Invisible Cities, Visible Cities
For many novelists, describing the city where a story takes place is as fundamental as providing a well-developed protagonist. This panel looks at how the city both limits and… More
An Evening With Lapham’s Quarterly: Katherine Waterston
Katherine Waterston reads from Charlotte Brontë’s 1847 novel Jane Eyre at An Evening with Lapham's Quarterly, part of the 2013 PEN World Voices Festival More
The Invisible Symposium
Modeled on a 1947 project of the Hungarian art movement called the European School, the Invisible Symposium asks sixteen public intellectuals across the globe some of the most burning… More
Money and Translation
Is there anything we can do, as writers and translators, to break the causal chain of financial influence in the U.S. reception and publication of foreign literature? More
South Africa in Two Acts
Working with PEN chapters in South Africa, this panel focuses discussion on literature and accountability in the new South Africa. Does the literary community reflect the country’s demographics? Can… More
Beauty and Truth
Long before I became a writer, I knew one day I would tell the story of my family during the Khmer Rouge regime. Even in the midst of that… More
Obsession: Naomi Wolf on Truth
Feminist author and provocateur Naomi Wolf, whose most recent book, Vagina: A New Biography, rocked the 2012 bestseller lists, turns her attention toward the topic of truth. Joined onstage… More
Speaking in Languages on the Edge
Speaking in Languages on the Edge showcases performances and readings of Welsh, Mexican indigenous languages, and Native American languages, among others. A rare chance to take in the beautiful… More
Children’s Literature: Braving Our Endangered World
Writers for children and young adults show how people interact with nature, and reveal the world as a fascinating and ever-changing place with troubles all its own—rising temperatures, shrinking… More
PEN/Barbara Goldsmith Freedom to Write Award: Ayşe Berktay
PEN American Center named Ayşe Berktay, a translator, writer, and activist in Turkey, as the recipient of its 2013 PEN/Barbara Goldsmith Freedom to Write Award. Berktay, a leading advocate… More
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