Bronwyn Fischer | The PEN Ten Interview
My focus was just on the insecurity of being. Everything that happened narratively came from focusing on that feeling as much as possible. More
Unsealed: On That Old Rock Pile Prison Quilt Project
In this essay, Jeff Elmore explains his process of making paper collage quilts in prison, which he sends to anyone interested in receiving them. More
Introducing The Freewrite Project Zine
PEN America’s Prison and Justice Writing Program presents a zine featuring work from creative writing workshop participants in Texas, Oklahoma, and Arkansas. The workshops were framed around curriculum developed… More
Andrew Ridker | The PEN Ten Interview
By: Anna Lasek | August 17, 2023 In a way, the structure of the novel reflects one of its primary themes: the desire to break away from one’s… More
Rachel Eliza Griffiths | The PEN Ten Interview
By: Malcom Tariq | August 11, 2023 This book was my attempt to assure young Black girls that there are beautiful, resonant ways to live, to investigate love,… More
Ben Purkert | The PEN Ten Interview
I followed Seth on his downward spiral and simply tried to keep up with my pen. And no, I didn't worry that my novel was too dark. I only… More
Eddie Ndopu | The PEN Ten Interview
We need to save ourselves. We need to show ourselves the kind of tenderness and compassion that we know deep down we deserve. More
Nana Ekua Brew-Hammond | The PEN Ten Interview
Relations, like all of my work to date, is invested in expanding the mainstream POV to include the overlooked, ignored or unexpected. More
No Change in Sight
"The boy stood in the door between the living and dining rooms, silently watching the old man, who was for him at nine years, harder than he thought to… More
Harold Rogers | The PEN Ten Interview
This book is concerned with what the American gaze does, and so I thought it would be interesting to put the American gaze on race in the case of… More
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