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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
On World Poetry Day, PEN Highlights Cases of Persecuted Poets Worldwide
On 21 March 2015, while people across the globe celebrate World Poetry Day, PEN will be directing public attention to the imprisonment, murder, and general harassment of poets, writers,… More
Not the Wedding Poem
It's hard to tell / whether the crash survivable memory units / recovered from the black box chilling / at the bottom of the sea are the tonic /… More
PEN Americas Summit Declaration
Delegates from PEN Argentina, Brazil, Canada, Germany, Guatemala, Haiti, Honduras, Japan, Mexico, Nicaragua, the U.S. and Wales developed proposals for action which represent the beginnings of a new strategy… More
Cole, Klay, Kolbert, and Rankine Longlisted for 2015 PEN Literary Awards
PEN American Center today announced the longlists for the 2015 PEN Literary Awards, including titles by writer and photographer Teju Cole, debut novelist Phil Klay, journalist Elizabeth Kolbert, poet… More
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