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IV. 2016: Procedure for Elections
1.) The Nominating Committee will propose to the membership a slate of candidates for 2016 by email.* Members will have approximately six weeks in which to consider the slate. During… More
III. 2016: Roster of Current Trustees
Board of Trustees 2014-2015 (As of December 2015) Officers Peter Godwin, President John Troubh, Executive Vice-President Jeri Laber, Vice-President Joanne Leedom-Ackerman, Vice-President Annette Tapert, Vice-President John Oakes, Treasurer Theresa Rebeck, Secretary Suzanne Nossel, Executive Director Term Trustees Edward Burlingame Roxanne Donovan Jennifer Egan Nathan Englander Morgan Entrekin Jeanmarie Fenrich Masha Gessen Wendy Gimbel Barbara Goldsmith Annette Gordon-Reed Tom Healy Samuel Heins Tracy… More
II. 2016: Biographies of Candidates to be Elected or Reelected to the Board of Trustees
OFFICER CANDIDATES For Secretary: Theresa RebeckPlaywright, Screenwriter, and WriterTheresa Rebeck is a widely produced playwright throughout the United States and abroad. New York productions of her work include Dead Accounts, Seminar,… More
I. 2016: Slate of Candidates Offered by Nomination Committee
SLATE OF PEN Officers and Term Trusteesto be elected to the Board of Trustees of PEN American CenterMarch 2016Officer Trustees Secretary: Theresa RebeckTerm Trustees (second 3-year terms) Jennifer EganNathan EnglanderErroll McDonaldAndrew… More
Free Expression Digest: Mon., December 28
Anti-Islamic state journalist murdered, French journalist in China expelled, Azerbaijani journalist jailed. More
Liu Xiaobo: Sentenced Six Years Ago Today
December 25 marks six years since poet, writer, and political activist Liu Xiaobo was sentenced to 11 years in prison in China "for allegedly inciting subversion of state power." More
Free Expression Digest: Thurs., December 24
Japan silent on missing journalist in Syria, Bangladeshi reporter's body found, China court jails former financial journalist. More
China: Prominent author, Wang Lixong, barred from travelling
PEN is deeply concerned at the news that prominent Chinese author Wang Lixiong was barred from traveling to Japan on 16 December 2015 apparently due to concerns that his… More
Free Expression Digest: Weds., December 23
Twitter deletes journalist's tweet on bank's request, Kenyan blogger summoned to court, Biafran activist charged just days after court-ordered release. More
Snow/Electricity
I wonder what your house is like— / the path leading to your front door, / clothes drying on a balcony. / On TV I watch shows about travel… More
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