2022 PEN/Barbey Freedom to Write Award Honoree: Vladyslav Yesypenko
Vladyslav Yesypenko is PEN America's 2022 PEN/Barbey Freedom to Write Honoree for the 2022 Literary Awards. More
2021 PEN/Benenson Courage Award: Gail Newel and Mimi Hall
PEN America bestows its 2021 PEN/Benenson Courage Award on Gail Newel and Mimi Hall. More
2021 PEN/Barbey Freedom to Write Award: Baktash Abtin, Keyvan Bajan, and Reza Khandan Mahabadi
PEN America bestows its 2021 PEN/Barbey Freedom to Write Award on Iranian writers Baktash Abtin, Keyvan Bajan, and Reza Khandan Mahabadi. More
Journalism and COVID-19: Remembering Tom Blackburn
“He was beloved among the staff because he was a marshmallow. He was a brilliant man. For all his brilliance, he could crack you up.” More
Journalism and COVID-19: Remembering Eric Spinato
“Filled with boundless energy, Eric made us laugh, never stopped, and was always creatively thinking of the next big and bold ideas. He was loyal and selfless.” More
Journalism and COVID-19: Remembering David Castellon
“He was one of the most dogged reporters I ever worked with. You don’t find many reporters like him anymore.” More
Journalism and COVID-19: Remembering David Ibata
“A calmer, kinder man never walked the earth (let alone a newsroom).” More
Journalism and COVID-19: Remembering Sekou Smith
“May we all be as kind, as talented, as hardworking, as in love with the game [of basketball] and the craft as much as Sekou Smith.” More
Journalism and COVID-19: Remembering Tiffany Shackelford
“Tiffany was simply a force of nature. Her sharp intellect was often revealed with a sly smile, wrapped in a bawdy sense of humor. She was a connector —… More
Journalism and COVID-19: Remembering Corky Lee
“Corky Lee is synonymous with Asian American history in New York and beyond. Indeed, without his efforts, much of our history may have gone unnoticed and unchronicled.” More
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In conversation with PEN America's @Heredia_Alej for this week’s #PENTen, @fannychoir explains why traditional ideas of dystopia can be dangerous.
Her poetry collection The World Keeps Ending, and the World Goes On (@eccobooks) is out now. https://pen.org/the-pen-ten-an-interview-with-franny-choi/ #poetry #books
Ron DeSantis wants to limit free speech in the name of free speech
https://www.economist.com/united-states/2023/01/26/ron-desantis-wants-to-limit-free-speech-in-the-name-of-free-speech #Florida #FreeSpeech via @TheEconomist (Paywall)