Parties for Pen and Key
There are so many impersonal parties out there—at stores, at nightclubs, at former gas stations that have been turned into public-art installations—that it is just nice when someone opens… More
PEN Members Reading at Paradise Banned Event
On Monday, September 30, PEN partnered with the American Booksellers Foundation for Free Expression for readings in celebration of PEN's Banned Book Month. Reading the poets whose work have been… More
PEN / Guernica at Lit Crawl NYC – 9/14
In support of the PEN/Guernica Flash Series, the PEN Poetry Series, and Guernica's poetry series, we're teaming up poets, novelists, flash writers, staffers, and editors from both organizations for… More
PEN Members Reading at Franklin Park
On Monday, June 10, PEN partnered with the Franklin Park Reading Series for an evening of readings and conversation with PEN Members old and new: Edwidge Danticat, Matt Bell,… More
What I Learned at the HotINK/PEN Translation Panel
It occurs to me that the word "shit" just isn't funny enough. I don't know if this has been done before, but if I were ever to do a… More
Aleksandar Hemon and Colum McCann in Conversation: March 29, 7PM
PEN American Center & FSG Books Present: Aleksandar Hemon & Colum McCann in Conversation"When Hemon’s work is funny, it can make you laugh in spite of everything, and when it… More
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