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Press Freedom Under Threat in India
Reports of pressure on media outlets to refrain from criticism of India's new Prime Minister, Narendra Modi, threaten free expression and press freedom in the world's largest democracy. More
First Husband
He was close by and very eerie / He did not do the dishes / He retreated into our house / or he rode away in cabs / He… More
Shortlists Announced for the 2014 PEN Literary Awards
PEN has announced the shortlisted titles for its nine book awards, spanning fiction, essays, science writing, biography, sports writing, translation, and children's books. More
Shortlists Announced for the 2014 PEN Literary Awards
The shortlist includes a number of nationally and internationally acclaimed writers, including Janet Malcolm, W. S. Merwin, David Sedaris, Deborah Solomon, and James Wolcott, as well as new and… More
PEN International Conference on the Russian/Ukrainian Situation
Russian and Ukrainian PEN affirm their unity against the waves of propaganda destroying the language of public discussion. More
World Cup: NSA Spying Well Offside
The U.S. gets a red card for free expression. More
The PEN Ten with Lawrence Venuti
The translator ... bears an enormous responsibility, not just in relation to the source text, but in representing a foreign culture. Translations can create or strengthen stereotypes of foreign… More
Announcing Winner of 2014 PEN/Bellwether Prize
When I wasn’t reading it, I was thinking about it. [Childress] can write, these characters are real, the story is crackerjack. Tying together America's financial system and military operations… More
PEN Raises the Alarm: Reports of Secret Trial and Conviction in Tohti Case
If corroborated, this action will mar an already declining human rights record in China, where free expression is ostensibly protected under Article 35 of the Chinese Constitution. More
Recommended Reading: Poetry in Translation
From Japanese, Greek, Russian, German, and more, these translators have turned a foreign language into an understandable one for lovers of poetry to get in touch with faraway cultures.… More
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