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An Apology
In the most recent issue of the PEN America journal, we published an excerpt of the poem “WHEREAS” by Layli Long Soldier under the title, “To Exhaust a Horse.” This was a… More
The PEN Ten with Roxana Robinson
What the writer does is bear witness: we tell the stories of the things that disturb us most, and we try to tell them in the way that will… More
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On the Edge: Total Destruction
While indigenous people are trying to avert the disaster, in sharp contrast, the race toward the cliff is led by the most advanced, educated, wealthy, and privileged societies of… More
Prime Minister Lodges Defamation Complaint Against Prominent Journalist
Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has lodged a complaint with the public prosecutor's office alleging that writer, journalist, and documentary filmmaker Can Dündar defamed him in an article for… More
Keeping Writers Safe Online: An Interview with the Tor Project
Tor is one of the foremost tools to support digital safety for writers. We spoke with Andrew Lewman, executive director of the Tor Project, about anonymity, encryption, and the… More
On the Edge: Grief
Has anyone ever stopped grieving by devastating another’s life? What is the fantasy, the conceit, at work in such an act? Perhaps the wager is that this I, in… More
PEN / Guernica at Lit Crawl NYC – 5/17
In celebration of the PEN/Guernica Flash Fiction Series, join our writers, staffers, and editors from both organizations for a co-curated evening of literary debauchery. We’ll be the second stop… More
The Power of Words: Acceptance of the 2014 PEN/Barbara Goldsmith Freedom to Write Award
Thank you very much for the honor that you’re granting to my father this evening. Thank you too for giving me the opportunity to stand here in his place… More
Three Portraits: Artistic Process at World Voices Festival
We asked writer and artist Kate Gavino to capture a few of her favorite moments from this year’s World Voices Festival. Martin Amis, Michael Stipe, and Salman Rushdie… we… More
Renewed Crackdown on Writers and Journalists Ahead of 25th Anniversary of Tiananmen Protests
Five prominent dissident writers arrested for taking part in events to commemorate the 25th anniversary of the crackdown on the 1989 pro-democracy protests should be released immediately and unconditionally,… More
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