Austin Chapter Leaders
Tim Staley lives in Austin, TX, where he is the executive director of the Austin Public Library Foundation, a nonprofit organization that supports the Austin Public Library and administers various literary programs including the New Fiction Confab, the Mayor’s Book Club, and Badgerdog creative writing workshops. Prior to the Library Foundation, he served as editor and director of development at the University of Texas Press for seven years. Tim graduated from Kenyon College.
Recent Events
Hernan Diaz and Eli Saslow discuss their Pulitzer Prize-winning fiction and journalism.
More InformationJoin PEN Austin as we celebrate the right to read during Banned Book Week 2022 with a community reading of banned books.
More InformationFeaturing ZZ Packer and Danez Smith, this conversation will reflect on the 1619 Project, troubling book bans, and educational gag orders in Texas.
More InformationWriter and editor Chris Tomlinson and young adult author Ashley Hope Pérez come together for this special conversation to discuss recent threats to free expression in Texas.
More InformationJoin us on August 26 at 7pm CT at The Carpenter Hotel for an evening of readings and cocktails with writers Kirk Walsh, Stacey Swann, Julie Poole, and Richard…
More InformationPEN Across America is excited to present the Fifth Annual Celebration of Diverse Literary Voices of Texas on Saturday, January 30 at 10am CT.
More InformationIn partnership with Univision and the Texas Book Festival, PEN America Austin is proud to present a conversation with journalist and filmmaker Témoris Grecko.
More InformationIn partnership with The 19th, join PEN America for a live virtual panel discussion on race and allyship in America on Friday, August 14th at 1pm CT.
More InformationPEN America Austin invites you to a virtual town hall and reading to celebrate the chapter and discuss its future.
More InformationJoin PEN America for a live and interactive media literacy webinar on Monday, April 13 at 7pm Central Standard Time.
More InformationWhat is the power of short fiction and lyric essays? Can short forms help comment on the world with greater urgency than novels and memoirs?
More InformationIn honor of Black History Month and communities of color, PEN America and KAZI Book Review invite you to join us at the Austin Community College Riverside Campus on…
More InformationA discussion of the human rights and reporting challenges facing reporters who seek to cover news regarding immigration and the U.S.-Mexico border.
More InformationAuthors Jennine Capó Crucet and Margaret Wilkerson Sexton discuss their urgent and innovative approaches to writing about race, identity, culture, genre, and language in a world divided by borders and…
More InformationJoin PEN America and partners for an evening of storytelling from folks who’ve experienced the impact of the U.S. criminal justice system.
More InformationJoin us for the Banned Books Bash, a variety show celebrating the freedom to read! Hosted by Evan Narcisse, writer for Marvel’s Black Panther Series.
More InformationPEN America Members and local journalists gather to celebrate and recognize World Press Freedom Day in Austin.
More InformationPEN America is pleased to be a presenting partner for the Third Annual Celebration of Diverse Literary Voices of Texas sponsored by KAZI Book Review
More InformationPEN America is proud to take part in the 2018 Texas Book Festival and join in the celebration of the literary community of Texas.
More InformationThis panel of journalists and writers discusses the challenges face in reporting on immigration and family separation.
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