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Dear Voyage
Brian Batchelor was awarded First Place in Poetry in the 2015 Prison Writing Contest. More
Turning Japanese
Mari-san, why didn’t your mother teach you Japanese? That’s a question I’ve been asking for a long time. More
Reassembling Miracles: On Translating Maria Mitsora
Jacob Moe is the recipient of a 2015 PEN/Heim Translation Fund Grant for his translation of Part Time Dragons by Maria Mitsora, which collects 16 short stories from across… More
Free Expression Digest: Thurs., December 10
Radio host killed in Brazil, Fugitive South Korean activist surrenders, Kenya aims to expose rogue journalists. More
Fifth Anniversary of Awarding of Nobel Peace Prize to Liu Xiaobo
We revisit the remarks of former PEN American President Kwame Anthony Appiah in support of Liu Xiaobo’s nomination for the prize. More
CLEGG, COATES, FLOURNOY, AND ROBINSON LONGLISTED FOR PEN LITERARY AWARDS
NEW YORK—PEN American Center this week announced the longlists for the 2016 PEN Literary Awards, which include works by literary agent Bill Clegg for his debut novel, Ta-Nehisi Coates… More
December Featured Cases: Writers at the Forefront of Exposing Corruption
During the month of December, we highlight three writers who have courageously used their right to free expression to break the chain of corruption in their countries. More
Two Poems by Arielle Greenberg
Sarah, I want to tell you that we defeated the bid / for the building of the petroleum tank / me and the kids and Rob and Mike and… More
Free Expression Digest: Wed., December 9
Azerbaijani activist Leyla Yunus freed, South American hackers target journalists, Kazakh state TV reporter quits job. More
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