Qatar Authorities Thwart PEN Prison Visit with al-Ajami
PEN representatives were denied access to jailed poet Mohammed al-Ajami this week after Qatar’s highest court upheld the poet’s 15-year sentence on Monday. Al-Ajami remains in solitary confinement two… More
Larry Kramer honored by PEN, HBO at Literary Awards Ceremony
For the writers of PEN, the defense of free expression and human rights is not a task but an inspiration. It's no coincidence that many of the writers whose… More
PEN American Center Protests Fifteen-Year Prison Sentence for Qatari Poet
Al Ajami was arrested in 2011 on charges of “inciting the overthrow of the ruling system” and insulting the emir after a video of him reading an original poem… More
PEN Joins All-Star Coalition to Protect Digital Freedoms
PEN American Center today announced that it has joined Facebook, Google, Human Rights Watch, and the Berkman Center for Internet & Society at Harvard University as the newest member… More
PEN Protests Exclusion of Bulgarian-German Writer from U.S.
PEN said the exclusion of German PEN Member Ilija Trojanov calls to mind our country’s checkered history of barring writers whose political views it disfavors, at a time when… More
PEN Award Winner Nasrin Sotoudeh Freed
PEN American Center today welcomed the release of Iranian journalist and lawyer Nasrin Sotoudeh, calling it “a victory for all men and women fighting for justice for their fellow… More
PEN Member Shi Tao Released from Prison
Chinese poet, journalist and member of the Independent Chinese PEN Centre (ICPC) Shi Tao, 15 months before the end of his 10-year sentence. More
Announcing the 2013 PEN Literary Award Winners
PEN America announced today the winners and runners-up of the 2013 PEN Literary Awards, the most comprehensive literary awards program in the country. More
PEN, Book Community Partners Renew Call to Amend Patriot Act
In the wake of revelations about the scope of the U.S. government's secret surveillance programs, organizations representing booksellers, librarians, publishers, and authors today called on Congress to pass legislation… More
PEN Announces 2013 Translation Fund Winners
The Translation Fund, now celebrating its tenth year, is pleased to announce the winners of this year’s competition. From a field of 180 applicants, the Fund’s Advisory Board has… More
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