Writer and critic Luc Sante gives a lecture on the work of George Simenon at the event International Noir, part of the 2005 PEN World Voices Festival. More

Kanan Makiya discusses brutalities in Iraq, including Abu Ghraib, and his difficulty writing about it at Writers & Iraq, part of the 2005 PEN World Voices Festival. More

Pankaj Mishra discusses the differences in the ways writers outside of the West have perceived the Iraq War at Writers & Iraq, part of the 2005 PEN World Voices… More

The panel discuss and debate the War in Iraq at Writers & Iraq, part of the 2005 PEN World Voices Festival. More

The panel discuss the role of writing in situations of extreme human suffering at Confronting the Worst: Writing & Catastrophe, part of the 2005 PEN World Voices Festival. More

A panel discussion between Jane Mayer, Anouar Benmalek, Elisa Massimino, and Scott Horton, moderated by Dahlia Lithwick at the 2008 event Voices Against Torture: Writers and Lawyers on the… More

Lydia Cacho discusses her work, the political climate for journalists, and her struggle with the Mexican justice system at the 2007 event A PEN Reception With Lydia Cacho. More