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“PEN World Voices offers an annual occasion for writers, artists, and intellectuals to pool resources for a weeklong exchange of…
Katie Blankenship, a former ACLU of Florida litigator who this month became PEN America’s inaugural director in the state, said:…
The screening will be followed by a talkback moderated by acclaimed film critic and arts programmer Juan Barquin, featuring the…
A delegation of writers from PEN International today called on the government of Turkey to take “quick and concrete action”…
PEN, the world association of writers, decried the suspension of trial proceedings against Turkish author Orhan Pamuk, insisting the charges…
PEN America today announces the full lineup of events for the 2019 PEN World Voices Festival: Open Secrets (May 6-12),…
At the 2024 PEN America Literary Gala, CEO Suzanne Nossel spoke about four basic principles that define PEN America’s work.
PEN America works tirelessly to defend free expression, support persecuted writers, and promote literary culture. Here are some of the…