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Crisis Advice and Advocacy for Writers
Those seeking immediate, non-financial emergency aid may find the following web sites helpful. They have resources for those who are uninsured, need housing assistance, or without sufficient financial means.… More
I Am an American Guy: A Conversation with Catherine Wagner
Some of my poems start as songs (dummkopf simple songs, I wish I would write a bridge). When the words curve around the music, there’s a path that swerves… More
V. 2013: Submission of an Alternate Slate
For regulations governing submission of an alternate slate, the by-laws, Article IV, Section 5, state:“[In] accordance with a regular calendar and procedure adopted by the Board, any PEN member… More
IV. 2013: Procedure for Election
1) The Nominating Committee will propose to the membership a slate of candidates for 2013 by email.* Members will have approximately six weeks in which to consider the slate. During… More
Jailed Iranian Lawyer Nasrin Sotoudeh Ends Hunger Strike
PEN American Center is relieved to learn that lawyer and journalist Nasrin Sotoudeh today suspended her 48-day hunger strike after authorities reportedly lifted travel restrictions on her 12-year-old daughter.… More
I. 2013: Slate of Candidates Offered by Nomination Committee
Officer TrusteesExecutive Vice President: John TroubhVice President: Jeri LaberTerm Trustees (initial 3-year terms)Jennifer EganNathan Englander Erroll McDonald Elisabeth Sifton Andrew SolomonTerm Trustees (second 3-year terms)Wendy Gimbel Please note: you are not voting now. This… More
Poet Sentenced to Life Imprisonment; Fears for Safety
PEN International condemns the life sentence handed down to Qatari poet Mohammed Ibn al-Dheeb al-Ajami for allegedly "inciting the overthrow of the ruling regime" and "criticizing the ruler" in… More
Order the Handbook for Writers in Prison
PEN America’s Handbook for Writers in Prison features detailed guides on the art of writing fiction, nonfiction, poetry, and screenplays as well as information on punctuation, cover letters, and a list… More
The Beautiful and the Damned
The arms dealer’s wife joined us soon after we sat down. She too was from the northeast, from a ramshackle border town in Assam where I had last been… More
Fiction Reading with PEN Members Marie-Helene Bertino, Dina Nayeri, and Paul Rome
Join PEN American Center staff and members for drinks, readings, and conversation at the venerable KGB Bar in the East Village for one of the longest-running reading series in… More
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