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Three Essays from Limber
Limber is a collection of essays which chart the world's history through its trees and a finalist for the 2015 PEN/Diamonstein-Spielvogel Award for the Art of the Essay. More
The Empathy Exams
The title essay of Leslie Jamison's The Empathy Exams, a finalist for the 2015 PEN/Diamonstein-Spielvogel Award for the Art of the Essay. More
The Twisted Art of Documentary
Read an essay from Ian Buruma's Theater of Cruelty, winner of the 2015 PEN/Diamonstein-Spielvogel Award for the Art of the Essay. More
Free Expression Digest: Weds., July 29
Gao Yu's health deteriorates, Taiwanese journalists arrested, Moroccan satirist Ali Lmrabet's passport renewed, and more... More
Two Poems by Karen An-hwei Lee
In exile from circles of protest on the square. / In exile from an oxymoron spotlighted above. / In exile from the neo-alphabet of a first love. / In… More
Jaunary 2016 PEN America Free Expression Program Internship – Russian Language Skills Required
PEN American Center is seeking an intern to focus on a program for Russian writers for the period September-December 2015. More
The PEN Ten with John Branch
"As a newspaper reporter, I'm quite used to being called names. You may have heard that we're not the most popular people." More
Free Expression Digest: Tues., July 28
Burundi election wasn't "inclusive, free, credible"; Mohamed Fahmy describes his experiences ahead of upcoming verdict; NSA surveillance update, and more... More
CISA: Spying By Any Other Name
A new cybersecurity bill making its way through Congress could allow government agencies to access large amounts of your private data without due process. More
Free Expression Digest: Mon., July 27
Khadija has day in court, DHS monitors Black Lives Matter, Mohamed Fahmy awaits trial decision, and more... More
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