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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
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
The Butterfly Conspiracy
That was before. In the evening, we’d perch at the top of the cliff to watch the sun drown itself. Way off in the distance, it screamed out its… More
Blue on Blue
A week in Washington.The American soldiers killed in Iraq will one day have a memorial on the Mall in Washington DC like the soldiers killed in the Vietnam War.… 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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