Blog
Filter By:
Advocacy • Analysis • Blog • Commentary • Drama • Essay • Event • Feature • Fiction • Graphic Narrative • Interview • Memoir • News • Obituary • Open Letter • Poetry • Press Release • Profile
Browse By Series:
PEN Poetry Series • Prison Writing • The PEN Ten Interviews • Illustrated PEN • Pen Pals • The PEN World
Browse By Email Subscription:
PEN America News • Educational Censorship News • Works of Justice
Transcript of Three Percent Podcast no. 91: “Translators, Rates, Money, and Unions”
Czech translator and PEN Translation Committee cochair Alex Zucker sits down with Three Percent to discuss the business side of international literature in English. More
The PEN Ten with Dorothy Tse
"Every word becomes dangerous when words fall into a wave of social movements." More
2015 PEN/Barbara Goldsmith Freedom to Write Award
Khadija Ismayilova “If we can continue to reject the thinking that is imposed on us and believe that human dignity is not for sale, then we are the winners, and… More
Azerbaijan: Baku’s Deep Pockets for Art Abroad Contrasts with Restrictions at Home
"Drawing on its abundant profits from energy exports, Aliyev’s administration seems determined to gain international attention for something other than imprisoned bloggers and protest crackdowns, and the arts—both performing… More
Azerbaijani President’s Family Benefits From Eurovision Hall Construction
An investigation by the Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting Project (OCCRP) and RFE/RL has discovered that the first family is personally profiting from the massive construction project through its… More
If I Get Arrested
"When my case is concerned, if you can, please support by standing for freedom of speech and freedom of privacy in this country as loudly as possible. Otherwise, I… More
PEN condemns the brutal murder of blogger Washiqur Rahman Babu
PEN is appalled by the murder of blogger Washiqur Rahman Babu on March 29, 2015, near his home in Begunbari, Dhaka. More
The Russian Woodpecker
Winner of a Grand Jury Prize at the 2015 Sundance Film Festival, this conspiracy thriller documentary follows eccentric Ukrainian artist Fedor Alexandrovich as he unmasks a Chernobyl disaster cover-up… More