The PEN Pod: Claiming Ourselves Through Language with Jose Antonio Vargas
“There’s an emerging narrative around what it means to claim ourselves as people. . . Writing, for me, as an undocumented person was the only place where I was… More
The PEN Ten: An Interview with Samanta Schweblin, Translated by Megan McDowell
“There is no other technology as effective as literature to test ourselves, to confront our worst fears and try out reactions, survival methods, and thoughts.” More
PEN America Prison Writing Award Winners: 2020
Perhaps now, more than ever, the work of this contest is needed: to help melt calcified perceptions of who is incarcerated, to uplift the incredible literary voices stifled by… More
PEN to Paper: Unlocking the Unconscious with Jennifer Egan
Pulitzer Prize-winning novelist Jennifer Egan helps us open the door to our unconscious mind. More
These Truths: Fighting Words with Elif Shafak and John Freeman
Critic and poet John Freeman and novelist Elif Shafak discuss the power of language and storytelling in these challenging times. More
Writers in Residence: Cooking Gumbo Z’herbes with Fatima Shaik
Fatima Shaik teaches us how to cook delicious gumbo z’herbes. More
The PEN Pod: Letting Go of Our Illusions with Charles Yu
“This moment and what I think will be the aftermath of it for a long time, is to actually make very real what has felt real for a long… More
Writers Who Cook: Alexandra’s Mother’s Peasant Bread with Celeste Ng
Bread as comfort amid a pandemic. More
From Informed Responsibility To Dangerous Denial: COVID Responses in Eurasia
There have been striking differences in how certain countries in Eurasia have responded to COVID-19 with regard to freedom of expression, access to information, and privacy rights. More
Just Press Play with Oksana Zabuzhko
Hear what’s on Ukrainian essayist Oksana Zabuzhko’s playlist. 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/
