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Goodnight Nobody
He leaned back into his driver’s seat, closed his eyes, and waited to feel something for the dead man. If it was a pretty girl inside the dumpster, he… More
Prison Writing Award Winners: 2012-2013
Every year, hundreds of imprisoned writers from around the country submit poetry, fiction, nonfiction, and dramatic works to PEN America’s Prison Writing Contest, one of the few outlets of free… More
From Prospero to PRISM: 5 Questions about Surveillance and Literature with David Rosen and Aaron Santesso
What can literature tell us about surveillance? We grilled David Rosen and Aaron Santesso, authors of the new book on literature and surveillance entitled The Watchman in Pieces, to… More
PEN Calls on Egypt to Respect Freedom of Expression and Media Access
PEN International calls on Egyptian authorities to respect press freedom and free expression during the unfolding events in Egypt. More
This Fourth of July, Sign the Petition
Independence Day is always a time to reflect on our personal freedoms, and what it took for us to get them. This year, it’s time for us to ask… More
Leading Writer, Journalist, and Activist Wajeha Al-Huwaider Faces Imprisonment
PEN International is calling for the overturning of the June 15, 2013 conviction of leading writer and activist Wajeha Al-Huwaider (f), who was sentenced to 10 months in prison… More
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Millennial
Though it somehow felt unlikely that money would continue to operate in this way for the rest of my life, it was actually probably the most likely thing to… More
New Media, Old Threats
With the tools to broadcast opinions and ideas now in the hands not just of writers and journalists but millions of Turkish citizens, the question is not whether social… More
The PEN Ten with Mark Binelli
I did just have the opportunity to spend some time with a couple of the members of Pussy Riot, and the message they seemed to want to send to… More
Dispatch from Turkey: After the Age of Dystopias
The spontaneity, courage, and creativity of the Gezi Park protests, now well into their third week, have been absolutely remarkable, and will surely teach important lessons to the AKP,… More
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