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William Gass

William H. Gass is a novelist, short story writer, essayist, critic, and former professor of philosophy. His works of fiction include Omensetter’s Luck, Willie Masters’ Lonesome Wife, In the Heart of the Heart… More

Zachary Lazar

Zachary Lazar

Zachary Lazar is the author of five books, including the novels Vengeance, Sway, and I Pity the Poor Immigrant, a New York Times Notable Book of 2014. His memoir… More

Ben Schrank

Ben Schrank is the author of the novel Love is a Canoe (Sarah Crichton/FSG books). He has written for many publications including the New York Times and the Wall Street Journal and… More

Youth Blogger Arrested

PEN International is alarmed by the continuing harsh treatment of journalists and activists in Azerbaijan as illustrated by the recent arrest of the youth activist and blogger Zaur Gurbanli,… More

Writer and ICPC Member Dr. Jiao Guobiao Released

PEN International welcomes the release of writer and Independent Chinese PEN Center (ICPC) member Dr. Jiao Guobiao on September 27, 2012, after two weeks in detention. However, he remains… More

Gary Farlow

Gary K. Farlow attended Guilford Technical Community College, majoring in Administration of Justice. He completed undergraduate studies at the John Marshall School of Law in Atlanta, and earned a… More

Yiyun Li

Yiyun Li has received the Frank O’ Connor International Short Story Award, the Hemingway Foundation/PEN Award, and the Guardian First Book Award. She grew up in Beijing and attended Peking University. She… More

Randall Horton

Randall Horton

Randall Horton is the recipient of the Gwendolyn Brooks Poetry Award, the Bea Gonzalez Poetry Award, a National Endowment of the Arts Fellowship in Literature, and, most recently, the… More