounmpo brothers] didn’t have much money, they had each other. They were, in a sense, each other’s refuge.” More
The Taliban Takeover Is Forcing Afghans to Delete Their Photos and Posts—It’s a Free Expression Tragedy
Photos and social media posts in Afghanistan are being used against individuals as the Taliban takes over. Digital platforms have a responsibility to prevent digital cultural erasure. More
The PEN Pod: Navigating the Debacle in Afghanistan with Ayad Akhtar and George Packer
“Everyone who essentially used the opportunity of the last two decades to try to build a decent, better society for themselves and for Afghanistan are now under threat.” More
‘It was like watching someone take their last breaths,’ says Afghan American Writer Nadia Hashimi
Afghan American author Nadia Hashimi reflects on the fall of Afghanistan, the future of women’s rights in the country, and how readers and writers can support one another. More
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NEW: PEN America CEO @SuzanneNossel said Princeton University’s firing of professor Joshua Katz, in the aftermath of his controversial but protected speech in an op-ed, "raises serious questions about free expression & due process on Princeton’s campus." https://pen.org/press-release/firing-of-princeton-university-professor-raises-questions-over-free-expression-and-due-process/
PEN America is partnering with @essie4justice for the premiere of QUILTED STEEL on 6/13. Here’s a brief breakdown of the urgent mass incarceration crisis in California the Essie Sisters are confronting in a thread. https://pen.org/event/quilted-steel-a-choreopoem-by-mahogany-l-browne/
