Workshop—Francine Prose: Words versus Ideas
How does a piece of writing start—with language or with an idea? What is most important to writers and to readers? What is the role of style, diction, word choice in what we write—and how we read? We will talk about all this—and more.
Alert Us
Are you an artist at risk or know someone who is?
PEN America On 
HAPPENING NEXT WEEK: @PENAmerica and @righttobeorg are leading a free virtual #onlineabuse Bystander Intervention training on 8/23 at 3 pm ET. #FightOnlineAbuseNow Register now https://pen.org/event/august-bystander-intervention-how-to-be-an-ally-when-you-witness-online-abuse/
"Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini never read @SalmanRushdie’s book “The Satanic Verses”... The Iranian leader’s murderous 1989 fatwa... was a political move to exploit the erupting fury in Pakistan, India, and beyond over a fictional dream sequence." https://www.newyorker.com/news/daily-comment/ayatollah-khomeini-never-read-salman-rushdies-book #Rushdie
#IndiaAt75: In a remarkable anthology, 100 authors from #India & the Indian diaspora assemble to write short reflections on India's tryst with destiny in the last 75 years. A truly stunning curation by @saliltripathi + @PENamerica. https://pen.org/india-at-75/
