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Putin’s New Assault on Digital Freedom
The president of Russia signed a new controversial law requiring bloggers to register if they receive more than 3,000 unique views. Grigory Pasko, member of PEN Russia, responds. More
Trance Notebook #15
what is a prime, / anyway? // and why did I already / feel past my prime when / I was seven years old? More
Longlists Announced for the 2014 PEN Literary Awards
This is the first year that PEN is releasing the longlisted titles of its book awards while also celebrating the many distinugished awards judges who nominated them. More
Babette’s Feast 2.0: Scandinavia House
Though the evening’s five authors conjured scenes of mealtime and family gatherings, these were not stories of transcendence, but of unspoken traumas and mental illnesses, of moving cars and… More
The PEN World Voices Workshop: n+1′s “How to Do Theory in a Literary Magazine”
Ryan Chapman There’s an almost sitcom predictability to a group of people debating literary theory. The earnest populist. The contrarian. The grammarian. The blowhard who prefaces every response with a… More
Longlists Announced for the 2014 PEN Literary Awards
Last night, PEN American Center announced the longlists and judges for the 2014 PEN Literary Awards in the company of friends and supporters at the annual PEN Literary Gala. More
PEN World Voices 2014: Babette’s Feast 2.0
Amid the impressive and overwhelming lineup of this year’s PEN World Voices Festival, “Babette’s Feast 2.0: 101 Spring Street” stood out for its tantalizing premise. Who could resist the… More
African Writers Call for Release of Zone 9 Bloggers in Ethiopia
On the eve of Press Freedom Day, a group of African writers joined together at the PEN World Voices Festival of International Literature to call for the release of… More
Journalists and Bloggers Continue to Face Reprisals and Restrictions on World Press Freedom Day
On May 3 PEN International marks World Press Freedom Day, affirming the importance of freedom of expression and press freedom—a fundamental human right enshrined in Article 19 of the… More
2014 PEN World Voices: Image Gallery
body,td,th { font-size: 12px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; } a { font-size: 12px; color: #C30; } a:hover { color: #CC0033; } Monday, April 282:00pmReadings: Nine Plays from Five Continents 7:00pmOpening Night: On the EdgeTuesday, April 2910:00amWorkshop—Susan Choi on The Role of… More
Support for the freedom to read with exclusive designs by Todd Parr, Mike Curato, Art Spiegelman, and more!
