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2015 PEN/Toni and James C. Goodale Freedom of Expression Courage Award
Charlie Hebdo"Being shocked is a part of democratic debate. Being shot is not." -Gerárd Biard, Editor-in-Chief of Charlie Hebdo (Read the full remarks from the 2015 PEN Gala award presentation here.)At… More
from The Pirate Who Does Not Know the Value of Pi
The pirate is the child of the man. The child of the man tells a tale. The tale entails counting. Counting relies on natural numbers. Natural numbers do not… More
A Day in Dala with PEN Myanmar
An account of eight days in Yangon talking to writers, journalists, publishers, activists, and politicians about their experiences of the current state of freedom of expression in Myanmar ahead… More
PEN Welcomes UN Action on Right to Privacy
The UN Human Rights Council’s decision to establish a new Special Rapporteur on the right to privacy is a welcome move towards greater protection of human rights in an… More
2015 PEN/Allen Foundation Literary Service Award
Tom Stoppard "The idea of society is not intelligible to me without the idea of the artist, the poet—there were no… More
2015 PEN Publisher Honoree
Markus Dohle"Through books, we can bring greater freedom to both the individual and our global society. Books can set us free." (Read Markus Dohle's full remarks from the 2015 PEN… More
May 5 PEN Literary Gala Honors Free Expression Defenders on the Front Lines
In a year bloodied by violent attacks on expression, PEN will honor Tom Stoppard, Charlie Hebdo, and Penguin Random House CEO Markus Dohle. More
Russian Publisher Irina Balakhonova to Receive Jeri Laber International Freedom to Publish Award
Irina Balakhonova, founder of the Samokat Publishing House and a pioneer in publishing works on gay themes in defiance of Russia’s homophobic laws and culture, was chosen as the… More
The PEN Ten with Megan Abbott
"The big issues of life are explored in crime fiction because so much is laid bare there. They are about loss, guilt, survival—everything that matters." More
March: Bronx Writers Center Dispatch
In the first blog of a series, Bronx Writers Center Director Charlie Vázquez shares about the literary and arts events happening in his local community. More
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