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Patrick Zhou

Patrick J. Zhou | 2023 PEN/Robert J. Dau Prize Winner

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By: Lili Stern | September 8, 2023

I’m a firm believer that to get less and fewer hollow answers, we need to ask better questions. Of ourselves and others. Be gracious and curious. More

Jillian Tamaki & Mariko Tamaki | The PEN Ten Interview

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Your first big break up, the first loves of your life, are your friends. Those stories are really interesting, meaty stories. More

Faire Holliday

Faire Holliday | 2023 PEN/Robert J. Dau Prize Winner

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By: Lili Stern | September 6, 2023

I think many of the gray areas that we find ourselves in come from the disconnect between how we think we’re living and how we actually are. More

clara mundy

Clara Mundy | 2023 PEN/Robert J. Dau Prize Winner

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By: Lili Stern | September 5, 2023

I hope that readers consider the subtle ways that power can seep into a person’s life and manipulate their self-image: What parts of ourselves did we only feel ashamed… More

Sonia Feldman

Sonia Feldman | 2023 PEN/Robert J. Dau Prize Winner

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By: Lili Stern | September 1, 2023

Reading gives me the opportunity to think somebody else’s thoughts instead of my own. That’s what I hope my writing might offer to someone else, a respite from the… More

Megan Fernandes | The PEN Ten Interview

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My focus was just on the insecurity of being. Everything that happened narratively came from focusing on that feeling as much as possible. More

Stephenjohn Holgate

Stephenjohn Holgate | 2023 PEN/Robert J. Dau Prize Winner

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By: Lili Stern | August 30, 2023

I’m quite interested in the tensions of these things, how we are pulled in many different directions as the different bits of ourselves, musician, worker, lover and so on,… More

Bronwyn Fischer | The PEN Ten Interview

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My focus was just on the insecurity of being. Everything that happened narratively came from focusing on that feeling as much as possible. More

Teachers and Librarians Describe a Climate of Fear Stoked By New Laws

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new 'educational intimidation' Laws lead to classroom censorship By: Lisa Tolin | August 22, 2023 In her 30 years as a school librarian, Jill Blake fielded the occasional request from parents… More

Andrew Ridker | The PEN Ten Interview

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By: Anna Lasek | August 17, 2023 In a way, the structure of the novel reflects one of its primary themes: the desire to break away from one’s… More

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