The PEN Ten: An Interview with Nicole Chung
"Not everyone will understand what they’re trying to do or why it matters, but plenty will. And those are the people you want to write to and for." More
Jennifer Egan: PEN America Chapters Unite Readers, Writers Nationwide
In this Q&A, PEN America President Jennifer Egan talks about why PEN America chapters are vitally needed right now. More
A PEN Out Loud Interview with Nicole Dennis-Benn
"Sometimes we don’t even know or appreciate the ways in which the other person’s work speaks to ours until we’re put in conversations like PEN Out Loud." More
“Find your truth and tell it:” A PEN Ten Interview with Etaf Rum
"The process of translation makes clear that no one language has power over another." More
The PEN Ten: An Interview with Poet Geffrey Davis
"The process of translation makes clear that no one language has power over another." More
The PEN Ten: An Interview with Emerging Voices Fellows Davin Malasarn and Monica Carter
"The program has helped me get published, given me wonderful experiences reading my work in public, and supported me at every stage of my career." More
The PEN Ten: Jevon Jackson on Uncompromising Truth and What Makes for Good Narrative
"Good Narratives create a world that we can identify with, populated with people we can relate to, and regardless of the plot or the characters' journey . . .… More
“Paint the World with Words”: A PEN Ten Interview with Ibram X. Kendi
"Do not be shy about putting out new ideas, radically different ideas, ideas that turn the world upside down and right side up." More
Works of Justice: A Brief Interview with Poet Edward Ji
"Writing is not 'resistance.' This places counts me eight times a day, but does not know I’m here. Like winter, life does not care if you die. It is… More
The PEN Ten: Jordy Rosenberg on Inspiration, Graphic Novels, and Radical Historians
"The process of translation makes clear that no one language has power over another." More
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We object wholeheartedly to the Pakistani government's denial of entry to @pressfreedom's @StevenBButler DESPITE his valid visa.
#Pakistan denies entry to CPJ's @StevenBButler, forces him to return to US
https://t.co/IQpHV4kzh9
Completely unacceptable. We at @PENamerica stand with our @pressfreedom colleagues and join them in calling for an explanation and investigation from Pakistani authorities. https://t.co/k8fMjbno4w