PEN America Welcomes Justice Department Ban on Seizure of Journalists’ Records
“Whether borne of concerns about national security or as a misuse of resources for political ends, the specter of criminal investigation casts a pall over the ability of journalists… More
An Interview with PEN/Robert J. Dau Prize Winner Preeti Vangani
Writing is, and will always be a subversive act. And what keeps me going is to keep reminding myself that the work itself, to create, is a reward unlike… More
Florida Adopts Even More Punitive Provisions Against Teachers and Students To Implement New Controversial Education Laws
(NEW YORK)-- A new set of rules passed by the Florida Board of Education to implement controversial laws like the “Don’t Say Gay” and “Stop W.O.K.E” acts are “alarming”… More
An Interview with PEN/Robert J. Dau Prize Winner: CK Kane
Anything that feels like you shouldn’t write about, go toward. It will find you again no matter what, so you might as well take charge. More
An Interview with PEN/Robert J. Dau Prize Winner RZ Baschir
For me, horror and the surreal come from the same source: a psychic terror, a fear of the dark, a fixation on the devouring mouth, the thing that’s not… More
New PEN America Report: Deep and Persistent Obstacles in Publishing Houses Impede Greater Diversity in Terms of Authors and Stories Told
“Publishers are the curators of America’s stories,” said Clarisse Rosaz Shariyf, chief program officer for PEN America’s Literary Programs. “They are gatekeepers who decide whose stories will be told… More
Two Federal Judges Announce Boycotts of Yale Law Grads for Clerkships
Jeremy C. Young, senior manager of free expression and education programs at PEN America, released the following statement: “The boycott proposed by Judges Ho and Branch is both cruel and… More
An Interview with PEN/Robert J. Dau Prize Winner: Seth Wang
I’m not interested in the trauma plot. But I’m very interested in the way people use trauma and identity as an apologia for shitty behavior–especially my favs, cowardice and… More
An Interview with PEN/Robert J. Dau Prize Winner: Oyedotun Damilola Muees
The people in my story only had themselves to make their community better, just like the people where I served. More