Oleg’s Freedom and What’s Next for Prisoners of Conscience
In this PEN Q&A, Polina Kovaleva reflects on the Oleg Sentsov's release from a Russian prison and what it means for other political prisoners. More
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Fatima Shaik: ”Books Like These Are Meant to be Troubling”
On Tuesday, December 6, the Accomack County Public Schools Board, in eastern Virginia, voted to return the books To Kill a Mockingbird and Huckleberry Finn to county classrooms. The… More
The PEN Ten with Atticus Lish
War may be the ultimate subject. Its truth is elusive. They say only the dead know war. More
The PEN Ten with Maxwell Neely-Cohen
I think that publishers and editors have a great deal of responsibility, but I’m not sure that writers do. Write the best book you possibly can. That’s it. More
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We @PENamerica are suing President #Trump for his threats and acts of retaliation vs. critical media. Now yet more evidence that he favors sycophantic outlets, even to the point of compromising health and safety by allowing them to crowd briefings. https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/media/oann-is-booted-from-white-house-press-room-after-correspondent-chanel-rion-makes-second-unauthorized-appearance/2020/04/01/ae27e19a-7439-11ea-85cb-8670579b863d_story.html
PEN America’s @summerelopez writes about the role professional journalists are playing as first responders meeting needs of communities anxious for truthful information in this opinion piece for @NYDailyNews. https://bit.ly/2xC5PhM
Last year I started a habit of making a donation every time I receive a literary rejection. I know a lot of writers are struggling due to the pandemic so when I received a rejection this morning, I donated to @PENamerica Writer’s Emergency Fund. Please spread the word! https://twitter.com/penamerica/status/1245339095343206404