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Two Poems by Robert Ostrom
What you are about to read is the snake-oil salesman’s last confession. / The salesman loves tar heel pie. / What you are about to read is the memoir… More
THE PEN EQUITY PROJECT
At PEN, we’ve been asking ourselves at what point does the publishing industry's perpetual and institutional exclusion of people of color from just about every facet of the creation,… More
2016 PEN Publisher Honoree: Michael Pietsch
MICHAEL PIETSCH2016 PEN Publisher HonoreeAt the 2016 PEN Literary Gala, PEN America will honor Hachette Book Group CEO Michael… More
2016 PEN/Allen Foundation Literary Service Award: J. K. Rowling
J. K. ROWLING 2016 PEN/Allen Foundation Literary Service Award Honoree At the 2016 PEN Literary Gala, Harry Potter creator J.K. Rowling will receive the… More
The PEN Ten with Jennifer Clement
"I’m always in search of how the divine and profane coexist and how the powerless find ways to exercise power." More
Free Expression Daily Digest: Tues., Mar 1
Free Expression Daily Digest: Tues., Mar 1PEN's Free Expression Digest brings you a daily curated round-up of the most important free expression-related stories from around the web. Subscribe here.… More
The Buffalo
Though no one was paying attention, she smoothed her skirt again, did what she could so no one would notice how weak and disgraced she was, haughtily protecting her… More
The Secret Game: A Wartime Story of Courage, Change, and Basketball’s Lost Triumph
On a long-forgotten Sunday during the middle of the nation’s bloodiest war, they uncovered what the future could look like—would look like—for a different kind of country. More
Agnes Martin: Her Life and Art
The pencil that was always in her hand when she began a painting, calculating its rhythms and transcribing her vision, may also be said to have transcribed her thought;… More
Announcing the 2016 PEN Literary Award Winners
PEN America is thrilled to announce the winners for the 2016 PEN Literary Awards, spanning fiction, drama, sports writing, biography, translation, poetry, and more. More
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