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A Crowd That’s Seldom at a Loss for Words
It was one of the largest international gatherings of writers in New York since the PEN international congress of 1986. All this week, some 125 writers from 43 countries… More
Edwidge Danticat Reads Poems “Tourist” and “Boat People” by Felix Morisseau-Leroy
Edwidge Danticat reads the poems "Tourist" and "Boat People" by Felix Morisseau-Leroy (translated from Haitian Creole by Jack Hirschman) at the event Evolution/Revolution, part of the 2009 PEN World… More
Idra Novey and Monica de la Torre Translate Coral Bracho
Idra Novey and Monica de la Torre translate Coral Bracho at the 2008 Translation Slam, part of the 2008 PEN World Voices Festival. More
Susan Bernofsky and Ross Benjamin Translate Michael Krüger
Susan Bernofsky and Ross Benjamin translate Michael Krüger at the 2008 Translation Slam, part of the 2008 PEN World Voices Festival. More
Still tilting at Quixote 400 years later
Since the publication of the first volume of Don Quixote in 1605, the world has been enthralled by the tale of the aging country gentleman whose love of chivalric… More
Nobel Laureate sues U.S.
When Shirin Ebadi won the Nobel Peace Prize last year, President Bush congratulated the Iranian lawyer and children's advocate for "her lifetime championing human rights and democracy." More
Trade groups sue Treasury on Freedom of Speech issues
Two publishing trade organizations, the PEN American Center and Arcade Publishing, have jointly filed suit against the Treasury Department's Office of Foreign Assets Control in a New York federal… More
PEN, publishers file suit to overturn information restrictions
In a challenge to regulations governing the publication of informational materials from countries subject to U.S. trade embargoes, PEN American Center today joined the Association of American Publishers Professional… More
PEN protests Treasury Department regulations that interfere with publishing
Dear Secretary Snow and Mr. Newcomb, We are writing on behalf of the 2,700 professional writers, editors, and translators who are members of PEN American Center to request an… More
Treasury Dept. is warning publishers of the perils of editing
Writers often grumble about the criminal things editors do to their prose. The federal government has recently weighed in on the same issue — literally. More