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“Fiction is very real to me, not just because my characters and settings are often inspired by real people. .…
Dr. Stephen Spinelli Jr. Office of the President Babson College We, the undersigned, write to express our concern at the…
We write as Los Angeles-based literary arts organizations and allies supporting this city’s writers and literary professionals amid the COVID-19…
Highlights from a packed and exciting few months at PEN American Center.
“Still don’t know why Trump says “African” *pause* “American.”(Same with LGBTQ) As if he’s never said those words in that…
In this week’s PEN Ten, our content director, Antonio Aiello, interviews Lauren Cerand, New York City book publicist and co-founder…
PEN is pleased to announce the winners of the 2014 Literary Awards. Each year, the PEN Awards celebrate some of…
On May 5, PEN received a letter from some of its Members regarding the Courage Award given to Charlie Hebdo.
PEN has announced the shortlisted titles for its nine book awards, spanning fiction, essays, science writing, biography, sports writing, translation,…