A Coronavirus Update from PEN America
As the world faces a global health crisis, we at PEN America are encountering uncharted territory. More
2020 PEN America Corporate Honoree: Frank A. Bennack, Jr.
Frank A. Bennack, Jr., executive vice chairman of Hearst is the 2020 PEN America Corporate Honoree. More
2020 PEN/Audible Literary Service Award: Patti Smith
Writer, performer, and visual artist Patti Smith is the 2020 PEN/Audible Literary Service Award honoree. More
2019 LitFest Gala: Levar Burton’s Tribute to Toni Morrison
In an intimate tribute to Toni Morrison at the 2019 LitFest Gala in Los Angeles, acclaimed actor and author LeVar Burton honored the late writer's legacy. More
Norwegian PEN: Overcoming Free Expression Challenges Globally
I would say there is a tendency to write in an autobiographical manner. This is an old tradition, from a stream of bohemian literature in the 1890s. Proponents would… More
St. Petersburg PEN: “This City is Ours!”
The main challenge that St. Petersburg PEN faces is that the Russian authorities have currently set themselves the task of "provincializing Petersburg.". . . More
PEN Québec: A New Generation on a Familiar Quest for Literary Identity
There’s always a quest for identity. Whichever way you look at it, I feel that every writer in Québec is somehow drawn to this question. More
Incognegro
In the early 20th century White went undercover, posing as a white man in the deep south to investigate lynchings. More
PEN Estonia: Raising Popularity of Women’s Writing
The women writers are gaining ground. Books by women and girls are popular and writing is popular with women. We have many wonderful ones but let me introduce two… More
Three Strikes
I dropped from the skies or from heaven—whatever was closer at the moment—at the doors of the Kremlin library to research, and the clerk, an army major with a… More
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Facebook, Alphabet-owned YouTube, Twitter, and other social media will for the first time be subject to EU broadcasting rules on hate speech and harmful content under European Commission guidelines announced on Thursday. https://reut.rs/31PTSSF
Egypt’s government is used to stifling press freedom. During Abdel Fatah al-Sissi’s presidency, the country has become one of the world’s most dangerous places to report from, consistently ranking as a top jailer of journalists. https://wapo.st/2O2Q73Z
The Markup breaks down how fake headlines around “Antifa Soldiers” led to a wave of misinformation in Oregon. Deconstructing how it came about exhibits just how easy it is for a fringe conspiracy theory to slip into the system of mainstream online news. https://bit.ly/3ebVBE5