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PEN American Center Mourns Suicide of Iranian Journalist Siamak Pourzand
PEN American Center joined with free expression champions around the world today in mourning the death of journalist and critic Siamak Pourzand, who reportedly committed suicide on Friday following… More
PEN Urges CUNY Trustees to Grant Honorary Degree to Tony Kushner
PEN American Center has sent a letter to the Board of Trustees of the City University of New York urging the body to review a decision to remove playwright… More
Trials Begin of Writers and Journalists Detained Since December
Trials have begun against Belarusian writers and journalists who were detained following demonstrations against the results of the flawed presidential election of December 19, 2010. More
Arnaud Nourry Speaks at the 2011 PEN Literary Gala
It is for me a great honor and a pleasure to be with you tonight, at this very special time for writers, publishers and citizens around the world.Every part… More
Working Day Statement: Education, Knowledge, and Learning
We believe that all young people and adults deserve the right to find and excavate our humanity, to make ourselves understood, and to tell our stories. We believe in… More
Working Day Statement: New Orleans
A few things we don’t want to do: we don’t want to be redundant, meaning we don’t want to start a service or project that already exists locally. Even… More
Jailed Iranian Writer and Lawyer Nasrin Sotoudeh Honored in New York
Salman Rushdie, E. L. Doctorow, Michael Ondaatje, and Jhumpa Lahiri were among the more than 570 PEN luminaries and supporters joining PEN American Center last night in honoring Nasrin… More
PEN American Center Announces Freedom to Write Fellowship
PEN American Center announced today that it has received a grant from the Ford Foundation to fund the position of Freedom to Write Fellow, a full-time, 18-month fellowship in… More
Banned Writer Liao Yiwu, Salman Rushdie Exchange Messages, Solidarity
In a remarkable exchange of letters made necessary by the Chinese government’s refusal to allow acclaimed writer Liao Yiwu to travel to New York for the PEN World Voices… More
There a Petal Silently Falls
As you pass by the gravesites scattered throughout the city you may encounter her, a girl whose maroon velvet dress barely covers her, a girl who lingers near the… More
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