Global Advocacy Projects and Partnerships
India at 75
To mark 75 years of India’s independence, PEN America reached out to authors from India and the Indian diaspora to write short texts expressing what they felt. Together they make a historic document.
Myanmar Spring Diary
The authors of Myanmar Spring Diary, a poignant collection of 10 short stories and 12 poems, reflect on the countless acts of courage and tragic losses in the wake of the 2021 military coup, and pay tribute to the Spring Revolution heroes.
Your Language My Ear
The PEN/Penn Your Language My Ear project grants Anglophone and Russophone audiences access to voices—many of which are subject to interdiction and censorship in their own countries, and banning and shaming in other countries—that are creating a space for commonalities of struggle and a future world of peace to emerge.
U.S./Russia: Writers in Dialogue
The Writers in Dialogue Program sent American authors to Russia for readings, roundtables, and literary events hosted by Russian writers and publishers and brings Russian authors, editors, and critics to the United States.
Russian Digital Entrepreneurs Visit the United States
With support from the U.S.-Russia Foundation, PEN America carried out the Online Publishers and Editors Exchange, which took place January 21-26, 2018 in New York City and California’s Bay Area. The goal of the program was to support development and entrepreneurship in Russia’s digital information and cultural sector through a professional exchange program. While the initiative was originally planned for mid-October, the visit was postponed to January due to unexpected visa issues as a result of the closing of U.S. consulates in Russia.
