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2015 PEN/Ralph Manheim Medal for Translation
Winner Burton Watson The PEN/Ralph Manheim Medal for Translation is given every three years to a translator whose career has demonstrated a commitment to excellence through the body of his or… More
Number Six of the Eleven Calamities
Someone would ask me how I was and I would promptly answer “prose.” You’d look down at the inscription I’d written and somehow it would only say “prose.” Prose… More
The PEN Ten with Laura Lippman
"I am very conscious that the crime novel has taken on a lot of the trappings of the social novel. But it most interests me for its ability to… More
Saudi Arabia: Imprisoned Blogger Raif Badawi May Face Death Penalty
PEN is calling for Badawi’s current conviction to be overturned, for his sentence of flogging to be halted immediately, and for him not to be retried for apostasy More
PEN Calls for Independent International Inquiry into Boris Nemtsov’s Murder
The killing of Nemtsov sends a blood-chilling message to the Russian people about the costs and dangers of political dissent, compounding a climate of fear and repression created by… More
The Umbrella Revolution and The First Generation of Asian Thinkers
In the introduction to Can Asians Think?, Kishore Mahbubani expressed his disappointment that the book had not triggered the debate he felt was much needed. More
Where Assassins are Emboldened and Thoughts are Imprisoned
The ghastly murder of five writers in Bangladesh this year highlights the rapidly shrinking space for free expression in the country. More
PEN Fears for Writers’ Safety in Bangladesh After Murder of Blogger Avijit Roy
PEN is alarmed at the ongoing pattern of violence against writers and journalists in Bangladesh, who appear to be targeted with impunity solely for the peaceful expression of their… More
Bangladesh: Blogger Killed in Machete Attack
Roy's blog promoted science and secularism. He died in Dhaka on Friday of multiple machete wounds inflicted by yet unknown assailants. More
Upholding of Net Neutrality Affirms Free Expression
FCC ruling ensures that internet service providers will not be able to discriminate against content providers because of the nature of their work. More
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